FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

In the Matter of a Complaint by			FINAL DECISION
Dorothy Lombardi,
		Complainant
	against		Docket # FIC 2000-302
Executive Director, State of Connecticut, Judicial Branch, Superior Court Operations,
		Respondents	August 23, 2000

The above-captioned matter was heard as a contested case on July 20, 2000, at which time the complainant and respondent appeared, stipulated to certain facts and presented testimony, exhibits and argument on the complaint.  At such time and upon request of the parties, the hearing officer continued this matter to allow the parties to attempt settlement of the complaint. The parties appeared at the continued hearing on August 10, 2000, at which time they informed the Commission that they had reached the terms of an agreement in settlement of this matter.  Accordingly, the complainant withdrew her complaint.  The parties also stipulated that, should their agreement be breached in the future, the complainant is not precluded from making another request for the records at issue and, if denied access to such records by the respondent, filing another complaint with the Commission.

 

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 without prejudice.

 

            2.  The Commission commends both parties for reaching a non-litigated settlement of this matter.

 

 

 

Approved by Order of the Freedom of Information Commission at its regular meeting of August 23, 2000.

 

 

_________________________

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:

 

 

Dorothy Lombardi

76 Slocum Road

Hebron, CT  06248

 

 

Executive Director, State of Connecticut, Judicial Branch, Superior Court Operations

c/o Atty. Martin R. Libbin

100 Washington Street

Hartford, CT  06106

 

 

 

__________________________

Melanie R. Balfour

Acting Clerk of the Commission

 

 

 

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