Miller v. Gizmodo Media Grp., LLC

CECILIA M. ALTONAGA, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

THIS CAUSE came before the Court on Defendant, William Menaker's Renewed Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal *1368Jurisdiction and Failure to State a Claim [ECF No. 70]. Plaintiff, Jason Miller, filed a Response [ECF No. 72], to which Defendant filed a Reply [ECF No. 82]. The Court has carefully considered the First Amended Complaint [ECF No. 5], the parties' written submissions, the record, and applicable law. For the following reasons, the Motion is granted.

I. BACKGROUND

This case arises over an allegedly defamatory statement published in an…