The above-captioned matter was scheduled to be heard as a contested case on March 19, 2014, at 11:00 A.M., however, neither the complainant nor the respondents appeared for the hearing.  For purposes of hearing, this matter was consolidated with Docket #FIC 2013-494; Mark Dumas and the Connecticut State Police Union v. Colonel Danny Stebbins, State of Connecticut, Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Division of State Police; and State of Connecticut, Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Division of State Police.

     The Commission notes that, on February 6, 2014, the complainant filed an unopposed motion to continue the contested case hearing originally scheduled for February 19, 2014, indicating that he wanted additional time to see if the parties could resolve the matters in this case without the need for a contested case hearing.  On February 6, 2014, the complainant’s motion was granted and the hearing was rescheduled to March 19, 2014.  It is quite possible that the complainant was able to resolve the matters in this case, and simply failed to notify the Commission that a hearing was no longer necessary. 

     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 May 14, 2014.

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Cynthia A. Cannata
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:

Mark Dumas and the Connecticut
State Police Union
500 Main Street
East Hartford, CT  06118

Colonel Danny Stebbins, State of Connecticut, Department
of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Division of
State Police; and State of Connecticut, Department
of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Division
of State Police
c/o Terrence M. O’Neill, Esq.
Assistant Attorney General
State of Connecticut,
Office of the Attorney General
110 Sherman Street
Hartford, CT  06105

____________________________
Cynthia A. Cannata
Acting Clerk of the Commission

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