FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

In the Matter of a Complaint by FINAL DECISION
Vance Solman,  
  Complainant  
  against   Docket #FIC 2008-613

Chief, Police Department,

City of New Haven; and Police

Department, City of New Haven,

 
  Respondents August 26, 2009
       

 

The above-captioned matter was heard as a contested case on April 29, 2009, at which time the complainant and the respondents appeared and presented testimony, exhibits and argument on the complaint.  The complainant, who is incarcerated, appeared via teleconference, pursuant to the January 2004 memorandum of understanding between the Commission and the Department of Correction.  See Docket No. CV 03-0826293, Anthony Sinchak v. FOIC, Superior Court, J.D. of Hartford at Hartford, Corrected Order dated January 27, 2004 (Sheldon, J.).

 

At the hearing in this matter, the complainant stated that if he received the photographs he requested from the respondents, he would withdraw his complaint.  During such hearing, such photographs were delivered to the complainant. 

 

The following order by the Commission is hereby recommended on the basis of the withdrawal of the above-captioned complaint:

 

1.  The complaint is hereby dismissed.

 

2.  The parties are to be commended for reaching a settlement of this matter.

 

 

 

Approved by Order of the Freedom of Information Commission at its regular meeting of August 26, 2009.

 

____________________________

S. Wilson

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:

 

Vance Solman #201308

Cheshire C I

900 Highland Avenue

Cheshire, CT 06410

 

Chief, Police Department,

City of New Haven; and Police Department,

City of New Haven

C/o Kathleen M. Foster, Esq.

Assistant Corporation Counsel

Office of Corporation Counsel

City of New Haven

165 Church Street

New Haven, CT 06510

 

 

____________________________

S. Wilson

Acting Clerk of the Commission

 

 

FIC/2008-613FD/sw/8/31/2009