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                           IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

                             OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO





                 DEA L. CHARACTER, ESQ.,

                             Plaintiff,

                       vs.                       Case No.

                 SUSAN L. BELMAN,                381410

                             Defendant.



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                             Videotaped Deposition of TIMOTHY L.

                 GORDON, 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 Timothy L. Gordon, M.D., 850 Brainard

                 Road, Highland Heights, Ohio, on Thursday, July

                 27, 2000, at 11:30 o'clock a.m.

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                 APPEARANCES:



                       On behalf of the Plaintiff:

                             MARCUS LLOYDE POOLE, ESQ.

                             1025 Huntington Building

                             925 Euclid Avenue

                             Cleveland, Ohio  44115

                             (216) 696-5444



                       On behalf of the Defendant:

                             Ulmer & Berne, by

                             JEFFREY W. VAN WAGNER, ESQ.

                             900 Bond Court Building

                             Cleveland, Ohio  44114

                             (216) 621-8400

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                 ALSO PRESENT:

                             Kurt Henschel, Videographer

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            2                MR. HENSCHEL:  Today is July 27th,

            3    2000, we're on the record at 11:48.  Will the

            4    notary please swear in the witness.

            5                TIMOTHY L. GORDON, M.D., of lawful

            6    age, called for examination, as provided by the

            7    Ohio R