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      1         State of Ohio,
                                      SS:
      ?         County of Cuyahoga.)

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      4                  Ill THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

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      6         JAMES PESKIN, et al.,

      7                  Plaintiffs,

      8            VS.                      Case No. 148,870

      9         THE MT. SINAT MEDICAL
                CEI,ITER, et al.,          Judge Patricia Gaughan
     10
                         Defendants.
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                 DEPOSITIOI,L OF LEROY J. DIERKER, JR., M.D.
     13                  Thursday, January 18, 1990

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     15              The deposition of LEROY J. DIERKER, JR.,

     16         M.D., a witness, called for examination by the

     17         Plaintiffs under the Ohio Rules of Civil

     18         Procedure, taken before me, Diane M. Stevenson,

     19         a Registered Professional Reporter and Notary

     20         Public in and for the state of Ohio, by

     21         agreement of counsel, at the offices of Weston,

     22         Hurd, Fallon, Paisley & Howley, 25th Floor

     23         Terminal Tower, Cleveland, Ohio, commencing at

     24         11:10 a.m., the day alnd date above set forth.

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                          Diane M. Stevenson, RPR
                          Morse, Gantverg & Hodge

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      1                LEROY J. DIERKER, JR., M.D.

      2       A witness, called for examination by the

      3       Plaiiitiffs, under the Rules, having been first

      4       dulv sworn, as hereinaftei- certified, was

      5       examined and testified as follows:

      6                    CROSS-EXAMINATION

      7       BY MR.  BERRIS:

      2  Q.   State your full name, please.

      9  A.   LeRoy Joseph Dierker,  Jr.

    10   Q.   You are a physician?

    1 1  A .  Yes.

    12   Q.   Your specialty area of practice is obstetrics

    13        and gynecology?

    1 4  A .  It is.

    15   Q.   I note also in your CV that the subject matter

    16        of perinatology, as  well.

    17   A.   y e s .

    18   Q.   Are you a  perinatologist?

    19   A.   I