Makhsous v. Mastroianni

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION XUEJUN ZOE MAKHSOUS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 19-cv-01230 v. ) ) Judge Andrea R. Wood NICHOLAS A. MASTROIANNI II, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Xuejun Zoe Makhsous, proceeding pro se, is a self-described investor rights advocate and paralegal in-training. In her First Amended Complaint (“FAC,” Dkt. No. 27), Plaintiff alleged that Defendants Nicholas A. Mastroianni II, Ying Ding, and numerous companies under their control, as well as their lawyer Richard Haddad, defamed…