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Maryam Khanum

Judge Lets Elon Musk Skip Hearing on Voter Lottery Despite Order to Appear: 'He's Not Going to Get in a Rocket Ship and Land On the Building'

Musk, who was not present at Thursday's hearing, was not immediately punished for his non-attendance by presiding Judge Angelo Foglietta. (Credit: AFP)

A lawsuit filed against billionaire Elon Musk as a result of his $1-million-a-day voter prizes is pending a decision in federal court as of Thursday, after the world's richest man failed to attend a hearing he was ordered to appear at.

Musk, who was not present at Thursday's hearing, was not immediately punished for his non-attendance by presiding Judge Angelo Foglietta, though Foglietta agreed that Musk should have been present, according to AP News.

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