STAMFORD v. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION

(15531)

241 Conn. 310 (1997)

CITY OF STAMFORD ET AL. v. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released June 10, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth B. Povodator, assistant corporation counsel, with whom, on the brief, was Thomas M. Cassone, for the appellant (named plaintiff).

Victor R. Perpetua, with whom, on the brief, were Mitchell W. Pearlman, general counsel, and Barbara Housen, for the appellee (named defendant).

Mary-Michelle U. Hirschoff filed a brief for the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities as amicus curiae.

Borden, Norcott, Katz, McDonald and Peters, Js.


Opinion

MCDONALD, J.

The sole issue presented in this certified appeal is whether an investigative report prepared for the city of Stamford is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (act) pursuant to either General Statutes § 1-19 (b) (4) or General Statutes (Rev. to 1993) § 1-19b (b) (1).1 Here the report concerns issues related to litigation involving Stamford. We conclude that such a report...

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