Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in California
University Violates My Student Privacy Rights
To Whom This May Concern:
I have recently been verbally harassed and had my privacy rights violated by the University Campus Security. The Campus Security or Public Safety ran a check on my computer I was using at the university and forcefully viewed all my personal documents without my knowledge. The reason Public Safety gave me was that they suspected me of sending THREATENING MESSAGES to a female student on campus through the INTERNET. I have no intentions of hurting the female student. Yet Public Safety still, without my permission, went ahead and violated my privacy rights even though they had no solid evidence that the message was sent by me. I want to find out what are my chances of winning a lawsuit against the University Public Safety Department. I also want to know what I have to lose, if I lose a case of this type against the University. So if any able lawyers have the answer to this, please message me back.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: University Violates My Student Privacy Rights
The university may have violated your civil rights such as your Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures, and they may have violated the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act (do google searches on these topics). You should personally consult a lawyer experienced in civil rights law. You may have only six months to submit a Government Tort Claim and the failure to do so might cut off your right to sue or collect money. Before you do any of these things, go back and read your sent email and make sure there is nothing offensive or embarassing in it. If you lose the case you might have to pay the University's court costs. Also, think about how you would prove that the University searched your computer / email.
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