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 While it is problematic whether we have jurisdiction over this appeal from the discovery order, since Soma’s notice of appeal failed to specifically designate that order, see Cunico v. Pueblo Sch. Dist. No. 60, 917 F. 2d 431, 444 (10th Cir. 1990), were we to address the merits of the issue we would affirm the magistrate judge’s order, for the following reasons.

We review discovery rulings for an abuse of discretion. Pippinger v. Rubin, 129 F. 3d 519, 533 (10th Cir. 1997). Thus, we review the denial of Soma’s motion to compel discovery for such abuse. See GWN Petroleum Corp. v. OK-TEX Oil & Gas, Inc., 998 F. 2d 853, 858 (10th Cir. 1993). Soma argues that SCB’s objections to Soma’s discovery request should have specified more particularly the nature of the objections, and that the magistrate judge abused his discretion in failing to recognize that SCB’s failure to object with more particularity constituted a waiver of any further right to object. Soma further argues the magistrate judge abused his discretion in denying Soma’s motion to compel.

Recognizing the wide discretion given the magistrate judge in discovery rulings, we cannot say that he abused his discretion in his rulings in this case. We therefore AFFIRM the denial.