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                                IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
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                          FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
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                                    CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION
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                                          -  -  -
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                  JENNIFER BLITZER AND CHARLES  : AUGUST TERM, 1998
         6        BLITZER, AS PARENTS AND
                  NATURAL GUARIDANS OF HANNAH
         7        BLITZER

         8                 VS

         9        BETSY OSTROW, MD            : NO 2610
                         AND
        10        ANN ROBERTO, CRNP
                         AND
        11        CLINICAL CARE ASSOCIATES OF
                  THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA:
        12        OF HEALTH SYSTEM

        13                                -  -  -

        14                           FEBRUARY 28, 2001

        15        TESTIMONY OF:  CATHERINE FOLEY, MD
                  
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                                  COURTROOM 253, CITY HALL
        18                       PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

        19                                -  -  -

        20        BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J DI NUBILE, J
                                         AND A JURY
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        22                     GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR
                               OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
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                  APPEARANCES:
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         4                     BY:  MICHAEL J D'ANIELLO, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFFS
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         7                     MYLOTTE, DAVID AND FITZPATRICK
                               BY:  CHARLES A FITZPATRICK, III, ESQUIRE,
         8                     COUNSEL FOR ANN ROBERTO, CRNP

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                               GERMAN, GALLAGHER AND MURTAUGH
        11                     BY:  FRANK GEROLAMO, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR BETSY OSTROW, MD
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        14                     O'BRIEN AND RYAN
                               BY:  JOHN F O'BRIEN, III, ESQUIRE
        15                     COUNSEL FOR CLINICAL CARE ASSOCIATES

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         6        WITNESSES:
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         8                         DIRECT   CROSS  REDIRECT  RECROSS

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        11        CATHERINE FOLEY   4       26      53        62

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         1                           MR FITZPATRICK:  YOUR HONOR, I

         2               CALL DR FOLEY TO THE STAND

         3                           COURT CRIER:  PLEASE STEP UP

         4               REMAIN STANDING  PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT

         5               HAND  PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND

         6               SPELL YOUR LAST NAME

         7                           THE WITNESS:  DR CATHERINE

         8               FOLEY

         9                           COURT CRIER:  PLACE YOUR RIGHT

        10               HAND ON THE BIBLE

        11                     DO YOU SWEAR THAT YOU WILL ANSWER

        12               TRUTHFULLY ALL QUESTIONS PUT TO YOU

        13               TOUCHING THE MATTER NOW BEFORE THIS COURT

        14               SO HELP YOU GOD?

        15                           THE WITNESS:   I DO

        16                           MR FITZPATRICK:  YOUR HONOR,

        17               DO YOU KNOW WHAT EXHIBIT I AM UP TO

        18                           THE COURT:  YES  D-R-2

        19                           MR FITZPATRICK:  YOUR HONOR,

        20               I'M GOING TO MARK FOR THE RECORD EXHIBIT

        21               D-R-2 WHICH IS DR FOLEY'S RESUME OR

        22               CURRICULUM VITAE  AND D-R-3 WOULD BE THE

        23               REPORT THAT DR FOLEY SUBMITTED IN THIS

        24               CASE