The judge acknowledged in the order that $1,000 was likely insufficient but the law doesn't give him the discretion to set it higher.
"In those circumstances, it would be preferable if the Court could impose a fine more commensurate with the wealth of the contemnor. In some cases that might be a $2,500 fine, in other cases it might be a fine of $150,000.” [But without that discretion jail may be necessary.]
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