The following excerpt is from Espinoza v. City of Jr., Civ. No. 15-751 WBS KJN (E.D. Cal. 2018):
have a reasonable expectation of privacy in his desk. See Muick v. Glenayre Elecs., 280 F.3d 741, 743 (7th Cir. 2002) (stating that where [defendant] had announced that it could inspect the laptops that it furnished for the use of its employees, [] this destroyed any reasonable expectation of privacy that [plaintiff] might have had."). Moreover, plaintiff does not contend that the desk is private; rather, he recognized that the desk belonged to the City. (Espinoza Dep. I at 157:2-13.)
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