FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

In the Matter of a Complaint by FINAL DECISION

Mike Chaiken and Thomaston Express,

Complainant

against Docket #FIC 94-162

Superintendent of Schools, Thomaston Public Schools,

Respondent January 11, 1995

The above-captioned matter was heard as a contested case on November 28, 1994, at which time the complainants and the respondent appeared, stipulated to certain facts and presented testimony, exhibits and argument on the complaint. At the hearing into this matter, Fred Schipul, the subject of the records then at issue, requested and was granted party status. During the course of the hearing into this matter, the complainants, the respondent and Mr. Schipul reached agreement in resolution of the contested case.

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 January 11, 1995.

Debra L. Rembowski

Clerk of the Commission

Docket #FIC 94-162 Page 2

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:

MIKE CHAIKEN AND THOMASTON EXPRESS

P.O. Box 250

Thomaston, CT 06787

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, THOMASTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

c/o Nicholas J. Grello, Esq.

Siegel, O'Connor, Schiff & Zangari

370 Asylum Street

Hartford, CT 06107

FRED SCHIPUL

c/o Ronald Cordilico, Esq.

CEA

21 Oak Street, Suite 500

Hartford, CT 06106

Debra L. Rembowski

Clerk of the Commission