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                            IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

                              OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO





                 KATHLEEN M. WHITE, et al.,

                             Plaintiffs,

                       vs.                           Case No.

                 DEBORAH L. VOLL,                    382592

                             Defendant.



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                             Videotape deposition of DURET

                 STANFORD SMITH, M.D., FACS, called for

                 examination under the statute, taken before me,

                 Denise M. Munguia, a Registered Merit Reporter

                 and Notary Public in and for the State of Ohio,

                 by agreement of counsel, at the offices of

                 Orthopaedic Associates, Inc., 14601 Detroit

                 Avenue, Suite 700, Lakewood, Ohio, on Saturday,

                 September 16, 2000, at 8:08 o'clock a.m.

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                 APPEARANCES:



                       On behalf of the Plaintiffs:

                             Nurenberg, Plevin,

                             Heller & McCarthy, by

                             JEFFREY A. LEIKIN, ESQ.

                             1370 Ontario Street, 1st Floor

                             Cleveland, Ohio  44113-1792

                             (216) 621-2300



                       On behalf of the Defendant:

                             Williams, Sennett & Scully

                             Co., L.P.A., by

                             JAMES A. SENNETT, ESQ.

                             2241 Pinnacle Parkway

                             Twinsburg, Ohio  44087

                             (330) 405-5061

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                 ALSO PRESENT:

                             John Wiesen, Video Reporter

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            1                MR. WIESEN:  We're on the record.

            2          DURET STANFORD SMITH, M.D., FACS, of

            3    lawful age, called for examination, as provided

            4    by the Ohio Rules of Civil Proc