A lawyer for Musk, the world's richest person, said he was
writing to ask the judge to "break the impasse to allow things to move
forward promptly."
Twitter declined to comment.
Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick, the chief judge on
Delaware's Court of Chancery, last week ordered an October trial, which
promises to be one of the biggest Wall Street legal fights in years. However,
she left it to the parties to work out the precise schedule.
Musk, who is the chief executive of electric vehicle maker
Tesla, had requested a February trial, which he said provided the time he
needed for a thorough investigation of fake accounts on Twitter. He said the
company misrepresented its user numbers and therefore breached the merger
agreement, allowing him to walk away.
The company, which had requested a September trial, said the
fake account issue was a distraction and deal terms require Musk to pay up.
The Musk letter also asked the judge to order Twitter to
immediately produce what it called "core documents," require Twitter to
produce all raw data by August 1 and require the company to produce documents
within 18 days of a request.
Musk accused Twitter of refusing to immediately provide
documents such as manuals and policies regarding active daily user calculations
and artificial intelligence and "all items in the data room." ©
Reuters
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