Elon Musk attorneys try to move trial from California to Texas, citing ‘local negativity’

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Attorneys for Tesla and Elon Musk are asking a federal judge in San Francisco to move, or delay, a forthcoming trial from Northern California to Western Texas, saying they won’t be able to find unbiased jurors and citing “local negativity” toward Musk.

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In 2022, Northern California Senior District Judge Edward M. Chen, who is overseeing the trial, ruled that Musk’s statements in 2018 were false and that he tweeted them knowingly. In a motion to transfer venue, attorneys representing Tesla and Musk argue that the CEO has garnered extensive and negative publicity in California after taking over a San Francisco-based social media company, Twitter, in October 2022.

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan partner Alex Spiro, who has represented Musk in several court matters, argued in this latest filing: “A substantial portion of the jury pool in this District is likely to hold a personal and material bias against Mr. Musk as a result of recent layoffs at one of his companies as individual prospective jurors—or their friends and relatives—may have been personally impacted.

 

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Could people not liking Elon Musk be because he fired a ton of Twitter staff, is stiffing contractors, not paying rent?

When Musk was brought on stage at the Chapelle gig in San Fran didn't he say that 90% of the crowd cheered him? He claims he is loved in SF. I'm confused 🤔

To West Texas, where he has been assured that the most friendliest of TX GOP judges will be hand selected by the most corrupted of TX' Governors & Attorneys General, to ensure the purchased outcome is secured. abbottfailedtexasagain abbotthumantrafficker

We hate his ass in Texas too. Get out of here

The Eastern District of Mars is the only place he can escape local negativity.

He’s not popular in Texas either 🤮🤮🤮

Maybe he shouldn’t break the law in California, then he wouldn’t have to go on trial there. Just sayin’…

So they want to move it to a state which is biased to Musk.

BS you still have a headquarters here .

He has already been convicted of wrongthink in the court-of-woke.

I thought the martians were his peers. Send him there.

I am so glad I bought a Chevy Bolt instead of a Tesla!

I’m sorry, to Western Texas? No where in CA is good enough?

Wuss.

your honor my client is such an obnoxious bellend that there's no way anyone familiar with him could ever feel anything but red hot loathing

MauraLeeLang Lock him up!

Maybe, El Chapo also should ask for a retrial in Mexico lol

What goes around comes around. If he is guilty, I hope he is convicted and punished!

DOJPH Elon is judge shopping

What a whiny 🤡

Oh elonmusk your such a panzy! Your crimes happened in CA so they will be tried in CA! Deal with it sweet cheeks. BTW I wanted to let you know Elon my pronouns are FUCK/MUSK!

Tsk. Tsk.

The negativity is global.

Yes I agree!

Elmo is a cuck globally He’s cooked

Lmao West Texas, known for having no bias

Please move the case to Texas where they’ll enable our bullshit please bro cmon bro

Anyone who wants to move his trial because he’s guilty

They won’t. Musk would have a better chance with the Sussman’s DC jury than any California Jury. “We have the Judges” Susan Rice said.elonmusk didn’t listen to the WEF and Obey,Submit and Comply. Now they’ll use the court system against him.America🤔

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Ya if the judge allows the move because of fair trial then the people will not get a fair trial because Texas love musk!!!

This is a huge middle finger 🖕🏼 to all the California Tesla drivers from Elon.He doesn’t trust you.

Our legal system shouldn't pander to criminals.

Stop being a Nazi Fascist and maybe he wouldnt have a problem

They don't have a court on Mars.

Texas juries are tainted by Confederate sympathies and social mores with racist structures, of course he needs them

Who's fault is that? elonmusk made himself a world class jerkoff, his lawyers will just have to deal with it. 🤷🏿

Gerrymandering a trial to a GOP stronghold?!?

More negativity for Elon 👇

Just get it over with. Im trying to imagine an innocent person pulling shit like this, and i just cant. A jury isnt gonna convict you because they dislike you.

Lol maybe the moon then🤡

Law doesn’t work that way.

If he wants to avoid 'local negativity' he might want to up the departure date for that trip to Mars

Musk is always complaining about something. Does he really think he will find impartial jurors in the U.S.? I doubt that is possible.

Ironic, because the Teslas of the world typically seek to move venue from the Western District of Texas to the Northern District of California.

Hahaha There’s negativity toward Musky EVERYWHERE! Poor billionaire 😂

Skittles_Is6 I got news for them. If they need unbiased jurors they may wanna go a little further away. Perhaps, Sri Lanka?

He wants to pull one of tRUmps and find a friendly judge

Move it to Nebraska

Ahhh yes, the January 6th, traitor tot defense. Shelon is very predictable.

Agree. San Francisco is a looney bin. pelosi

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