Bergerud v. Fortunato et al
Filing
47
ORDER: denying 40 plaintiffs Motion to Compel Discovery of Doctor Pohlmans Address, by Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland on 11/10/09.(bnbcd, )
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland Civil Action No. 07-cv-02319-CMA-BNB ALLEN BERGERUD, Plaintiff, v. JOSEPH FORTUNATO, D.O., KATHY RITTENHOUSE, N.P., and BRIAN WEBSTER, P.A., Defendants. ______________________________________________________________________________ ORDER ______________________________________________________________________________ This matter arises on the plaintiff's Motion to Compel Discovery of Doctor Pohlman's Address [Doc. #40, filed 10/19/2009] (the "Motion"). The Motion is DENIED. The plaintiff served on defendant Fortunato interrogatories which sought in part the names and addresses of the medical personnel who participated in the plaintiff's treatment at the Sterling Correctional Facility. In response, Dr. Fortunato identified Dr. Pohlman as one of the medical providers. Dr. Fortunato also stated that he is "unaware of Dr. Pohlman's current address." The plaintiff requests an order directing the defendants to provide the address of Dr. Pohlman. The defendants state that Dr. Pohlman was a private orthopedic specialist with whom defendant Fortunato conferred in March 2006 to discuss the plaintiff's pelvic injury and that Dr.
Fortunato does not know Dr. Pohlman's address.1 In addition, the Litigation Coordinator and Health Services Administrator at the Sterling Correctional Facility informed defense counsel that Dr. Pohlman is retired and has moved out of the State of Colorado, and the facility does not have an address for him. The defendants cannot be compelled to provide information they do not possess. IT IS ORDERED that the Motion is DENIED. Dated November 10, 2009. BY THE COURT: s/ Boyd N. Boland United States Magistrate Judge
The defendants state that there are no medical records from Dr. Pohlman in the plaintiff's medical file or anywhere else. 2
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