The ruling by the judge follows her January decision that called the pay package excessive and rescinded it, surprising investors.

The Delaware judge who denied Tesla CEO Elon Musk a $56 billion compensation package once did so for a second time on Monday, dealing a fresh legal defeat to the billionaire.

Tesla’s board had argued that a shareholder vote earlier this year addressed the court’s previous criticisms.

Judge Kathaleen McCormick declined to restore Musk’s $56B compensation and ordered the company to pay $345M in fees to the plaintiffs’ attorneys. In her decision, McCormick said the approval process lacked transparency, and that the Tesla ( TSLA) board was “beholden” to Musk.

A Delaware judge ruled on Monday that Tesla CEO Elon Musk still is not entitled to receive a $56 billion compensation package despite shareholders of the electric vehicle company voting to reinstate it.

Elon Musk’s record-setting Tesla Inc. pay package was struck down once again by a Delaware judge, threatening to wrest billions of dollars from the world’s richest person and one of Donald Trump’s closest confidants.

Elon Musk’s massive 2018 pay package from Tesla — which was worth $56 billion and helped catapult him to the title of richest man in the world — must be rescinded, a Delaware judge reaffirmed Monday.

Elon Musk’s record-breaking pay package for serving as Tesla’s CEO was rejected on Monday by a Delaware court, despite being approved by Tesla shareholders at a June meeting.