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Nichols says she was wholly unaware of the investigation and was never interviewed as a part of that probe.

The university had relied on attorney-client privilege as its initial justification to withhold the records.

Nichols recently took a job as president of Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota.

Officials say she was recently denied the ability to view those records.

Archivist Anne Foster cares for the records in what she tells The Livingston Enterprise is her dream job.

Now that Nichols is a party to the court case, she has until Dec. 10 to file a brief.

Thursday's high was 76, falling three degrees short of the highest-recorded temperature for Oct.17 in Cheyenne.

Goetz sent an email to Judge Tori Kricken on Wednesday saying she must intervene to protect Nichols' privacy.

University officials say they did not violate the law.

District Superintendent Boyd Brown declined comment on the lawsuit but says the district followed the law in responding to records requests.