Legal Opinion
City of New Haven v. Freedom of Information Commission
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided June 4, 1985No. 2206PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dupont, C.P. J.
This appeal presents the question of whether, pursuant to General Statutes §§ 7-101a and 7-465, certain itemized bills for legal services submitted to the plaintiff city for representation of its municipal employees by its attorney are subject to public disclosure.
The case arose out of a denial of a request to the city of New Haven for copies of all itemized billings of the attorney hired by the city to represent the municipal employees, submitted from May 1,1980, to January 23, 1981. The denial was appealed to the freedom of information commission (hereinafter FOIC) and an…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Novella v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Wilson v. Freedom of Information CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. ManningSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971
- Martyn v. DonlinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
- Turner's Appeal From ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
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3Cited by9 opinions
- City of New Haven v. Freedom of Information CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- People Ex Rel. Ulrich v. StukelAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997
- Gangemi v. Zoning Board of AppealsConnecticut Appellate Court · 1999
- Kenyon v. GarrelsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989
- McLaughlin v. Freedom of Information CommissionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
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