Elon Musk has requested a choose to maneuver an upcoming lawsuit from San Francisco for a shareholder lawsuit, citing issues that the jury is likely to be biased in opposition to him. Previously reported by CNBC. Inside filing fridayMusk is asking the choose to maneuver the case to West Texas and stop a good trial as a result of “native adversities” within the Bay Space surrounding Elon Musk and his companies.

“Current native media protection has created an setting that encourages the District’s jury pool to foster adverse biases in opposition to Mr. Musk’s use of Twitter,” the file states. “Potential jurors who’ve adverse views about Mr. Musk’s use and relationship of Twitter on the whole because of this information will be unable to separate this elementary bias from the details on this case and subsequently will be unable to objectively consider Musk’s conduct.”

He additionally claims that Musk and his San Francisco workplaces are steadily topic to protests “inspired” by native politicians, additional reinforcing this “bias” and resulting in an unfair trial. If the choose decides to not transfer the case to Texas, the place Tesla is headquartered, Musk and his attorneys would love the case to be adjourned to permit the “adverse emotions” surrounding Musk to dissipate.