Legal Docket by CourtListener: Chen v. Federal Bureau of Investigation (1:18-cv-03074)
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Dr. Yanping Chen is a naturalized U.S. citizen born in China. She was a cardiologist and medical researcher with the Chinese astronaut program. She came to the U.S. in 1987 to study and earned a Master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Public Policy from George Washington University. She married a U.S. citizen, became a lawful permanent resident in 1993, and a U.S. citizen in 2001.
She lives in Arlington, Virginia. In 1998, Dr. Chen founded the University of Management and Technology in Arlington to provide secondary and graduate education to working adults. More than 12,000 students have received degrees in the last 20 years. In 2010, Dr. Chen became the focus of a Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) investigation. After 6 years of investigation, Dr. Chen was told that no charges will be filed against her in 2016. However, confidential information from the investigation was allegedly leaked to Fox News in or around 2017. On December 21, 2018, Dr. Chen filed a privacy lawsuit against the FBI, Department of Justice, Department of Defense, and Department of Homeland Sesurity. The above information was obtained from a report by the National Law Journal and a 14-page complaint filed by Dr. Chen, who is represented by the legal firm WilmerHale. Dr. Chen’s case is significant because we have learned over the years about Sherry Chen and Professor Xiaoxing Xi who were wrongfully arrested and prosecuted, but we know very little about those who have been under persistent surveillance and investigations. |
陈燕平博士出生于中国，是一位入籍美国公民。她曾担任中国宇航员项目的心脏病专家和医学研究员。于1987年来到美国学习并获得乔治华盛顿大学的公共政策硕士学位和博士学位。她与一名美国公民结婚，1993年成为合法的永久居民，2001年成为美国公民。
她现住在弗吉尼亚州的阿灵顿。 1998年，陈博士在阿灵顿成立了管理和技术大学，为在职成年人提供中学和研究生教育。在过去的20年里，已有超过12,000名学生获得学位。 2010年，陈博士成为联邦调查局（FBI）调查的焦点。经过6年的调查，在2016年陈博士被告知，不会对她提出任何指控。 但调查中的有关她的保密信息据称于2017年或之前泄露给福克斯新闻。 2018年12月21日，陈博士向联邦调查局，司法部，国防部和国土安全部提起侵犯隐私的诉讼。 上述信息来自国家法律期刊的报告和代表陈博士的律师所提交的的14页投诉。 陈博士的案件相当重要，因为我们多年来了解到陈霞芳和郗小星教授被冤枉逮捕和起诉，但我们对那些一直受到持续被监视和调查的人所知甚少。 |
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2020/02/12 Government motion for 6-day extension
2020/01/27 Judge denies motion to dismiss Leagle: Yanping Chen v. F.B.I. 2019/05/01 Dr. Chen's opposition to the government's motion to dismiss; attachments 2019/04/17 Government's motion to dismiss |
Attorneys representing Dr. Yanping Chen Left: Matt Jones Middle: Patrick Carome Right: Justin Baxenberg |