Yesterday the plaintiff in the "funding secured" class-action suit moved for a summary judgment that Elon lied, he knew he was lying, and the market relied on those lies.

Update: a lot of new details, all bad, have come out due to a PDF redaction failure. See below.

Discovery has finally concluded in the "funding secured" class-action suit, In re: Tesla Securities Litigation, No. 3:18-cv-4865, N.D.Cal.. The lead plaintiff says the evidence is indisputable as to key questions in the case, and therefore those questions should be decided by the judge at a hearing on March 10, rather than be put to a jury at the trial in June.

Accordingly, yesterday the lead plaintiff filed a motion for partial summary judgment as to the elements of falsity, scienter, and reliance. Most all of the new information that came out in discovery is redacted (at least for now) (but not effectively, see updates below), but it seems not to have been too helpful for Tesla. Plaintiff summarizes the situation as this:

> From August 7, 2018 to August 17, 2018, Musk’s tweets that he had a fully funded proposal to take Tesla private at $420 per share with confirmed investor support roiled the market for Tesla stock and other securities. No part of this unconventional announcement was true: Musk had not secured funding to take Tesla private at $420 per share nor confirmed investor support. Furthermore, Musk knew that, as of August 7, 2018 when he impulsively tweeted to over 22 million followers, his going private proposal was little more than a preliminary, half-baked concept. When the truth about the haphazard and misleading nature of the statements was revealed, Tesla’s investors lost billions of dollars. Based on the evidentiary record in this case, no reasonable juror could conclude that the August 7 and August 13, 2018 statements were not materially false and misleading, that Musk did not make those statements with scienter, and that class members did not rely on those statements. Partial summary judgment should be entered in Plaintiff’s favor.

The brief includes this blast-from-the-past contemporary reaction to the tweets by JP Morgan, before the world understood that Elon Musk is a fully post-truth CEO:

> As surprising to us as these developments are, and as lacking as the statements are in any details regarding who is expected to provide the required amount of financing and on what terms, they are nevertheless declarative statements from the CEO

... keep reading on reddit ➡

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City of Bloomington's Summary Judgment Motion in Schooner Creek Farms/Dye/Mackey lawsuit granted, ending the lawsuit in the City's favor

https://bsquarebulletin.com/2022/01/21/bloomington-prevails-in-lawsuit-filed-by-vendor-over-anti-white-supremacist-protests-at-farmers-market/

The article posts the actual order of the court. It is worth a read if you've been following the story. Mostly, SCF isn't a legal entity that can sue (it isn't an independent LLC that exsists independently of its sole proprietorship owners), and none of the constitutional claims that were raised are actually constitutional claims.

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Summary Judgment

I have been reading a bunch of legal links on r/NLSTforumKnowledge regarding the Google court case so I thought I would share one of my own here as I see a lot of comments below about the topic.

If neither side is granted Summary Judgement (or Partial Summary Judgement) then this simply means that there is a genuine dispute as to any material fact and a trial by jury is required.

Judges use Summary Judgement to streamline the litigation process (yes, you did read that correctly).

Summary Judgment

Definition

Summary judgment is a judgment entered by a court for one party and against another party without a full trial.

Overview

In civil cases, either party may make a pre-trial motion for summary judgment.

Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure governs summary judgment for federal courts. Under Rule 56, in order to succeed in a motion for summary judgment, a movant must show 1) that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact, and 2) that the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.

"Material fact" refers to any facts that could allow a fact-finder to decide against the movant.

Many states have similar pre-trial motions.

Partial Summary Judgment

Judges may grant partial summary judgment. For example, a judge might rule on some factual issues, but leave others for trial. Alternately, a judge might grant summary judgment regarding liability, but still hold a trial to determine damages.

Procedural Notes

Viewing Evidence

When considering a motion for summary judgment, a judge will view all evidence in the light most favorable to the movant's opponent.

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Summary of Suwon High Court Judgment against MHL (30 Nov) mk.co.kr/news/society/vie…
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Delays in rulings on summary judgment motions?

Maybe just me but it seems like so many judges are just not ruling on motions for summary judgment lately. We recently had a case go to trial last month where the judge didn't rule on one until 4 days before trial. We have another case set for trial in 1 month with all our pre-trial briefing, MILs, etc. due this week and we've had a MSJ pending for months. You would think judges would want to rule on these and get them off their dockets or at least rule early enough for attorneys to avoid trial prep work that may not be necessary on certain issues.

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Seventh Circuit Finds Factual Disputes not Material. Affirms Summary Judgment in First Amendment Suit against village of Worth - Illinois Lawyer Now illinoislawyernow.com/202…
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Ex-Honestbee CEO Joel Sng loses summary judgment over $5.1m in shares. The judge found that money supposedly channeled into Honestbee was used to redeem the mortgage for Sng’s house in Singapore instead. techinasia.com/exhonestbe…
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NETLIST INC.’S REPLY BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT Plus Support docket 178 Samsung Case 206 Pages total. This is so straight to the point by our Legal Team!

^(Because Samsung opted to largely repeat its earlier cross-motion, Samsung’s opposition brief does not engage meaningfully with Netlist’s arguments or evidence in support of summary judgment. Samsung does not contest that (1) the JDLA was an enforceable contract, (2) Netlist need not prove damages in order to obtain partial summary judgment, and (3) Netlist properly followed the JDLA’s termination provisions. See Br. §§ IV(A), (D) (F). And as to the remaining elements of Netlist’sclaim—Netlist’s performance, Samsung’s breach, and the materiality thereof—none of the points raised for the first time in Samsung’s opposition brief provide any basis to deny Netlist’s motion.)

Unable to confront the JDLA’s straightforward language, Samsung’s opposition leapfrogs past the contract fully executed by both parties and proceeds straight to extrinsic evidence, including preliminary and superseded negotiation history. According to Samsung, “the only way to interpret the supply provision in Section 6.2 is to look at the MOU.” Opp. 8; see also id. (referring to negotiation history as “the only relevant data points for interpreting Section 6.2.”). No legal authority is cited for that remarkable assertion because none exists. As New York’s highest court has explained, “extrinsic and parol evidence is not admissible to create ambiguity” and “may not be considered” in the interpretation of a contract that “is complete and clear and unambiguous upon its face.” S. Road Assocs., LLC v. Int’l Bus. Mach. Corp., 4 N.Y.3d 272, 278 (2005). Having failed to identify any ambiguity in Section 6.2, Samsung’s argument fails as a matter of law.2

Link Below

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmM5yQyuRYhlhZ1r_NmqPY_tNXZ9_A?e=zcFeaQ

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Exhibits from Ray Lamagna Opposition to Samsung Summary Judgement. Some previously posted last couple days. Read them all! The document titled "DECLARATION OF RAYMOND A. LAMAGNA IN SUPPORT OF NETLIST INC.’S OPPOSITION TO SAMSUNG’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT" This is the Index

This folder contains Tax support documents, supply support documents, emails , and internal Samsung emails.

Ray Lamagna Exhibits

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From Netlist Legal Team - "Samsung’s Motion for Summary Judgment (the “Motion”) raises a grab bag of meritless arguments in the vain hope of distracting the Court from what is really at issue: the plain, unambiguous language of the parties’ contract (the “JDLA”). "

Some of Samsung’s arguments flatly contradict the JDLA. Some improperly rely on flagrantly mischaracterized parol evidence while ignoring inconvenient facts that put the lie to Samsung’s fictions. Some contradict positions Samsung took last month when moving for judgment on the pleadings. And some improperly seek to resuscitate arguments this Court resolved when denying that same motion. All told, the Motion is just Samsung’s latest attempt to rewrite history and the parties’ contract.

Netlist opposition to Samsungs Motion for Summary Judgement or Partial Summary Judgement

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Seventh Circuit Finds Factual Disputes not Material. Affirms Summary Judgment in First Amendment Suit against village of Worth - Illinois Lawyer Now illinoislawyernow.com/202…
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Publishers of the Mail on Sunday have won the right to appeal a ruling that the paper invaded the Duchess of Sussex’s privacy. Judges at the Court of Appeal are understood to have granted permission to appeal Justice Warby’s summary judgment in the High Court dailymail.co.uk/news/arti…
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DC Court Grants Summary Judgment for CEI In Michael Mann Defamation Suit reason.com/volokh/2021/07…
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Document 155 Jul 31, 2021 Summary Judgment reddit.com/gallery/ow29x3
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Fair Lines America Foundation v. DOC. Oct. 1, 2021 Plaintiff's Combined Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment and Cross-motion for Summary Judgment. NPR's Hansi Lo Wang contributed to DocumentCloud documentcloud.org/documen…
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Tips to persuade a judge to grant a motion for summary judgment?

I'm NOT asking for legal advice, just persuasion tips. I think I have demonstrated in pleadings every element of the cause of action is met and there is no genuine issue of material fact. Some of you experienced Gods, share your wisdom with a newbie.

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Document 156 Jul 31, 2021 Partial Summary Judgment reddit.com/gallery/ow38dr
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Ripple attorney says Summary judgment in October or prior settlement twitter.com/OdlBot/status…
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Granting summary judgment like
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Fair Lines America Foundation v. DOC. Sept. 10, 2021 Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment. Concatenated legal documents exceeding 100 pages. NPR's Hansi Lo Wang contributed to DocumentCloud documentcloud.org/documen…
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OppFi Applauds Recent Federal Court Decision to Grant CFPB's Motion for Summary Judgment in CFSA's Challenge to CFPB's Small Dollar Rule - OPFI OPFI.WS businesswire.com/news/hom…
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Hinman Deposition FAQ: 1. The deposition is not a public hearing - you can't listen in. 2. A deposition is sworn testimony and can be used just like the deponent was in Court. 3. In this case, the deposition will be used in Ripple's Motion for Summary Judgment on Fair Notice. twitter.com/attorneyjerem…
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Fair Lines America Foundation v. DOC. DC 1:2021cv01361 docket MOTION for Summary Judgment (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Statement of Facts, # 3 Declaration of Dr. John M. Abowd, # 4 Declaration of Vernon E. Curry, # 5 Text of Proposed Order)(Kossak, Jonathan) 10Sep21 documentcloud.org/documen…
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Part 2 - Document 156 Jul 31, 2021 Partial Summary Judgment reddit.com/gallery/ow3dgh
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Calendaring Question - Motion for SUMMARY JUDGMENT/ADJUDICATION

I need a little bit of help on calendaring. I know that the last possible date of MSJ to be heard is going to be 30 calendar days before hearing but what if the trial is set on a holiday, let's say December 31, 2021?

State is CA

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Fair Lines America Foundation v. DOC. Docket for Case #: 1:21−cv−01361−ABJ. MINUTE ORDER. Defendants' motion for summary judgment must be submitted by September 10, 2021.06Aug21. The FOIA Project contributed to DocumentCloud s3.documentcloud.org/docu…
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