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                   IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS





                 MARILYN SARAN,

                             Plaintiff,

                       vs.                           Case No.

                 ELIAS GUZMAN,                       98-l-14994

                             Defendant.





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                             Deposition of ASA J. WILBOURN, M.D.,

                 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 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500

                 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday,

                 November 8, 2001, at 5:04 o'clock p.m.

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                 APPEARANCES:



                       On behalf of the Plaintiff:

                             Stride, Craddock & Stride, by

                             HERBERT F. STRIDE, ESQ.

                             111 West Washington Street

                             Suite 1837

                             Chicago, Illinois  60602-2773

                             (312) 346-5800



                       On behalf of the Defendant:

                             McCullough, Campbell & Lane, by

                             PATRICK M. GRABER, ESQ.

                             401 North Michigan Avenue

                             Chicago, Illinois  60611

                             (312) 923-4000

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            1          ASA J. WILBOURN, M.D., of lawful age,

            2    called for examination, as provided by the Ohio

            3    Rules of Civil Procedure, being by me first

            4    duly sworn, as hereinafter certified, deposed

            5    and said as follows:

            6          EXAMINATION OF ASA J. WILBOURN, M.D.

            7    BY MR. STRIDE:

            8          Q.    Doctor, is this okay?

            9          A.    Sure.

           10          Q.    Can