SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                    COUNTY OF ORANGE, CENTRAL JUSTICE CENTER

            
            
            MARILYN TWITCHELL,          )
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                     Plaintiff,         )
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                 vs.                    )      No. 03CC15138
                                        )
            PROMONTORY POINT VILLA      )
            APARTMENTS; IRVINE          )
            APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, LP,  )
            IRVINE APARTMENT MANAGEMENT )
            COMPANY, and DOES 1 through )
            100, inclusive,             )
                                        )
                     Defendants.        )
            ____________________________)
            
            
            
            
                 
            
            
                     DEPOSITION OF LAKSHMI S. SHUKLA, M.D.

                           Newport Beach, California

                          Thursday, October 28, 2004

            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            Reported by:
            SHARON K. CLOSSON
            CSR No. 5339
            JOB No. 624769 
            

         1         SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

         2         COUNTY OF ORANGE, CENTRAL JUSTICE CENTER

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         4  MARILYN TWITCHELL,          )
                                        )
         5           Plaintiff,         )
                                        )
         6       vs.                    )      No. 03CC15138
                                        )
         7  PROMONTORY POINT VILLA      )
            APARTMENTS; IRVINE          )
         8  APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, LP,  )
            IRVINE APARTMENT MANAGEMENT )
         9  COMPANY, and DOES 1 through )
            100, inclusive,             )
        10                              )
                     Defendants.        )
        11  ____________________________)
            
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        16            Deposition of LAKSHMI S. SHUKLA, M.D., 

        17       taken on behalf of Defendants, at One Hoag Drive, 

        18       Newport Beach, Cal