I                IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
             2                    LAWRENCE COUNTY,  OHIO
             3    DONALD 0 SANDERS, Individually      )
             4    and as Administrator of the Estate   )
             5    of Gloria Jean Sanders, deceased,    )
             6                          Plaintiffs,    )
             7                VS                      )Case No
             8    DR HOWARD  NEWMARK, MD, INC,     )PI96-43
             9    c/o Howard  Newmark, MD,           )
           10     Statutory Agent, 1631 Offnere        )
           11     Street, Portsmouth, Ohio 45662,      )
           12                 and                      )
           13     HOWARD NEWMARK, MD, 1631 Offnere   )
           14     Street, Portsmouth, Ohio 45662,      )
           15                 and                      )
           16     DR DAVID HERR, DO, 2310 South     )
           17     Ninth Street, Ironton, Ohio 45638,   )
           18                 and                      )
           19     SOUTHEAST OHIO BONE & JOINT          )
           20     SURGEONS,  2310 South Ninth Street,  )
           21     Ironton, Ohio 45698,                 )
           22                          Defendants     )
           23                 The videotaped deposition of J GORDON
           24     WRIGHT, called for examination, taken pursuant to

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             I   the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure of the United
             2   States District Courts pertaining to the taking of
             3   depositions, taken before LINDA M ANGELUCCI, a
             4   Notary Public within and for the County of Cook,
             5   State of Illinois, and a Certified Shorthand
             6   Reporter of said state, at 3815 South Highland
             7   Avenue, Downers Grove, Illinois, on the 12th day
             8   of January, AD 1998, at 1:08 pm
             9
           10    PRESENT:
           11         WEISMAN, GOLDBERG & WEISMAN,
           12         (1600 Midland Building,
           13         Cleveland, Ohio 44115), by:
           14         MR  BENITO CR ANTOGNOLI,
           15               appeared on behalf of the Plaintiff:
           16         DANIEL P RUGGIERO,
           17         402 Bank One Plaza,
           18         Portsmouth, Ohio 45662),
           19               appeared on behalf of
           20               appeared on behalf of Dr Howard
           21               Newmark, MD, Inc, and Howard
           22               Newmark, MD;
           2 3
           2 4

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                         1       PRESENT: (continued)
                         2                 W FREDERICK FIFNER, ESQ
                         3                 (1001 Eastwind Drive, Suite 305,
                         4                 Westerville, Ohio 43081), by:
                         5                 MR  FREDERICK FIFNER,
                         6                            appeared on behalf of Dr David Herr,
                         7                            DO, and Southeast Ohio Bone and Joint
                         8                            Surgeons
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                     14         REPORTED BY: LINDA M ANGELUCCI, CSR No 84-2613
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             1                   (WHEREUPON, certain proceedings
             2                   were had off the video record)
             3        MR FIFNER:  We're here today -- it's
             4   January 12, 1998  We are in the process of
             5   commencing the videotape deposition of  Dr  J