Jiang

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

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. DISMISS

KNTV TELEVISION LLC, et al., Re: ECF No. 34 Defendants. 16 INTRODUCTION This is a defamation lawsuit arising from news reports published by KNTV Television LLC (branded on-air and on its website as NBC Bay Area). KNTV reported on developments in a tenant-landlord dispute involving an eviction proceeding and related civil harassment proceedings filed in San Mateo County Superior Court.1 Plaintiff Baiting Jiang — an individual involved in the dispute and proceedings — filed a complaint against KNTV bringing one claim for defamation and alleging that the news reports included false statements about her.2 KNTV moves to strike the complaint and to secure an award of attorney’s fees and costs under California Code of Civil Procedure § 425.16, the state’s…