MIDP HTTP Connection Problems

Hi,

I'm trying to build a MIDP application which will connect to Servlets running on an Apache Server.  I have built the architecture successfully such that I can connect to a servlet, receive a response and display it in the Midlet.  However, when I try to connect to a second servlet I get a java.io.IOException: response empty.

I have tested the servlet separately and it works fine.  I am also ensuring that the previous HTTP Connection and Input Stream are closed.  My code is as follows:

public void displayBooks() throws IOException {
    HttpConnection hc = null;
    InputStream in = null;
    try {
        ...
        String authorSearchUrl = midlet.getAppProperty("AuthorSearch");
        authorSearchUrl = authorSearchUrl + "?Author=" + workAuthor + "&ItemPage=" + 1;
                   
        hc = (HttpConnection)Connector.open(authorSearchUrl);
        hc.setRequestMethod(HttpConnection.GET);
        hc.setRequestProperty("Connection", "close");
        in = hc.openInputStream();
                  
        String result = null;
        int contentLength = (int)hc.getLength();
        ...
    }
    catch(NullPointerException npe){
        append(npe.toString());
    }
    catch(Exception e) {
        append(e.toString());
    }      
    finally {
        if (in != null) {
            in.close();
        }
        if (hc != null) {
            hc.close();
        }
    }

Any ideas would be most appreciated!