FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

 

In the Matter of a Complaint by			FINAL DECISION
Marie Mullaney,
		Complainants
	against		Docket #FIC 2002-065
Superintendent of Schools, East Hartford Public Schools,
		Respondent	June 12, 2002

 

            The above-captioned matter was scheduled to be heard as a contested case on April 29, 2002, at which time the complainant and the respondent appeared in order to present testimony, exhibits and argument on the complaint.            At an informal conference prior to the hearing, the complainant and the respondent reached the terms of an agreement in resolution of this contested case. The parties agreed that:

 

                        a) the East Hartford Public Schools reaffirms its commitment to provide records promptly in response to Freedom of Information Act requests in the future;

 

and based upon this undertaking, that

 

                        b) the complainant wishes to withdraw her complaint in this matter.

 

            The Commission warmly commends both the complainant and the respondent 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 regular meeting of June 12, 2002.

 

 

_______________________________________

Petrea A. Jones

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:

 

Marie Mullaney

120 King Street

East Hartford, CT 06108

 

Superintendent of Schools,

East Hartford Public Schools

c/o Richard A. Mills, Jr., Esq.

Shipman & Goodwin LLP

One American Row

Hartford, CT 06103-2819

 

 

________________________________

Petrea A. Jones

Acting Clerk of the Commission

 

 

FIC/2002-065/FD/paj/6/18/2002