FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

In the Matter of a Complaint by FINAL DECISION
Norman Gaines,  
  Complainant  
  against   Docket #FIC 2010-182

Joseph Gaudett, Acting Chief, Police

Department, City of Bridgeport;

and Police Department, City of

Bridgeport,

 
  Respondents February 23, 2011
       

 

The above-captioned matter was scheduled to be heard as a contested case on June 22, and August 10, 2010, at which times the complainant and the respondents appeared.

 

The complainant, who is incarcerated, appeared via teleconference, pursuant to the January 2004 memorandum of understanding between the Commission and the Department of Correction.  See  Docket  No. CV 03-0826293, Anthony Sinchak v. FOIC et al, Superior Court, J.D. of Hartford at Hartford, Corrected Order dated January 27, 2004 (Sheldon, J.). 

 

During the course of the hearings on this matter, the parties reached an agreement that the complainant would withdraw his complaint upon receipt of the records at issue in this case.  By letter to the hearing officer, dated December 21, 2010, the complainant indicated that he wished to withdraw his complaint in the above-captioned matter.  The Commission takes administrative notice of such letter.

 

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 February 23, 2011.

 

__________________________

Cynthia A. Cannata

Acting Clerk of the Commission

 

Docket #FIC 2010-182                                                                                   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

 

Joseph Gaudett, Acting Chief, Police Department,

City of Bridgeport; and Police Department, City of Bridgeport

c/o Edmund F. Schmidt, Esq.

Assistant City Attorney

Office of the City Attorney

999 Broad Street

Bridgeport, CT  06604

 

 

 

 

____________________________

Cynthia A. Cannata

Acting Clerk of the Commission

 

 

 

 

 

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