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        1              SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY
                        MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
        2                      LAW DIVISION

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        5   ERNESTO J. RODRIGUEZ, SR.    :
            and ANNA RODRIGUEZ, h/w,     :
        6                    Plaintiff,  :
                                         :  DOCKET NUMBER
        7                vs.             :  L-002868-96
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        8   ANIL DESHPANDE, M.D.,        :
            et al.,                      :
        9                    Defendants. :

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                          Tuesday, March 7, 2000
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       14              Videotaped oral deposition of MATTHEW

       15   J. DOUGHERTY, M.D., taken at the offices of

       16   MATTHEW J. DOUGHERTY, M.D., 700 Spruce Street,

       17   Suite 101, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19106,

       18   beginning at 6:49 p.m., before Cheryl L. Goldfarb,

       19   a Registered Professional Reporter and an approved

       20   reporter of the United States District Court.

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       22              ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SERVICES
                      1880 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
       23                       15th Floor
                    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19103
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        1   A P P E A R A N C E S :

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                 GARY R. KATZ, ESQUIRE
        3        LAW OFFICES OF GARY R. KATZ
                       800 Kings Highway North
        4              Suite 301
                       Cherry Hill, New Jersey  08034
        5              856.667.7338
                 -- Representing the Plaintiffs
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        7        JAY GEBAUER, ESQUIRE
                 POST & SCHELL, P.C.
        8              Adams Place, Suite 3
                       701 White Horse Road
        9              Voorhees, New Jersey  08043
                       856.627.8900
       10        -- Representing the Defendant,
                    Anil Deshpande, M.D.
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            A L S O   P R E S E N T :
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       15        MARCK REISBORD, The Video Technician
                       Esquire Deposition Services
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        1                       I N D E X

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        3   WITNESS:  MATTHEW J. DOUGHERTY, M.D.

        4   QUESTIONED BY:                               PAGE:

        5           MR. GEBAUER (Direct)                    5

        6           MR. KATZ (Cross)                       36

        7           MR. GEBAUER (Redirect)                107

        8           MR. KATZ (Recross)                    111

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       10                    E X H I B I T S

       11   NUMBER           DESCRIPTION         MARKED FOR ID

       12   (No exhibits.)

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                        MATTHEW J. DOUGHERTY, M.D.           4




        1                 P R O C E E D I N G S

        2              THE VIDEO TECHNICIAN:  We are now on

        3        the record.

        4              My name is Marck Reisbord.  I'm a video

        5        technician employed by Esquire Deposition

        6        Services, 1880 J.F.K. Boulevard, 15th Floor,

        7        Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

        8              This is a video deposition for the

        9        Superior Court of New Jersey, Mercer County,

       10        New Jersey, Law Division, Docket Number

       11        L-002868-96.

       12              Today's date is March 7th, 2000, and

       13        the time is 6:49 p.m.

       14              This deposition is being held at

       15        700 Spruce Street, Suite 101, Philadelphia,

       16        Pennsylvania, in the matter of Ernesto J.

       17        Rodriguez, Sr. and Anna Rodriguez, husband

       18        and wife, versus Anil Deshpande, M.D., Robert