The above-captioned matter was scheduled to be heard as a contested case on January 17, 2013 at 9:30 A.M., at which time the respondents appeared, but the complainant did not appear to prosecute the case.  The hearing officer notes that counsel for the respondents appeared with a witness who was prepared to testify at the contested case hearing.  The hearing officer is not aware that the complainant requested that the contested case hearing be rescheduled, or in any way informed the Commission that he was unable to appear on January 17, 2013.

     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 27, 2013.

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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:

Charles Letezio
4430 Madison Avenue
Trumbull, CT  06611

Kevin Hale, Chief, Police Department,
Town of Ansonia; and Police
Department, Town of Ansonia
c/o Kevin M. Blake, Esq.
Welch, Teodosio, Stanek & Blake, LLC
375 Bridgeport Avenue
Shelton, CT  06484

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Cynthia A. Cannata
Acting Clerk of the Commission

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