Blais v. Revens, 01-1912 (2002)

DECISION

The above entitled matter is before the Court for two rulings. The first is a ruling on whether certain records maintained by the Workers Compensation Court are public records as defined by the Access to Public Records Act, G.L. 1956 § 38-2-2. The second is a ruling on the question of whether the plaintiffs should be permitted to engage in discovery in the context of their claims brought pursuant to the Access to Public Records Act, G.L. 1956 § 38-2-1, et seq. Because this justice's rulings will be dispositive of the case, a written decision is appropriate. In rendering this decision,…