UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                                    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                                 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
                                          EASTERN DIVISION

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                  CHARLES SMITH,

                               Pl ai nti ff,
                                                            Civil Action
                       -VS-
                                                            No 1:92CV507
                  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                               Defendant

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                               The Deposition of DONALD C AUSTIN, MD taken

                  before me, Robert L Smith, CSR-5098, a Notary Public within and

                  for the County of Oakland (acting in Wayne), State of Michigan,

                  at Harper Professional Building, 4160 John R Suite 507,

                  Detroit, Michigan, on Monday, May 2, 1994

                  APPEARANCES:

                        WEISMAN, GOLDBERG & WEISMAN COMPANY, LPA
                        1600 Midland Building
                        101 Prospect Avenue,  West
                        Cleveland, Ohio  44115
                          (By Frederick Weisman, Esq and
                              Howard D Mishkind, Esq)

                             Appearing on behalf of Plaintiff,

                        UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
                        NORTHERN DISTRICT OF  OHIO
                        1800 Bank One Center
                        600 Superior Avenue,  East
                        Cleveland, Ohio  44114
                          (By William J Kopp, Esq
                              Maureen Murphy and Te@ry Walk, Esq)

                             Appearing on behalf of Defendant

                  Penobscol Building   Luzod Repordag Service       30903 Northwestern Hwy
                  Suite 2200                  9 6 2 - I 1 7 6                 Suite 100
                  Detroit, Michigan 48226                       Farmington Hills, Michigan 48018

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                    12         Exhibit No                                   Description                                                 Paqe

                    13                     1                                 Curriculum Vitae of                                              5
                                                                             Donald C Austin, MD
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                                           2                                 Three page report dated                                          5
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                    16                     3                                 Twenty-three pages of                                        100
                                                                             notes drafted by
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                    18                     4                                 Time Line regarding treatment                                100
                                                                             rendered to Charles Smith
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                               Penobscot Building                   Luzod Repordng Service                            30903   Northwestern   Hwy
                               Suite 2200                                      9 6 2 - I 1 7 6                                         Suite  100
                               Detroit, Michigan 48226                                                         Farmington Hills,  Michigan  48018

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