2       STATE OF OHIO

                      COUNTY OF SUMMIT
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                      IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
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              6       -TANET A. RALSTON, et al.,

              7                           Plaintiffs,

              8              -against-                     Case No.

              9                                            CV 95 08 2680

                      AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER,
            10        et al.,

            11                            Defendants.

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                                                    425 West 59th Street
            14                                      New York, New York

            1 5                                     May 29, 1997

            16                                      9:43 a.m.


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            18              DEPOSITION of MAUREEN KILLACKEY, M.D.1 a

            19        nonpa.rty witness, taken by the Defendants,

            20        pursuant to Notice, at the above-mentioned time

            21        and place, before Leonard Sweet, R.P.R., a Notary

            22        Public of the State of New York.

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             2        A P P E A R A N C E S:

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                      WEISMAN, GOLDBERG & WEISMAN, ESQS.
             4         Attorneys for Plaintiffs
                        1600 Midland Building
             5          Cleveland,  Ohio  44115
                      BY:  BENITO ANTOGNOLI, ESQ.
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             7        GRAVENS & FRANEY CO., L.L.P.
                       Attorneys for  Defendant
             8         Akron General Medical Center
                        1240 Standard  Building
             9          Cleveland,  Ohio  44113
                      BY: MARTIN  FRANEY,  ESQ.
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             11       JACOBSON, MAYNARD, TUSCHMAN & KALUR, ESQS.
                       Attorneys for  Defendant
             12        John R. Karlen, M.D.
                        202 MontrOBe West Avenue
             13          Suite 200
                         Akron, Ohio  44231
             14       BY:  MICHAEL EDMINISTER, ESQ.

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              1                      Killackey, M.D.
              2              A     Uh-huh.
              3              Q     However, there are  some  inherent

              4       difficulties in conducting a  deposition  such

              5       as this by telephone, and the first  of  which

              6       is, obviously, we can't see what is  in  front

              7       of you, so we'll deal with that in  a  moment,

              8       but I would ask that you also speak very

              9       clearly, and I'm going to assume that  if  you

             10       answer a question, that you've  underbtood  my

             11       question.  If you don't understand my

             12       question, pleabe ask me to repeat it or

             13       rephrase it and I'll attempt to do so.

             14                    Also, if you could  please  answer

             15       .yes" or "no" when the question calls for such

             16       an answer as opposed to saying something on

             17       the order of "uh-huh.11

             18                    Do you understand those rules?
             19              A     Yes, yes.
             20              Q     Great, thank you.
             21                    Also, I will try to wait until
             22       you have completed your answer before I  ask  a
             23       question because we certainly don't want to be
             24       talking on top of one another because  it  will
             25       really complicate the record.
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                1                    Killackey, M.D.
                2                  I have been provided a copy of a
                3      curriculum vitae through Mr. Antognoli's
                4      office, and it