IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
2 EASTERN DIVISION

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4 CHARLES SMITH,

5  Plaintiff,

6 vs. Case No. 1:92 CV 505

7 DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN
AFFAIRS, Judge Ann Aldrich
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 Defendant.
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DEPOSITTON OF EDGAR S. CARELL, M.D.
11  Wednesday, February 3, 1993

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13 The deposition by conference call of EDGAR S.

14 CARELL, M.D., a witness, called for examination

15 by the Plaintiff under the Federal Rules of Civil

16 Procedure, taken before me, Diane M. Stevenson, a

17 Registered Professional Reporter and Notary

is Public in and for the state of Ohio, by agreement

19 of counsel, at the offices of Weisman, Goldberg &

20 Weisman Co., LPA, 1600 Midland Building,

21 Cleveland, Ohio, with a conference call to

22 Dr. Carell's office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,

23 commencing at 6:00 p.m., the day and date above

24 set forth.

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Diane M. Stevenson, RPR, CM
Morse, Gantverg & Hodge

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1 APPEARANCFS:

2 On hehalf of the Plaintiff:

3 Howard Mishkind, Esq.
Weisman, Goldberg & Weisman Co., LPA
4 1600 Midland Building
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
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6 On be half of the De f e ndant:

7 William J. Kopp, Esq.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys
8 U.S. Depar tmen t of Justice
1800 Bank One Center
9 600 Superior Avenue, East
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
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Diane M. Stevenson, RPR, CM
Morse, Gantverg & Hodge

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1 EDGAR S. CARELL, M.D.

2 A witness, called for examination by the

3 Plaintiff, under the Rules, having been first

4 duly sworn, as hereinafter certified, was

5 examined and testified as follows:

6 CROSS-EXAMINATION

7 BY MR.  MISHKTND:

8 Q. Would you state your name for the record, please.

9 A. Edgar S. Carel2.

10 Q. That is C A R E L L?

11 A. Yes.

12 Q. Dr. Carell, my name is Howard Mishkind.  As 1 am

13 sure you know, I represent Charles Smith in

14 connection with the lawsuit that has been filed

15 on his behalf against the Veteran's Administra-

16 tion.

17 I am going to be asking you some questions,

18 Doctor.  If you do not hear me or do not

19 understand what I an-, asking, please tell me, and

20 I will try to repeat it, I will have the court

21 reporter read it back, I will do whatever is

22 necessary to get the question to you so that it

23 is intelligible and you unde