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                            IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

                              OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO



                 BETH SELL, Administrator of

                 the Estate of Steven C Sell,

                             Plaintiff,

                       vs                         Case No

                 GREGORY BOONE, MD, et al,      99CVA-05-3780

                             Defendants



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                             Deposition of ROBERT DICKSON HOFFMAN,

                 II, MD, PhD, 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, pursuant to notice and

                 stipulations of counsel, at University Hospitals

                 of Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland,

                 Ohio, on Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at 9:29

                 o'clock am

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                 APPEARANCES:



                       On behalf of the Plaintiff:

                             Jeffrey L Maloon, LLC, by

                             JEFFREY L MALOON, ESQ

                             175 South Third Street

                             Columbus, Ohio  43215

                             (614) 564-2602



                       On behalf of the Defendants

                       Gregory Boone, MD and

                       Metropolitan Surgery, Inc:

                             Reminger & Reminger, by

                             JAMES J BRUDNY, JR, ESQ

                             Courthouse Square

                             505 South High Street

                             Columbus, Ohio  43215

                             (614) 461-1311

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            1          On behalf of the Defendants Mount Carmel

            2          Health System and John J Thomas, MD:

            3                Earl, Warburton, Adams & Davis, by

            4                CHRISTOPHER R WALSH, ESQ

            5                136 West Mound Street

            6                Columbus, Ohio  43215

            7                (614) 464-2392

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            9          On behalf of the Defendants

           10          Ohio Gastroenterology Group, Inc,

           11          James A Edison, MD, Radiology, Inc,

           12          Ivan Zucker, MD and Robert B McGhee,

           13          MD:

           14                Colombo & Stuhr Co, LPA, by

           15                DANIEL J WHITE, ESQ

           16                5025 Arlington Centre Boulevard

           17                Suite 250

           18                Columbus, Ohio  43220

           19                (614) 326-3119

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            1          On behalf of the Defendants

            2          Michael L Corriveau, MD,

            3          Roy C St John, MD and

            4          Central Ohio Pulmonary Disease, Inc:

            5                Lane, Alton & Horst LLC, by

            6                TODD A COOK, ESQ

            7                175 South Third Street

            8                Columbus, Ohio  43215-5100

            9                (614) 228-6885

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           11          On behalf of the Defendant

           12          Kenneth B Weise, MD:

           13                Lane, Alton & Horst LLC, by

           14                ROBERT P MILLER, ESQ

           15                175 South Third Street

           16                Columbus, Ohio  43215-5100

           17                (614) 228-6885

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            1          On behalf of the Defendants

            2          William J Fanning, MD and

            3          Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Inc:

            4                Robins, Preston, Beckett,

            5                Hammond & Sewards, by

            6                FREDERICK A SEWARDS, ESQ

            7                1328 Dublin Road

            8                Columbus, Ohio  43215-1090

            9                (614) 486-8600

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