Deborah L. Schoffstall v. William Henderson, Agent U.S. Postal Service

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• holding that a party waived the privileged nature of her medical records in virtue of placing her medical condition at issue
• holding that when the motion is made in response to a final order, Rule 59(e) applies
• holding that while the federal rules do not contemplate motions to reconsider, when such motion is made in response to a final order it is construed as a motion brought under Rule 59(e); citation omitted
• holding the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying a Rule 59(e) motion which merely restated arguments made in opposition to summary judgment
• finding that employee’s claim of sex discrimination and emotional distress placed her medical condition at issue, making her medical records relevant, and, absent a showing of bad faith, discoverable
• concluding prejudice existed where plaintiffs misconduct forced defendants to spend significant amount of time “hounding” plaintiff for discovery instead of defending their case and preparing for trial

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