Category Archives: Connecticut Freedom of Informaition Commission Decisions

Report from attorney’s investigator can be withheld in employee discipline case

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Attorney Mark Dumas

One of the most important exceptions to Freedom of Information Act’s is a provision that allows public agencies to deny FOI requests for documents that are “communications privileged by the attorney-client relationship.”  See Conn. Gen. Stat. §1-210(b)(10). This issue comes up … Continue reading →

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Lessons from an FOI frequent flier

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Attorney Mark Dumas

One of the underlying themes of this blog is that public agencies need to learn how to deal effectively with what I like to call FOI “frequent fliers.”  These are the citizens — or entities in the case of organizations … Continue reading →

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Four month wait for records is too long

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Attorney Mark Dumas

It must be prisoner FOI week over at the Law Tribune, because we have a second inmate records request decision in this week’s issue.  In fact, it is the same inmate.   In this request, the inmate wanted questions answered … Continue reading →

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FOI on the 4th of July!

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Attorney Mark Dumas

This week’s Law Tribune has a case summary of Elliott v. Warden, Doc. No.  FIC 2008-627 (July 1, 2009).  The case involves Connecticut General Statutes § 1-210(b)(18) and the public safety exception for Department of Corrections’ records. Elliot, an inmate, … Continue reading →

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