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The purpose of sanctions in a situation like this is to compel the recipient of those sanctions to do the court's bidding. They should just ratchet the sanctions up until he does what has been ordered. If ten thousand dollars won't do it, make it a hundred. If that doesn't do it, multiply it by ten again. Eventually he'll either comply or no longer have any assets. Either way, the problem will be solved.

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in my dream-world, these hypothetical fines would be levied on Khosla, collected by the court, and then donated to an account controlled by Surfrider Foundation.

then, in the near future, when the government eminent-domains the land, it would use that same money to make the payment ... not all of it, of course ... maybe 25% of it.

the remaining 75% could go toward building a parking lot and some bathroom facilities for the public.

The law may only allow for fines up to a certain amount, no matter what a judge may want.

If not fines, then imprisonment for contempt of court is a remedy judges have at their disposal. I'm sure it would not take very long for Kholsa to get the point.

I would dream of finally seeing those SWAT teams used for the benefit of public good. Please, local police, videotape the scene and underline it with "Nobody is above the law", that will restore a bit of the credit that police has lost...

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