In this lesson plan you readCity of Ontario v. Quon.Provide a brief description of the facts of the case. Identify the legal issues of the case. Explain the rule thatwas created by the decision of the court.

Both courts agreed that Quon did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the text messages, despite the fact that his boss told him that the messages would be private if he paid the overages. What statements or acts by an employee, in your opinion, would be necessary to create an expectation of privacy in the messages? Where is the line drawn? In your opinion, would this case have been decided differently if it had involved an employer-supplied communication device other than a pager? If so, how?

The Court decided the case on narrow grounds, purposefully stopping short of pronouncing broadly applicable rules for electronic communications. If they had taken on the task of a broadly applicable rule, what, in your opinion, should they have said?

Your brief should beone to twopages in length and follow these guidelines: