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                            IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

                               OF MEDINA COUNTY, OHIO





                 PAUL KASZIAN, et al.,

                             Plaintiffs,              Case Number

                       v.                             01-CIV-0807

                 KUNAL MITRA, M.D.,

                             Defendant.





                             Deposition of NATHAN LEVITAN, M.D.,

                 called for examination under the statute, taken

                 before me, Jaci R. Traver, RPR, CRR, and Notary

                 Public in and for the State of Ohio, at the

                 offices of Hermann, Cahn & Schneider, 500

                 Erieview Tower, 1301 East Ninth Street,

                 Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday, the 27th day of

                 August 2002 at 6:15 p.m.

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                 APPEARANCES:



                       On behalf of the Plaintiffs:

                             Hermann, Cahn & Schneider, by

                             KERRY S. VOLSKY, ESQ.

                             500 Erieview  Tower

                             1301 East Ninth Street

                             Cleveland, Ohio  44114

                             (216) 781-5515



                       On behalf of the Defendant:

                             Sutter, O'Connell, Mannion &

                             Farchione, by

                             JOSEPH A. FARCHIONE, JR., ESQ.

                             3600 Erieview Tower

                             1301 East Ninth Street

                             Cleveland, Ohio  44114

                             (216) 928-2200

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            1                NATHAN LEVITAN, M.D., of lawful

            2    age, called for examination, as provided by the

            3    statute, being first duly sworn, as hereinafter

            4    certified, said as follows:

            5          EXAMINATION OF NATHAN LEVITAN, M.D.

            6    BY MR. VOLSKY:

            7          Q.    Would you state your name for the

            8    record, please.