Insider has learned that Musk will get some of the information he's been asking for in the lawsuit against him.
The judge ordered the social networking site to comply with the motion to compel from Musk's lawyers. They asked for documents from 22 additional employees who they said had information about the company's process of analyzing accounts. Some 41 so-called "custodians" of information are being handed over by the social networking site.
Musk's motion to compel for the additional documentation was not made public. His counterclaims did not accuseTwitter of a fraudulent scheme. The order was on the docket.
A person familiar with the case said that Musk's lawyers filed another motion to compel. Musk wants to force Twitter to give him more information on how it collects and analyses user data. Musk claims that he's been denied access to all of the data he's asked for. The judge is expected to make a decision this week.
Kayvon Beykpour, the platform's former general manager for consumer, was ordered to collect, review, and produce documents by the judge. Jack Dorsey was the CEO of the company at the time. Beykpour was one of a few executives fired by Parag. Beykpour said that it wasn't his decision to leave.
Musk's lawyers tried to get document production from many more employees, but the judge relented on Beykpour. Beykpour has been leading the consumer product side of the company for a number of years. A person familiar with the situation said that Musk's lawyers asked for information from other employees.
The judge's decision gave Musk a rare win in the lawsuit that was filed to force him to go through with his agreement to acquire the platform. The judge decided that the case against Musk could go to trial by the end of the year.
Musk seems to have taken a less aggressive stance on the social networking site. It's at least publicly. He hasn't commented on the case or the company in over a week. He sold almost $7 billion of his shares in the company last week in order to be prepared if he is eventually ordered to buy the company.
In the last month, the stock of the company has risen 16% and is close to the price that Musk agreed to pay for it. It will be harder for Musk to argue that the company is not worth what he paid for it. Insider was told by people close to the deal that Musk's sudden obsession with bots being a dealbreaker was a move to simply get the company for less money as the stock market took a turn.
Musk's fortune is mostly tied up in the stock of the company. After dipping to a yearly low in June, shares ofTesla are now just under $928, only 25% off of their all time high.
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