Case Name: O. PAUL SHEW v. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION ET AL.
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1997-06-05
Citations: 241 Conn. 914
Docket Number: SC 15707
Parties: O. PAUL SHEW v. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION ET AL.
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 241
Pages: 914–914

Head Matter:
O. PAUL SHEW v. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION ET AL.
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 15707.
Mitchell W. Pearlman, general counsel, and Victor Perpetua, appellate attorney, in support of the petition.
Felix J. Springer, in opposition.
Decided June 5, 1997

Opinion:
The named defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 44 Conn. App. 611 (AC 15279), is granted, limited to the following issues:
"1. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the communications by town employees to Attorney Stuhlman were covered by the attorney-client privilege, subject to the factual determinations required by Upjohn v. United States, 449 U.S. 383, 101 S. Ct. 677, 66 L. Ed. 2d 584 (1981)?
"2. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the documents in question were preliminary drafts or notes within the meaning of General Statutes § 1-19 (b) (1)?"