Legal Opinion
Youming Jin v. Ministry of State Security
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 24, 2003No. Civil Action 02-0627 (RMU)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
URBINA District Judge.
Granting Defendant CTC’s Motion to Dismiss the Plaintiffs’ Defamation Claim
I. INTRODUCTION
This multi-count civil rights and RICO 1 action comes before the court on defendant China Television Corporation’s (“CTC”) motion to dismiss. The plaintiffs, 51 Falun Gong practitioners who are visiting Chi nese nationals, U.S. residents, or U.S. citizens, allege violations of their rights under the Constitution and federal and state law by persons and entities associated with the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”). The defendants are the PRC Ministry of State…
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