KATHLEEN M. TAFOYA, Magistrate Judge.
This matter is before the court on Plaintiff's "Motion for an Order Compelling Production of Document Compelling Testimony, and for Sanctions Against Defendant Thomas C. Fisher, M.D., Defendant[`]s Lawyers Craig W. Cain[,] Jennifer L. White, and Defendant's Retained Expert Witness CDOC Chief Medical Officer, Susan M. Tiona, M.D. with Request for Hearing and Order that all Parties Appear" (Doc. No. 263 [Mot.], filed August 31, 2015). Defendant filed his response on September 15, 2015 (Doc. No. 275 [Resp.]), and Plaintiff filed his reply on November 12, 2015 (Doc. No. 309-1 [Reply]).
Plaintiff first asserts that the defendant, through counsel, violated his right to psychotherapist-patient privilege by asking him questions about his mental health and obtaining his mental health records despite the fact that he has "never raised any issues regarding his mental health."(Mot. at 2, ¶ 3.)
The court agrees with Defendant that Plaintiff has put his mental health status at issue in his Complaint and that, as such, Defendant's counsel properly forwarded the records to Defendant's expert. (See Resp. at 4 [quoting statements from Plaintiff's Complaint in which Plaintiff made allegations related to mental anguish and mental fatigue] and 11.) The court also notes that Plaintiff requested a copy of his own mental health file in discovery, and, during a May 22, 2015 hearing, the court granted Plaintiff's motion to compel the production of Plaintiff's postoperative mental health records. (See Doc. No. 271 [Tr. of May 22, 2015 Hr'g] at 65-67.) Moreover, Plaintiff signed releases for Defendant to obtain the records including any or all information involving psychological or psychiatric conditions. (See Resp., Ex. F.) Finally, during Plaintiff's deposition, Defendant's counsel asked only one question of Plaintiff pertaining to mental health care Plaintiff received postoperatively; however Plaintiff refused to answer the question. (See Resp., Ex. A, p. 83-84.) Plaintiff's motion is denied in this respect.
Next, Plaintiff states that Defendant's former counsel forwarded copies of Plaintiff's medical and mental health files to Defendant's new counsel without waiver or authorization from Plaintiff. (Mot., ¶ 10.) Defendant asserts that his counsel properly obtained a copy of the Defendant's legal file from Defendant's former lawyer. (See Resp. at 2, 11.) C.R.C.P. 1.16(d) requires a lawyer, upon withdrawal, to the extent reasonably practicable to protect the client's interest, to surrender all papers and property to which the client is entitled.
Next, Plaintiff argues that during Defendant's deposition, Defendant's counsel interrupted 96% of the questions and ordered Defendant not to respond to questions or objected to questions, and that Defendant lied to cover up his drug use. (See Mot. at 5-9.) Plaintiff also alleges that during the deposition of Defendant's expert, Dr. Tiona, Defendant's counsel told Dr. Tiona not to answer questions and made many needless objections, and that Dr. Tiona refused to answer questions or answered with meaningless responses. (See Mot. at 10-12.) With only a few exceptions, Plaintiff fails to cite specific pages of the deposition transcripts. Although Plaintiff identifies the depositions, he does so wholesale, for the most part without identifying pertinent facts or specific citations. Plaintiff's failure to identify where in the record particular facts are located impedes consideration of Plaintiff's arguments. The court is "not obligated to comb the record in order to make [Plaintiff's] arguments for [him]." Mitchell v. City of Moore, Okla., 218 F.3d 1190, 1199 (10th Cir. 2000). Moreover, Local Rule 7.1(e) provides that "[e]very citation in a motion, response or reply shall include the specific page or statutory subsection to which reference is made." D.C.COLO.LCivR 7.1(e). Both Plaintiff's motion and reply to the motion violate this rule.
Plaintiff does specifically cite to Defendant's deposition at pages 293 through 297, objecting to Defendant's counsel's disruption of the flow of Defendant's deposition. (Mot., ¶ 24.) Upon a review of these pages, the court does not find that Defendant's counsel's objections were unwarranted or improper under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 or 30. Rather, Defendant's counsel's objections primarily were based on the form of and the argumentative nature of Plaintiff's questions. (See Resp., Ex. 9 at 293-297.) Plaintiff also cites to these pages of Defendant's deposition in his contention that Defendant lied about the number of times he had been to rehab. (Mot., ¶ 24.) However, Plaintiff concedes that Defendant later corrected this portion of his deposition. (Id., ¶ 26.) Plaintiff states that this "lie hindered the deposition" (id., ¶ 27); however at the time of the deposition Plaintiff apparently was not aware of the alleged lie and he fails to explain how, if he had known the correct answer at the time of the deposition, his questions might have been different or how he differently he would have conducted the deposition. Plaintiff's motion for additional time to depose the defendant and for sanctions against the defendant is denied.
Finally, Plaintiff contends that Dr. Tiona was under a subpoena requiring her to produce all documents given to her by Defendant's counsel but that when Dr. Tiona's deposition commenced, he learned that neither Defendant's counsel nor Dr. Tiona brought the file. (Id., ¶ . (Mot., ¶¶ 34 & 36.) Upon a review of Dr. Tiona's deposition transcript, it is clear that Dr. Tiona complied with the subpoena (see Resp., Ex. B at 29-33), with the exception of providing copies of email correspondence between herself and Defendant's counsel. To the extent Plaintiff objects to Dr. Tiona's failure to provide copies of the email correspondence, Defendant's counsel advised she had copies of the correspondence with her at the deposition and that Plaintiff could review the documents and question Dr. Tiona. (Id. at 85-88.) Plaintiff did not request to review the documents. Thus, Plaintiff cannot claim that Dr. Tiona's failure to provide the emails impeded the way he conducted Dr. Tiona's deposition.
Plaintiff's request for additional time to depose the defendant and Dr. Tiona is denied. However, Plaintiff's motion to require Dr. Tiona to produce the email correspondence between herself and Defendant's counsel is granted.