Cheng v. Guo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK LOGAN CHENG, formerly known as Shuiyan Cheng, Plaintiff, 20 Civ. 5678 (KPF) -v.- OPINION AND ORDER WENGUI GUO, Defendant. KATHERINE POLK FAILLA, District Judge: Plaintiff Logan Cheng brings this action against Defendant Wengui Guo, a public figure and purported billionaire who describes himself as a Chinese dissident. After Plaintiff published several statements on Twitter that were critical of Defendant, Defendant sued Plaintiff for defamation, defamation per se, and intentional infliction of emotional distress in the Eighth Judicial…