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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, MD, 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 am

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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, LPA, 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, MD, FACS, of

            3    lawful age, called for examination, as provided

            4    by the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, being by

            5    me first duly sworn, as hereinafter certified,

            6    deposed and said as follows:

            7                MR SENNETT:  We are here in the

            8    case of Kathleen White versus Deborah Voll for

            9    the deposition of Dr Duret Smith which is

           10    being taken, not by notice, but pursuant to        08:08:54

           11    agreement; is that correct?

           12                MR LEIKIN:  That's correct

           13                MR SENNETT:  Okay  Thanks

           14    EXAMINATION OF DURET STANFORD SMITH, MD, FACS

           15    BY MR SENNETT:                                    08:09:02

           16          Q    Dr Smith, my name is Jim Sennett,

           17    I represent Deborah Voll in a lawsuit that's

           18    filed in Cuyahoga County against her by

           19    Kathleen White

           20                At my request, I asked that you        08:09:12

           21    examine Deborah Voll, and you did so; did you

           22    not?

           23          A    That's correct

           24          Q    For the jury, Doctor, would you

           25    tell us a little bit about, for instance, tell     08:09:20

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            1    us your full name and where we are sitting as

            2    we speak?

            3          A    Okay  Full name is Duret Stanford,

            4    S T A N F O R D, Smith, and we're at 14601

            5    Detroit Ave, Lakewood                            08:09:36

            6          Q     Okay  And we are across from

            7    Lakewood Hospital; is that correct?

            8          A    That's correct

            9          Q    You are a medical doctor; is that

           10    correct?                                           08:09:44

           11          A    That's correct

           12          Q    And your specialty is?

           13          A    Orthopedic surgery

           14          Q    Okay  Could you tell us a little

           15    bit about your education, training and             08:09:50

           16    experience in orthopedic surgery?

           17          A    I received my undergraduate degree

           18    in 1973 from Syracuse University, then went to

           19    State