FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT
In the Matter of a Complaint
by FINAL
DECISION
Ralph J. Lombardi,
Complainant
against Docket
#FIC 88-45
Chief Court Administrator of
the State of Connecticut,
Respondent May
25, 1988
The above-captioned matter was heard as a contested case
on March 24, 1988, at which time the complainant and the respondent appeared,
stipulated to certain facts and presented testimony, exhibits and argument on
the complaint.
After consideration of the entire record, the following
facts are found:
1. By letter
dated January 15, 1988 the complainant made a request of the respondent for the
"complete and actual agenda, format and/or schedules and all
materials" used in the training and evaluation of judges and justices.
2. By letter
of complaint dated and filed with the Commission on February 9, 1988 the
complainant appealed the respondent's failure to comply with his request for
records, which records he referred to as "blank forms."
3. At
hearing, the respondent indicated that he did not understand the nature and
scope of the complainant's request for records. Upon questioning, the complainant stated that he was interested
in blank forms used to evaluate or train judges.
4. At
hearing, the respondent stated that there existed blank questionnaires
regarding the evaluation of judges but that no forms regarding the training of
judges or justices existed.
5. Subsequent
to the hearing the respondent provided the complainant with the following
documents:
1.
Appellate Judge's Questionnaire
2.
Juror's Questionnaire
3.
Attorney's Questionnaire
4.
Attorney's Questionnaire-Appellate Court
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Two
6. It is
concluded, based on the above facts, that there exists no case or controversy
regarding the complainant's request for records. The Commission, therefore, lacks jurisdiction over the above
matter.
The following order by the Commission is hereby
recommended on the basis of the record concerning the above-captioned
complaint.
1. The complaint
is hereby dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
Approved by order of the Freedom of Information
Commission at its special meeting of May 25, 1988.
Catherine
H. Lynch
Acting
Clerk of the Commission