Levandowski is fighting back by trying to persuade Alsup to revise his order to protect his Fifth Amendment rights.
In a filing, Levandowski’s attorneys argued that it’s unconstitutional for a judge to strong-arm an employer into pressuring a worker to give up his Fifth Amendment rights to remain on the job.
“It is an act by the judicial branch of our federal government compelling an individual to choose between preserving his livelihood and preserving his constitutional rights,” Levandowski’s lawyers wrote.
Waymo’s lawsuit already has handcuffed Levandowski. The case prompted Levandowski to temporarily step aside as Uber’s top self-driving car executive and avoid working on anything related to lidar, an array of sensors that enables autonomous vehicles to navigate the roads.
Alsup has ordered Uber to ensure its work on lidar remains off limits to Levandowski.
