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 1   IN THE STATE COURT OF FULTON COUNTY
                      STATE OF GEORGIA
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 3   ALEXANDRA PSOMIADIS and       )
    JOHN PSOMIADIS,               )
 4                                 )
                   Plaintiffs,    )
 5                                 ) CIVIL ACTION FILE
               vs                )
 6                                 ) NO 01VS018334E
    KATHRYN A HUGHES, MD,      )
 7   ELIZABETH A HOLLAND, MD,    )
    GEORGIA SURGICAL PROFESSIONAL )
 8   ASSOCIATES, PC, and         )
    RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF       )
 9   ATLANTA, PA,                )
                                  )
10                  Defendants    )
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13             Deposition of COLLEEN S AUSTIN, MD,
14        pursuant to the stipulations stated herein,
15        before Deborah H Weigel, Certified Court
16        Reporter and Notary Public, at Atlanta Cancer
17        Care, 1100 Lake Hearn Drive, Suite 500, Atlanta,
18        Georgia, on the 26th day of February 2002,
19        commencing at the hour of 4:20 pm
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                   DEBORAH H WEIGEL, CCR
24                    395 OLD TREE TRACE
                   ROSWELL, GEORGIA  30075
25                       (770)552-6818

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 1   APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL:
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 3   For the Plaintiffs:
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                   JONATHAN J WADE, Esq
 5                  Webb, Lindsey, Collins,
                     Jones & Wade LLC
 6                  400 Westpark Court
                   Suite 220
 7                  Peachtree City, Georgia  30269
                   (770)631-1811
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 9   For the Defendants Kathryn A Hughes, MD, and
      Georgia Surgical Professional Associates, PC:
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11                  ANNA BURDESHAW FRETWELL, Esq
                   Love Willingham
12                    Peters Gilleland & Monyak, LLP
                   Suite 2200
13                  Bank of America Plaza
                   600 Peachtree Street, NE
14                  Atlanta, Georgia  30308
                   (404)607-0100
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16   For the Defendants Elizabeth A Holland, MD, and
      Radiology Associates of Atlanta, PA:
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18                  JENIFER STEPHENS, Esq
                   Alston & Bird
19                  One Atlantic Center
                   1201 West Peachtree Street
20                  Atlanta, Georgia  30309-3424
                   (404)881-7000
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 1                   INDEX TO EXAMINATION
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 3   Examination by Mr Wade5
 4   Examination by Ms Fretwell18
 5   Examination by Ms Stephens36
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 1             (Pursuant to the Official Code of Georgia
         Annotated, Section 9-11-28(a) and (d), and
 2        Section 15-14-37(a), (b), and (c), the court
         reporter has disclosed on the record there is no
 3        arrangement, financial or otherwise, made
         between the attorney or any party for the taking
 4        of this deposition)
 5             MR WADE:  Doctor, you know you have the
 6        right to read and sign the deposition  What is
 7        your preference?
 8             THE WITNESS:  I would like to read and
 9        sign
10             MR WADE:  And she can do it before any
11        notary public
12             (It was stipulated and agreed by and
13        between counsel for the respective parties and
14        the witness that the signature of the witness to
15        the deposition be reserved)
16             MR WADE:  This will be the deposition of
17        Dr Colleen Austin  It is taken by agreement of
18        counsel with all formalities waived
19             The deposition is being taken for purposes
20        of discovery and all other purposes permitted
21        under the Georgia Civil Practice Act  I suggest
22        the usual stipulations regarding objections
23        apply, that is, all objections except those
24        going to the form of the question or
25        responsiveness of the answer will be reserved

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 1        until the time the deposition is first sought to
 2        be used
 3             Is that agreeable?
 4             MS FRETWELL:  Yes
 5             MS STEPHENS:  That's fine