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                           IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

                             OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO



                 LaRITA DUNHAM, by and through

                 her husband and legal guardian

                 Daniel Dunham, et al.,

                             Plaintiffs,

                       vs.                       Case No.

                 METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER,     385735

                             Defendant.



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                             Deposition of SIVAM RAMANATHAN, M.D.,

                 called for examination under the statute, taken

                 before me, Michele E. Eddy, a Registered

                 Professional Reporter and Notary Public in and

                 for the State of Ohio, pursuant to notice and

                 stipulations of counsel, at the offices of

                 Kampinski & Mellino Co., LPA, 1370 Ontario

                 Street, Suite 1530, Cleveland, Ohio, on Monday,

                 May 15, 2000, at 12:00 o'clock noon.

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                 APPEARANCES:



                       On behalf of the Plaintiffs:

                             Kampinski & Mellino Co., LPA, by

                             CHRISTOPHER M. MELLINO, ESQ.

                             LAUREL MATTHEWS, ESQ.

                             1370 Ontario Street, Suite 1530

                             Cleveland, Ohio  44113

                             (216) 781-4110



                       On behalf of the Defendant:

                             Ulmer & Berne, by

                             LAWRENCE PESKIN, ESQ.

                             900 Bond Court Building

                             Cleveland, Ohio  44114

                             (216) 621-8400

                             AND

                             Kravit, Gass, Hovel & Leitner, by

                             MARILYN M. CARROLL, ESQ.

                             825 North Jefferson

                             Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53202-3737

                             (414) 271-7100

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