Nicola Tarzia v. State of Rhode Island

Summary

The Rhode Island Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court judgments, holding that the Attorney General has no affirmative duty to notify law‑enforcement agencies of sealed records, that the civil liability provision of the expungement statute does not apply to violations of the sealing statute, that no additional common‑law causes of action arise from the sealing statute, that the plaintiff failed to prove a private fact was unlawfully published for an invasion‑of‑privacy claim, and that the clerk was sued in her official capacity so the claim fails.