Elon Musk’s request to shift an SEC lawsuit from Washington, DC to Texas was rejected by a federal judge, despite his argument that he was too busy to defend himself in the capital over allegations of delayed disclosure of his growing Twitter stake.

US District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan said on Thursday she “takes Mr. Musk’s convenience seriously,” but the world’s richest person has “considerable means” and spends at least 40% of his time outside Texas.

“Indeed,” she wrote, “Mr. Musk’s brief itself indicates that he has spent substantial time here this year,” when he ran the Department of Government Efficiency.

‘Reasonable Alacrity’

Sooknanan also said Texas judges have bigger caseloads than in her court, and she could proceed with “reasonable alacrity”.

In seeking to move the case, Mus

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