FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

In the Matter of a Complaint by FINAL DECISION
Norman Gaines,  
  Complainant  
  against   Docket #FIC 2009-497

Joseph Gaudett, Chief,

Police Department, City of

Bridgeport; and Police

Department, City of Bridgeport,

  
  Respondents July 14, 2010
       

 

The above-captioned matter was scheduled to be heard as a contested case on April 15, 2010 at which time the complainant and the respondents appeared.  For purposes of hearing, the above-captioned matter was consolidated with Docket #FIC 2010-067, Norman Gaines v. Joseph Gaudett, Chief, Police Department, City of Bridgeport; and Police Department City of Bridgeport.

 

During the course of the hearing on this matter, the respondents stipulated to certain facts related to the nature of Mr. Gaines’ records requests in the consolidated matters, after which the complainant, through counsel, indicated that he wished to withdraw his complaint in the above-captioned matter, only.

 

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 July 14, 2010.

 

____________________________

Cynthia A. Cannata

Acting Clerk of the Commission

Docket #FIC 2009-497                                                                                               Page 2

 

 

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:

 

Norman Gaines #249779

Garner Correctional Institution

50 Nunnawauk Road

Newtown, CT  06470

 

and c/o Arnold V. Amore, Esq.

Arnold V. Amore Attorney at Law, LLC

1948 Chapel Street

P.O. Box 3106

New Haven, CT  06515

 

Joseph Gaudett, Chief, Police Department,

City of Bridgeport; and

Police Department, City of Bridgeport

c/o Melanie J. Howlett, Esq.

Office of the City Attorney

999 Broad Street

Bridgeport, CT  06604

 

 

 

 

____________________________

Cynthia A. Cannata

Acting Clerk of the Commission

 

 

 

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