Musk tries to move case about $1 million voter sweepstakes to federal court, averting required appearance Thursday [View all]
Source: CNN
Philadelphia CNN -- Tech billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk is trying to move a lawsuit over his $1 million giveaway to voters into federal court, short-circuiting a required appearance Thursday at a Pennsylvania court.
Lawyers for the Tesla CEO filed a "motion of removal" in federal court late Wednesday night.
Judge Angelo Foglietta said Thursday he no longer has jurisdiction over the case because Musk filed papers to move the matter into federal court.
The parties will now continue pressing their case in federal court. Foglietta said he's available later Thursday or Friday if the federal judge sends the case back to state court.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/31/politics/elon-musk-sweepstakes-filing-pennsylvania/index.html
Unless the federal district court quickly rules against removal, this action will likely delay the case until after the election.
The district court judge, Gerald John Pappert, is an Obama appointee.
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