FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

 

In the Matter of a Complaint by                        Final Decision

 

T. Dennie Williams and The Hartford Courant,

 

                                Complainants

 

                against                   Docket #FIC 95-247

 

State of Connecticut, Department of Public Safety and Troop F,

State of Connecticut, Department of Public Safety,

 

                                Respondents                        April 24, 1996

 

                The above-captioned matter was heard as a contested case on January 24, 1996, at which time the complainants and the respondents appeared, stipulated to certain facts and presented testimony, exhibits and argument on the complaint.  Docket #FIC 95-237, Tracey Thomas, T. Dennie Williams and The Hartford Courant v. State of Connecticut, Department of Public Safety, Division of State Police and State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection, (hereinafter "docket #FIC 95-237"), was consolidated with the above-captioned matter for purpose of hearing.

 

                After consideration of the entire record, the following facts are found and conclusions of law are reached:

 

                1.  It is found that all of the issues raised in this complaint are contained in docket #FIC 95-237 and shall be addressed in the context of that 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 April 24, 1996.

 

                                                                             

                                                Elizabeth A. Leifert

                                                Acting Clerk of the Commission

 

Docket #FIC 95-247                                             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:

T. Dennie Williams and The Hartford Courant

285 Broad Street

Hartford, CT 06115

 

 

State of Connecticut, Department of Public Safety, Division of State Police and State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection

c/o Sharon Hartley, Esq., Assistant Attorney General

110 Sherman Street

Hartford, CT 06105

 

                                                                             

                                                Elizabeth A. Leifert

                                                Acting Clerk of the Commission