Jiang v. NBCUIVERSAL Medial, LLC

Filing 230

ORDER DISMISSING CASE WITH PREJUDICE. Signed by Judge Laurel Beeler on 03/10/2025. (ejk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/10/2025)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) (Additional attachment(s) added on 3/10/2025: # 1 Order) (ejk, COURT STAFF).

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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San Francisco Division

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BAITING JIANG, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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v.

Case No. 21-cv-01293-LB
ORDER DISMISSING CLAIMS WITH
PREJUDICE

KNTV TELEVISION LLC, et al.,
Defendants.

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This lawsuit arises from news reports by KNTV Television LLC (branded on air and on its

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website as NBC Bay Area) about a dispute involving plaintiff Baiting Jiang, her former landlord,

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and members of the landlord’s family involving claims of harassment and restraining orders, all

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during the COVID-19 pandemic. The case started with Ms. Jiang’s single claim of defamation and

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now involves more than forty claims and her attempt to include her mother, Lanjiao Qin, as a

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plaintiff. Both plaintiffs are representing themselves and proceeding in forma pauperis. Ms.

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Jiang’s lawsuit has no merit: at its core, she complains about defamation, a claim that fails as a

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matter of law because KNTV’s reporting about official records and proceedings is privileged. Her

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other claims are derivative of this claim and fail too. Putative plaintiff Lanjiao Qin lacks standing.

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The reasons for these conclusions are set forth in the attached order, filed at ECF No. 218. The

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court severed Ms. Qin into a separate case and issued a report and recommendation for dismissal.

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ORDER – No. 21-cv-01293-LB

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The district judge then dismissed Ms. Qin’s case. 1 The court now dismisses Ms. Jiang’s case with

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prejudice and will separately enter judgment in favor of the defendants.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: March 10, 2025
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LAUREL BEELER
United States Magistrate Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Order – ECF No. 219; Qin v. KNTV Televison LLC, No. 25-cv-00676-RFL, R. & R – ECF No. 3,
adopted, Order – ECF No. 5.

ORDER – No. 21-cv-01293-LB

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