FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

FINAL DECISION
Docket #FIC 1996-288
February 13, 1997

In the Matter of a Complaint by Stanley Parcinski, Complainant
against
Dawn Carnese, Legal Advisor, State of Connecticut, Department of Public Safety,Division of State Police and Gary L. Sousa,Chief of Police, Plainfield Police Department Respondent

The above-captioned matter was heard as a contested case on December 27, 1996, at which time the complainant and the respondents appeared, stipulated to certain facts and presented testimony, exhibits and argument on the complaint. Following the hearing on this matter, the respondent Department of Public Safety submitted the records at issue to the Commission for an in camera inspection.

Prior to the Hearing Officer rendering her proposed decision, and by letter dated January 8, 1997 and filed with the Commission on January 10, 1997, the complainant withdrew his complaint as against all parties.

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

1. The complaint is dismissed.

Approved by Order of the Freedom of Information Commission at its regular meeting of February 13, 1997.

__________________________
Elizabeth A. Leifert
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:

Stanley Parcinski
c/o Mark R. Brouillard, Esq.
Douglas J. Williams, Esq.
211 Kennedy Drive
PO Box 550
Putnam, CT 06260

Dawn Carnese, Legal Advisor, State of Connecticut, Department of Public Safety, Division of State Police
c/o Jane B. Emons, Esq.
Assistant Attorney General
110 Sherman Street
Hartford, CT 06105

Gary L. Sousa, Chief of Police, Plainfield Police Department
c/o James J. Murphy, Jr., Esq.
82 Chelsea Harbor Drive
PO Box 1126
Norwich, CT 06360

__________________________
Elizabeth A. Leifert
Acting Clerk of the Commission
FIC1996-288/FD/eal/02211997