Lei

Filed 10/30/14 Lei v. Lin CA6

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

IRIS LEI, H039312

(Santa Clara County Plaintiff and Respondent, Super. Ct. No. 112CV221911)

v.

SHENGHENG LIN,

Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant Shengheng Lin appeals the trial court’s denial of his special motion to strike plaintiff Iris Lei’s first amended complaint (FAC) as a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP). (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16.)1 Plaintiff sued defendant for libel based on defendant’s publication of allegedly defamatory remarks about plaintiff via e-mail to a Yahoo group for the Silicon Valley Chinese Engineers Association (SCEA).2 On appeal, defendant claims the trial court erred in finding that plaintiff…