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                            IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

                              OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO





                 MICHELLE ARKO, Administratrix

                 of the Estate of Nathan Arko,

                 Decedent,                            Case Number

                      v.                              406077

                 METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER,

                             Defendant.





                             Deposition of FRANK MILLER III, 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, by agreement

                 of counsel, at the offices of the Cuyahoga County

                 Coroner's Office, 11001 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland,

                 Ohio, on Monday, the 23rd day of July 2001 at

                 2:00 p.m.

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                 APPEARANCES:



                       On behalf of the Plaintiffs:

                             Pomerantz & Crosby Co., L.P.A., by

                             DAVID I. POMERANTZ, ESQ.

                             20676 Southgate Park Boulevard

                             Suite 103

                             Maple Heights, Ohio  44137

                             (216) 587-1221



                       On behalf of the Defendant:

                             Ulmer & Berne, by

                             JEFFREY W. VAN WAGNER, ESQ.

                             900 Penton Media Building

                             1300 East Ninth Street

                             Cleveland, Ohio  44114

                             (216) 621-8400

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            1                FRANK MILLER III, 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 FRANK MILLER III, M.D.

            6    BY MR. VAN WAGNER:

            7          Q.    Dr. Miller, my name is Jeff Van

            8    Wagner and I represent MetroHealth Medica