FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

 

The above-captioned matter was heard as a contested case on October 26, 2009, at which time the complainant and respondents appeared, stipulated to certain facts and presented  testimony, exhibits and argument on the complaint.

 

Toward the conclusion of the hearing in this matter, the complainant withdrew all portions of his complaint against the respondents City of Milford Chief of Police and Police Department and the Town of Orange Chief of  Police and Police Department.  The complainant also withdrew a portion of his complaint against the respondents Lieutenant J. Paul Vance, Commanding Officer for the Connecticut State Police and the Department of Public Safety (hereinafter, collectively referred to as “DPS”). 

 

By facsimile dated and filed on November 18, 2009, the complainant notified the Commission that in light of the release by the respondent DPS of the outstanding digital video recording at issue in this matter, it wished to withdraw all remaining claims in this case against DPS.  The Commission takes administrative notice of such facsimile.

 

 

 

            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 December 16, 2009.

 

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S. Wilson

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:

 

The Connecticut Post

C/o Eva M. Saketkoo, Esq. and

Stephen H. Yuhan, Esq.

Hearst Corporation

Office of General Counsel

300 West 57^th Street

New York, NY 10019-3792

 

Lt. J. Paul Vance, Commanding Officer,

Public Information Office, State of Connecticut,

Department of Public Safety, Division of State Police;

and State of Connecticut, Department of Public Safety,

Division of State Police

C/o Terrence M. O’Neill, Esq.

Assistant Attorney General

110 Sherman Street

Hartford, CT 06105

 

Chief, Police Department, City of Milford; and

Police Department, City of Milford

C/o James N. Tallberg, Esq.

Karsten, Dorman & Tallberg, LLC

8 Lowell Road

West Hartford, CT 06119

 

Chief, Police Department, Town of Orange; and

Police Department, Town of Orange

C/o Michael J. Dorney, Esq.

LeClair Ryan

555 Long Wharf Drive, Eighth Floor

New Haven, CT 06511

 

 

 

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S. Wilson

Acting Clerk of the Commission

 

 

FIC/2009-412FD/sw/12/21/2009