IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
                                     OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO

                                        CASE    NO. 249677


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                 LESLIE HERTZ, et al.,            :
                                                  :
                                   Plaintiffs,    :       DEPOSITION UPON

                             VS.                  :       ORAL EXAMINATION
                                                  :             OF
                 LAKEWOOD   HOSPITAL   ASSOCIATION,:    DR. JEFFREY S. GROEGER

                 et al.,                          :
                                                  :
                                  Defendants.     :
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                                TRANSCRIPT  of  the deposition of DR.  JEFFREY S.
                 GROEGER, an expert witness herein, called for oral Examination
                 by the parties in the above-entitled action, said deposition
                 being taken pursuant to Notice by and before MARIA L. ALOIA,
                 C.S.R., a Notary Public and Certified Shorthand Reporter of
                 the State of New Jersey, at NEWARK AIRPORT, THE PRESIDENTS
                 CLUB, Newark, New Jersey, on Thursday, July 28, 1994,
                 commencing at 2:35 p.m.

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



                     WEISMAN, GOLDBERG & WEISMAN, ESQS.,
                     By:  RICHARD J. BERRIS, ESQ.,
                     1600 Midland Building
                     Cleveland, Ohio 44115
                     TEL:  (216) 781-1111  FAX:  (216) 781-6747
                     Attorneys for the Plaintiffs.


                     WESTON, HURD, FALLON, PAISLEY & HOWLEY, ESQS.,
                     By:  STEPHEN D. WALTERS, ESQ.,
                     2500 Terminal Tower
                     Cleveland, Ohio 44113-2241
                     TEL:  (216) 241-6602  FAX:  (216) 621-8369
                                                     od Hospital.
                     Attorneys for the Defendant Lakewo




               VIA TELEPHONE CONFERENCE:

                     JACOBSON, MAYNARD, TUSCHMAN & KALUR, ESQS.,
                     By:  THOMAS TERRY, III, ESQ.,
                     1001 Lakeside Avenue
                     Suite 1600
                     Cleveland, Ohio 44115
                     TEL:  (216) 736-8600  FAX:  (216) 621-3947
                     AttorneyB for the Defendants Lakewood
                     Anesthesia Group and Bernardo Reyes, M.D.

                     REMINGER & REMINGER, ESQS.,
                     By:  MARC GROEDEL
                     The 113 St. Clair Building
                     Cleveland, Ohio 44114
                     TEL:  (216) 687-1311  FAX:  (216) 687-1841
                     Attorneys for the Defendants Westshore Medical
                     Care Foundation and Hippocrates Tabora, M.D.

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              7DR. JEFFREY S. GROEGER
                     By Mr. Terry           4                   87           93
              8      By Mr. Groedel                  45
                     By Mr. Walters                  59
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                DR GROEGER - DIRECT

              1 J E F F R E Y  S.   G R 0 E G E R, M. D.,  17 Colgate Drive,

              2                        Bardonia, New York 10956, being first

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