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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 09/04/2024

Special good morning to Alex Spiro, who is now facing potential sanctions for "brazenly engaging in unauthorized practice of law" and "astonishingly unprofessional" behavior, in a recently-released deposition of his client Elon Musk. plainsite.org/dockets/down...

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer.online

I don't read a ton of depositions, but this is probably the most unhinged example of the genre I have ever encountered. Absolute scenes.

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Elon Musk Didn’t Want His Latest Deposition Released. Here It Is.

Musk is being sued for falsely suggesting a 22-year-old Jewish man was part of a neo-Nazi brawl.

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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 09/04/2024

How badly did the deposition go for Musk and Spiro? Well...

During his deposition, Musk:

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Admitted he intended to refer to Ben Brody.
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Admitted that he intended to communicate the idea that he had
seen information supporting the allegation that Ben Brody was one
of the neo-Nazi brawlers.
Exhibit 1, Musk Deposition, 33:11-23; 35:23-36:3. A video of the deposition will be provided to the Court.
Id. at 34:4-10.
Page 4 of 26Page 5 x
Admitted that he did not disclose the source or nature of his
information, and that readers of his tweet would have no idea what
information he was relying on for his conclusion.
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Admitted that he relied solely on a pair of highly dubious tweets,
and that he acquired no other information about Brody or the neoNazi brawler.
x
Admitted that his source of information showed indications of
unreliability.
x
Admitted that he performed no investigation into the facts
whatsoever.
x
Admitted that he made the statement with substantial doubts
about whether it was true.
In sum, Musk admitted to all the material allegations in

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mjec @mjec.net · 09/04/2024

Do you happen to have links to docs around the post-deposition emergency motion for protective order? I'm very curious as to what arguments the defendant tried there

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Chris @daddyroundround.bsky.social · 09/04/2024

Can we get more of this, the lawyers actually facing repercussions for their bullshit? Seems like people love to blame the clients (and to be clear, frequently they deserve a share of the blame) for frivolous suits, but surely the lion's share falls on those taking the case knowing it's a dud!

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Bobby Borelando @cfit.bsky.social · 09/04/2024

Oops

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cnm.bsky.social @cnm.bsky.social · 09/04/2024

I went to the same college and used to play pickup basketball with him and the universal reaction amongst my friends when he’d be playing was “fucking spiro”

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Something Spooky @phiguru.myatproto.social · 09/04/2024

Folks thought this case might be too thin to get damages but Mark Bankston has a knack with blustery guys. I hope this kid gets paid. It's literally the least that can be done for the hell he got.

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Piatto Delgatto @piattodelgatto.bsky.social · 09/04/2024

It's crazy that this all would be a nothingburger if only Elon Musk, the richest person on the planet, had a competent lawyer.

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Kim @kimoco.bsky.social · 09/04/2024

So Musk thinks that when a person is pounced on by right wing nuts "it is rare that that actually has a meaningful negative impact on their life,” AYFKM? This man had to flee his home!

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👻 oct-BOO-cryptid 🎃 🜬 @octocryptid.bsky.social · 09/04/2024

I read some of that and holy shit I can't imagine being that bad at my job

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CJ the Awkward @awkwardleftycj.bsky.social · 09/04/2024

In retrospect, I think a key point against Musk in this depo is that he kept insisting that everyone who uses the platform eventually gets correct info, even if they are origare originally misled, because they inevitably check the community notes and replies and get more context. Yet, +

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Sean Eric Fagan @kithrup.bsky.social · 09/04/2024

Couldn't happen to a more deserving pair of people could it?

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DrGeophysics (my personal opinions only) @drgeophysics.bsky.social · 09/04/2024

Check the techno bro bubble more often. Libertarian logic is an oxymoron too btw.

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johnny deformed @bizzo.bsky.social · 09/04/2024

There's no way he doesn't know you have to be admitted in the state to practice, but that leaves only the possibility that he openly flouted the rules, which is like... to what possible end? What could he hope to gain?

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intracranial aneurysm (spooky, scary) @chemotaxis.bsky.social · 09/04/2024

wait is this how community notes really works?

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Joel @polyparadigm.bsky.social · 09/04/2024

Did Musk choose him for the meme value (original Matrix red pill)?

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HenryHill1 @henryhill1.bsky.social · 09/04/2024

The same spiro that is representing mayor adams in NYC sexual assault case.

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HenryHill1 @henryhill1.bsky.social · 09/04/2024

That's a cry for help. Curious if he did not recall or didn't care if he was licensed in TX. Either way, that's unhinged.

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