Elon Musk and his political action committee are seeking to move the Philadelphia District Attorney's lawsuit targeting their $1 million swing state voter daily lottery to federal court from a state-level court.
It is not clear what will happen at the hearing, given the notice of removal in federal court.
As a rule, federal law bars a state court proceeding from taking place if a party in the case has filed a notice of removal to federal court and a copy of that notice is filed with the state court.
The notice filed in federal court by lawyers for Musk and his America PAC argue that because that PAC is registered as a federal entity, it is not subject to state law.
Krasner's lawsuit, which claims Musk's $1 million giveaway is an illegal, unregulated lottery, was filed in Court of Common Pleas on Monday.
Persons:
Elon Musk, Dave McCormick, Larry Krasner's, Musk, Krasner's
Organizations:
SpaceX, Tesla, Republican, U.S, Elon, Philadelphia District, Musk, America PAC, Philadelphia
Locations:
Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania