FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

The above-captioned matter was heard as a contested case on November 21, 2002, at which time the complainants and the respondent appeared, stipulated to certain facts and presented testimony, exhibits and argument on the complaint.

After the hearing on this matter, the parties resolved the complaint by entering into an agreement that is outlined in a letter dated December 12, 2002, to the complainant’s attorney from the respondent’s attorney, following which the complainant withdrew the complaint.  The Commission commends all the parties for their efforts in resolving their earlier differences.

 

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.

 

 

 

Approved by Order of the Freedom of Information Commission at its regular meeting of

March 26, 2003.

 

 

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Ann B. Gimmartino

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:

 

Ray B. Burton III and

Waterbury Republican-American

c/o Thomas G. Parisot, Esq.

Secor, Cassidy & McPartland, PC

41 Church Street, PO Box 2818

Waterbury, CT  06723-2818

 

Chief, Police Department,

Town of Naugatuck

c/o Brian S. Driscoll, Esq. and

William J. Ward, Esq.

Ouellette, Deganis, Gallagher & Ward LLC

143 Main Street

Cheshire, CT  06410

 

 

 

___________________________________

Ann B. Gimmartino

Acting Clerk of the Commission

 

 

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