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                           IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

                             OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY, OHIO



                 M. LYNN COBLENTZ, ADMINISTRATRIX

                 OF THE ESTATE OF KELLY ALICIA

                 COBLENTZ, DECEASED,

                             Plaintiff,

                       vs.                         Case No.

                 EMERGENCY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES,  2002-CV-00430

                 INC., ET AL.,

                             Defendant.



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                             Deposition of CHARLES EMERMAN, M.D.,

                 called for examination under the statute, taken

                 before me, Lori Ann Callahan, a Certified

                 Realtime Reporter and Notary Public in and for

                 the State of Ohio, pursuant to notice and

                 stipulations of counsel, at the offices of The

                 Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland,

                 Ohio, on Wednesday, August 6, 2003 at 2:00

                 o'clock p.m.

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                 APPEARANCES:



                       On behalf of the Plaintiff:

                             Scanlon & Gearinger Co., LPA, by

                             MARK HILKERT, ESQ.

                             1100 First Merit Tower

                             106 S. Main Street

                             Akron, Ohio  44308



                       On behalf of the Defendants:

                             Harrington, Hope & Mitchell, by

                             JAMES L. BLOMSTROM, ESQ.

                             26 Market Street, Suite 1200

                             Youngstown, Ohio  44503



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            1          CHARLES EMERMAN, 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 CHARLES EMERMAN, M.D.

            7    BY MR. HILKERT: