FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

In the Matter of a Complaint by FINAL DECISION

Virginia Muska,

Complainant

against Docket #FIC 1997-213

Commissioner, State of Connecticut,

Department of Public Safety,

Respondent December 3, 1997

The above-captioned matter was heard as a contested case on October 24, 1997, at which time the complainant and the respondent appeared, stipulated to certain facts, and presented testimony and argument on the complaint. Following a recess of the October 24, 1997 hearing, the complainant informed the Commission that she wished to withdraw her complaint.

The Commission commends the complainant for exercising the good judgment that was necessary to bring about a non-litigated settlement of this matter, and commends the respondent as well for providing certain records to the complainant and for providing appropriately informative testimony at the hearing.

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:

Virginia Muska

c/o Edward Muska

Paradiso & Muska

P.O. Box 22

Stafford Springs, CT 06076

Commissioner, State of Connecticut, Department of Public Safety

c/o Robert B. Fiske, III

110 Sherman Street

Hartford, CT 06105

__________________________

Doris V. Luetjen

Acting Clerk of the Commission

FIC1997-213/FD/tcg/12031997