FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

In the Matter of a Complaint by FINAL DECISION

Eric J. Youngquist,

Complainant

against Docket #FIC 1997-149

Chief of Police, Manchester Police Department;

and Manchester Police Department,

Respondents December 3, 1997

The above-captioned matter was heard as a contested case on September 23 and October 14, 1997, at which times the complainant and the respondents appeared in order to present testimony and argument on the complaint.

During a recess of the September 23, 1997 hearing, the complainant and the respondent reached the general terms of an agreement in resolution of this contested case. At the continued hearing on October 14, 1997, respondents’ counsel represented that the respondents did not have in their custody certain records which were within the scope of the complainant’s request. Following this representation, the complainant informed the Commission that he wished to withdraw his complaint.

The Commission warmly commends both the complainant and the respondents for working successfully to negotiate a non-litigated settlement of 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 special meeting of December 3, 1997.

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Doris V. Luetjen

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:

Eric J. Youngquist

P.O. Box 431

Hartford, CT 06141-0431

Chief of Police, Manchester Police Department;

and Manchester Police Department

c/o Thomas P. Cella

41Center Street

P.O. Box 191

Manchester, CT 06045-0191

__________________________

Doris V. Luetjen

Acting Clerk of the Commission

FIC1997-149/FD/tcg/12031997