Jiang

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division BAITING JIANG, et al., Case No. 21-cv-01293-LB

Plaintiffs, ORDER ADDRESSING MOTION TO

DISMISS

v. Re: ECF No. 150 KNTV TELEVISION LLC, et al., Defendants. 16 INTRODUCTION This lawsuit arises from news reports by KNTV Television LLC (branded on air and on its website as NBC Bay Area) about a dispute involving plaintiff Baiting Jiang, her former landlord, and members of the landlord’s family involving claims of harassment and restraining orders, all during the COVID-19 pandemic. The case started with Ms. Jiang’s single claim of defamation and now involves more than forty claims and her attempt to include her mother, Lanjiao Qin, as a plaintiff. Both plaintiffs are representing themselves and proceeding in forma pauperis. Ms. Jiang’s lawsuit has no merit: at its core, she complains about defamation, a claim that fails as a matter of law because KNTV’s reporting…