Tesla Sues Alameda County, Musk Threatens to Pull Company Out of California

Tesla Sues Alameda County, Musk Threatens to Pull Company Out of California
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks before unveiling the Model Y at Tesla's design studio in Hawthorne, Calif., on March 14, 2019. Jae C. Hong/AP
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Tesla on May 9 filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction and declaratory relief against Alameda County’s shelter-in-place order, in a move hoped to allow the automaker to resume operations at its factory in Fremont, California.
CEO Elon Musk announced his company’s intentions to “immediately” file the lawsuit in a series of tweets on May 9, adding that Tesla would relocate its headquarters and future programs out-of-state and appeared to reference the interim health officer of Alameda County, Dr. Erica Pan.