Elon Musk wants to move trial away from San Francisco over ‘domestic negativity’

Elon Musk has asked the judge to move the upcoming trial of a shareholder lawsuit from San Francisco, citing concerns that the jury may have bias against him, such as Reported earlier by CNBC. in Friday depositMusk is asking the judge to move the trial to West Texas because of the “local negativity” in the Bay Area surrounding Elon Musk and his business, preventing a fair trial.

“Recent local media coverage has created an environment that encourages county juries to take negative bias against Mr. Musk’s use of Twitter.” “Prospective jurors who hold negative opinions about Mr. Musk’s use and relationship with Twitter more generally as a result of this coverage will not be able to separate that underlying bias from the facts in this case, and will therefore not be able to impartially assess Musk’s conduct.”

It also claims that Musk and his offices in San Francisco are often the subject of protests that are “encouraged” by local politicians, which reinforces this “bias” and results in an unfair trial. If the judge decides not to move the trial to Texas, where Tesla is based, Musk and his attorneys are requesting a postponement of the trial to allow the “negative feelings” surrounding Musk to dissipate.