The above-captioned matter was scheduled to be heard as a contested case on January 5, 1999, at which time the complainant and the respondents appeared in order to present testimony and argument on the complaint.

        At an informal conference prior to the January 5, 1999 hearing, the complainant and the respondents reached the terms of an agreement in resolution of this contested case. The parties agreed that the complainant would be permitted to inspect, at the Department of Insurance offices, the entire filings related to all life and health policies in the custody of the respondents on either Saturday, January 16, 1999 or Monday, January 18, 1999. Respondent Ross will notify the complainant concerning which of such dates will be the date for the complainant’s inspection of the relevant records. The inspection will commence early in the day on the designated date, and will be subject to appropriate supervision by the respondents for the purpose of protecting the security of the relevant public records. Based upon this agreement, 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 the issues presented by this complaint .

        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 13, 1999.

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Melanie R. Balfour

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:

Leslie Wilson

196 East Pearl Street

Torrington, CT 06790

George Reider, Commissioner,

State of Connecticut, Department

of Insurance; William Gilligan,

Deputy Commissioner, State of

Connecticut, Department of

Insurance; and Crystal Ross,

Personnel Director, State of

Connecticut, Department of

Insurance

c/o Atty. John G. Haines

Assistant Attorney General

55 Elm Street

PO Box 120

Hartford, CT 06141-0120

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Melanie R. Balfour

Acting Clerk of the Commission

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