State Bd. of Labor Relations v. Freedom of Information Com'n

• Decision Date: 07 November 1996
• Citation: 239 Conn. 940,684 A.2d 712
• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
• Parties: STATE BOARD OF LABOR RELATIONS v. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION et al. STATE BOARD OF MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION v. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION et al.

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684 A.2d 712

239 Conn. 940

STATE BOARD OF LABOR RELATIONS v. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION et al.

STATE BOARD OF MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION v. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION et al.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided Nov. 7, 1996.

Mitchell W. Pearlman, General Counsel, and Victor Perpetua, Appellate Attorney, in support of the petition.

The petition of the defendant freedom of information commission for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 43 Conn.App. 133, 682 A.2d 1068 (AC 14410/14411), is granted, limited to the following issue:

"Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that grievance arbitration proceedings before the state board of mediation and arbitration are not 'meetings' within the meaning of General Statutes § 1-18a(b)?"

The Supreme Court docket number is SC 15565.