1   STATE OF  OHIO
            COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA                        SS:
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                                IN THE COURT  OF COMMON PLEAS
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        5   LAURIE   SMITH

        6        Plaintiff

        7   VS                                       CASE NO: 76,756

        Fi  CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN
            GENERAL HOSPITAL, et al
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                 Defendants
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        12            Pursuant to Notice, the deoosition of DAVID G JACOBSR

        13  t4D was taken on Thursday, September 24, 1987, commencing at

        14  10:15 am, at the office of Waiis Reporting, Inc  Suite 703t

        15  207 East Redwood Street, Baltimore, ,4aryland 21202, before

        16  Richard D Baker, Jr, a Notary Public

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        18  APPEARANCES:

        19               Richard Berris, Esquire
                         on behalf of the Plaintiff
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                         Robert C i4aynard, Esquire
        21               on behalf of the Defendant Mary B Matejczyk, MD



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        1  APPEARANCES (Cont):

        2             John R Irvin, Esquire
                      on behaif of the Defendant Cleveland Metropoiitan

        3             Generai Hospital

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        5  Reported by:  Richard D Baker, Jr
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        1                                INDEX                       PAGE
        2   WITNESS
        3   David G Jacobs, MD
        4   EXAMINATIONS
        5   By Mr Berris                                              4
        6   By t-Ir  Maynard                                          56
        7   Reexamination by Mr Berris                               84
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        1                           STIPULATIONS
        2            It is stipulated and agreed by and between counsel
        3   for the respective parties that the reading and signing
        4   of this deposition by the witness be and the same are
        5   hereby waived
        6             It is further stipuialed and agreed that the
        7   filing of tnis deposition with the Cierk of the Court be
        8   and the same is hereby waived
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        10                        DAVID G JACOBS, MD,
        11  called for examination, having first been duly sworn to
        12  teli the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth,
        13  testified as foilows:
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        15              EXAMINATION BY MR  BERRIS:
        16        Q     State your full name, please
        17        A     David George Jacobs
        13        Q     You are a physician?
        19        A     That's correct
        2r        Id    vhat's your date of birth?
        21        A     January 17th, 1953

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        1          Q    And your present residence address?
        2          A    2229 Clove Terrace, Baltimore, Maryland 21209
        3          Q    How iong have you been living in Baltimore?
        4          A    Since July Ist, 1987
        5          Q    You graduated froni what medical school?
        6          A    Corneli University
        7          Q    And what year?
        8          A    1979
        9          Q    And fol-Lowing your graduation from medicai school
        10   what  did you do?
        11         A    Did a surgical internship at the hospital,
        12   University of Pennsylvania in Philadelpnia between 1979 and
        13   1980  In 1980 I came to Cleveland and started a surgicai
        14   residency which I finished in June of 1986
        15         Q    When did you come to Cleveiand?
        16         A    Juiy of 1980
        17         Q    So you would iiave been in Cieveland in your
        18   residency  for 6 years?
        19         A    On and off, yes
        20         Q    Was there some interruption?
        21         A    Yes, there was