Phinney v. Wentworth Douglas Hospital

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

After a magistrate judge sanctioned defendant-appellant Craig Paulshock, M.D., for discovery misconduct, he appealed unsuccessfully to the district court. He now appeals to us, asserting that the district court misapplied the standard of review and that the magistrate judge made clearly erroneous findings of fact, exceeded his authority by allowing “complex” medical testimony during the sanctions hearing, improperly imposed sequestration, arbitrarily denied a continuance, and misapprehended the burden of proof. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

The facts leading…