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                           UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                            NORTHERK DISTRICT OF OHIO
       2                         EASTERN DIVISION

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       4      DEVIN MATZ, ETC.,              )
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       5                     Plaintiff,      )
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       6          vs.                        ) CaSe No. 5:94-CV-2492
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       7      WELSH COMPANY,                 )
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       8                     Defendant.      )

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      10                The deposition of RALPH LIPSEY BARNETT,

      11      called by the plaintiff for examination, pursuant to

      12      notice and pursuant to the  Rules  of  Civil  Procedure

      13      for the United States  District  Courts,  taken  before

      14      Joyce Fancsalszki, CSR and Notary  Public  in  and  for

      is      the County of Cook and State of Illinois, on

      16      January 24, 1996, at 10:30 a.m.,  at  5950  West  Touhy

      17      Avenue, Niles, Illinois.

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        1          PRESENT:

        2                WEISMAN, GOLDBERG & WEISMAN CO., L.P.A.,
                         By MR.  RICHARD J. BERRIS,
        3                1600 Midland Building,
                         Landmark Office Towers,
        4                Cleveland, Ohio  44115,

        5                  appeared on behalf of plaintiff;

        6                HERMANN CAHN & SCHNEIDER,
                         By MR.  GARY D. HERMANN,
        7                1301 East Ninth Street, Suite 500,
                         Cleveland, Ohio  44114-1876,
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                           appeared on behalf of defendant.
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