Judge agrees Musk’s buddy David Sacks is fighting a subpoena for podcast clout
by Richard Lawler from The Verge - All Posts on (#636F3)
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Twitter's lawyers argued David Sacks' main reason for trying to fight a subpoena filed in their case against Elon Musk is because he said he would on a podcast, and in a ruling issued Friday, the judge agreed.
Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick (pdf):
In an apparent effort to keep Sacks's promise to his podcast listeners, the movants created the very burden of which they now complain.
The Motion to Quash is denied.
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