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In the case of Danso v. University of Connecticut, a male student applied for a temporary injunction, requiring the university to reinstate him as a full-time student in good standing at the university. In law, an injunction is a court order that keeps a person or organization from beginning or continuing an action threatening or invading the rights of another. An injunction can also be used to compel a party to carry out a specific action. Here, the student hopes that the court will order the University to permit his reinstatement.

The student was suspended because he stalked, intimidated and threatened a female student. The school took action in suspending the student when it discovered threatening emails the student had written concerning the female student. Before his suspension, the university sent the student a letter notifying him of the date for a hearing. The university sent the student multiple letters, and even arranged a conference over the allegations made against him. The student never complained or objected to the evidence of multiple incidents concerning the female. There was also no complaint that such evidence caused him to be surprised or unprepared for his hearing. No further charges were made against the male student.

The court denied the student’s application for temporary injunction. It found that the University of Connecticut, as a state university, acted within its professional duty and responsibility in its suspension of the student. All due process claims, which may allege that the student was not granted a fair trial, were thoroughly rejected. The court found that the school had given the student due notice and opportunity to make his case. The court found no reason to interfere in this legitimate, if not necessary, administrative action.

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Source:  Danso v. Univ. of Conn., 50 Conn. Supp. 256, 2007 Conn. Super. LEXIS 191 (Jan. 17, 2007)