IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
     2               OF SCIOTO COUNTY, OHIO
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     4  WILLIAM NICHOLS, et al.,:
     5       Plaintiffs,
     6       VS.                    Case No. 93-CI-193
     7  FAMILY MEDI-CENTER,
     8  et  al
     9       Defendants.
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   11        Deposition of SETH   KANTOR, M.D., a
   12   witness herein, called by the Plaintiffs for
   13   cross-examination under the statute, taken
   14   before me, Allison A. Kimmel, a Registered
   is   Professional Reporter and Notary Public in and
   16   for the State of Ohio, by agreement of counsel
   17   and without notice or other legal formality,
   18   at the offices of Dr. Seth Kantor, The Ohio
   19   State University College of Medicine, 260
   20   Meiling Hall, 370 West Ninth Avenue, Columbus,
   21   Ohio, on Tuesday, September 27, 1994, at 2:3S
   22   o'clock p.m.
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     1  APPEARANCES:

     2             Weisman, Goldberg & Weisman Co., LPA
                   1600 Midland Building
     3             101 Prospect Avenue West
                   Cleveland, Ohio 44115
     4             By Benito Antognoli,

     5                  On behalf of the Plaintiffs.

     6             Bannon, Howland & Dever
                   325 Masonic Building
     7             Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
                   By Robert E. Dever,
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                        On behalf of the Defendants.
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     1                      Tuesday Afternoon Session
     2                      September 27, 1994
     3                      2:35 o'clock p.m.
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     5            It is stipulated by and between
     6  counsel for the respective parties that  the
     7  deposition of SETH KANTOR, M.D., a  Witness
     B  herein, called by the Plaintiffs for
     9  cross-examination under the statute, may  be
   10   taken at this time by the Notary, by agreement
   11   of counsel without notice or other legal
   12   formality; that said deposition may be reduced
   13   to writing in stenotypy by the Notary, whose
   14   notes may thereafter be transcribed out of the
   15   presence of the witness; that proof of  the
   16   official character and qualification of  the
   17   Notary is waived; that the signature of  the
   18   said SETH KANTOR, M.D. to the transcript  of
   19   the deposition is expressly waived by counsel
   20   and the witness; said deposition to have the
   21   same force and effect as though signed by the
   22   said SETH KANTOR, M.D.
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     1           MR. ANTOGNOLI:  This is the
     2   deposition of Dr. Seth Kantor being taken by
     3   agreement between the parties in the case of
     4   Nichols versus Family Medi-Center, et al., now
     5   pending in the Scioto County Court of Common
     6   P I e a s .
     7            As I mentioned, this is being taken
     8   pursuant to agreement between the parties.
     9   I'm assuming that all the usual stipulations
     10  concerning any defects in notice,
     11  qualifications of our court reporter, et
     12  cetera, can be entered into; is that correct?
     13           MR. DEVER:  That's right.
     14           MR. ANTOGNOLI:  Thank you.
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     16               SETH KANTOR, M.D.
     17  by me first duly sworn, as hereinafter
     18  certified, deposes and says as follows:
     19                CROSS-EXAMINATION
     20  BY MR.  ANTOGNOLI:
     21  Q.        Doctor, my name is Bennie Antognoli.
     22  I'm an attorney in Cleveland, and I represent
     23  a gentleman by the name of William Nichols
     24  from Portsmouth, Ohio.

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     1            Have you ever had your  deposition
     2  taken before?
     3  A .       Y e s
     4  Q.        So you are somewhat familiar  with
     5  the process.  Let me just give you  a  couple
     6  reminders primarily to make sure that we get a
     7  clean record