The above-captioned matter was heard as a contested case on July 15, 1998.  
Neither the complainant nor the respondent appeared. 
After consideration of the entire record, the following facts are found and 
conclusions of law are reached:

	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 failure to prosecute.
 

	2.  The Commission wishes to admonish the complainant for his failure to 
formally notify the Commission that he would not appear at the hearing in this matter, 
which failure resulted in a waste of valuable state resources.

Approved by Order of the Freedom of Information Commission at its regular meeting of 
September 23, 1998.

_________________________
Melanie R. Balfour
Acting Clerk of the Commission

PURSUANT TO SECTION 4-180(c), G.S., THE FOLLOWING ARE THE NAMES OF 
EACH PARTY AND THE MOST RECENT MAILING ADDRESS, PROVIDED TO 
THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION, OF THE PARTIES OR THEIR 
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE.

THE PARTIES TO THIS CONTESTED CASE ARE:

Richard Weizel, Michael Foley
and the New Haven Register
349 New Haven Avenue
Milford, CT 06460

Trumbull Ethics Commission, 
Town of Trumbull
c/o Atty. Daniel F. Schopick 
4270 Main Street
Bridgeport, CT 06606

__________________________
Melanie R. Balfour
Acting Clerk of the Commission

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