The elevator's erratic operation had been the subject of prior complaints.

Repeated prior complaints about the working conditions at High Blantyre had been ignored.

I told Officer Briseno," he said, "that with this one prior complaint he had, that stepping on this guy's back looked real bad.

She said the agency had no record of prior complaints about Ms. Valentin.

And we want to require the health department to grant access to all records, including safety plans, prior violations and prior complaints.

Also, he knew that she had had a prior complaint of vision trouble, which suggested a pituitary tumor which could mimic pregnancy.

The investigators noted that prior complaints were received before 1983.

Court officials said there were no prior complaints against Mr. Henderson.

The police and Suffolk County's Consumer Affairs Department said there had been no prior complaints or charges filed against the company.

Mr. Dowling was also held on a prior complaint of assault.