U.S. court orders Musk to produce Tesla and SpaceX emails

TL;DR: U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman ordered Elon Musk to turn over Tesla and SpaceX emails in discovery in xAI’s lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI, according to a 9to5Mac report published on June 2, 2026.

U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman rejected xAI’s effort to keep Elon Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX emails out of discovery in the lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI, according to 9to5Mac on June 2, 2026.

The ruling concerns discovery, the pre-trial process in which parties must produce relevant documents and communications for a lawsuit. The report says the judge ordered Musk to turn over emails from Tesla and SpaceX despite xAI’s attempt to exclude them.

9to5Mac said the order relates to the case brought by xAI against Apple and OpenAI. The source excerpt does not specify the date of the underlying court order, the scope of the emails requested, or any deadline for production.

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