The above-captioned matter first was scheduled to be heard as a contested case on June 29, 2015, at 9:30 a.m., at which time the respondents were present but the complainant failed to appear.  The matter then was rescheduled to be heard on August 13, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., at which time the respondents, including one witness, were present but the complainant again failed to appear.

     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 September 24, 2015.

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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:

Douglas Gilmore
11 Harding Lane
Westport, CT  06880

Chief, Police Department, Town of Stratford; Police Department,
Town of Stratford; and Town of Stratford
c/o Michael S. Casey, Esq.
The Jackson Law Group, LLC
Two Enterprise Drive
Suite 406
Shelton, CT  06484

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Cynthia A. Cannata
Acting Clerk of the Commission

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