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 1            IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
           PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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     OPAL FAGAN,           APRIL TERM, 2005
 4           Plaintiff,
                          :
 5            vs.
                          :
 6   ATX COMMUNICATIONS,
     INC.,                :
 7           Defendant.     NO. 3500
 8                      *  *  *
 9            Wednesday, February 28, 2007
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12             Videotape oral deposition
13   of IRA C. SACHS, D.O., held at the medical
14   offices of PHILADELPHIA ORTHOPEDIC GROUP,
15   Two Bala Plaza, Suite IL-1, Bala Cynwyd,
16   Pennsylvania  19004, beginning at
17   approximately 4:54 p.m., on the above date,
18   before Patricia A. Kelly, a Court Reporter
19   and Notary Public.
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22             ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SERVICES
              Four Penn Center, 12th Floor
23           1600 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
           Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19103
24                   (215) 988-9191
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 1   A P P E A R A N C E S:
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 5   LAW OFFICES OF SIMON ROSEN
     BY:  SIMON ROSEN, ESQUIRE
 6        Suite 3620
          1818 Market Street
 7        Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19103
          215-564-0212
 8        -- Representing the Plaintiff
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12   NAULTY, SCARICAMAZZA & MCDEVITT, LLC
     BY:  SEAN P. BUGGY, ESQUIRE
13        Suite 750
          One Penn Center at Suburban Station
14        1617 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
          Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19103
15        215-568-5116
          -- Representing the Defendant
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20   A L S O  P R E S E N T:
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         Jason Hoffmann, The Videographer
22       Esquire Deposition Services
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 1                     I N D E X
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     Testimony of:  IRA C. SACHS, D.O.
 4   
 5   By Mr. Buggy . . . . . . . . 6, 10, 76
 6   By Mr. Rosen . . . . . . . . 8, 26
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 9         D R.  S A C H S   E X H I B I T S
10   EXHIBIT NUMBER  DESCRIPTION   PAGE MARKED
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       A  Curriculum Vitae and attachment,
12        11 pages                           8
13     B  Report to Sean P. Buggy, Esquire,
          from Ira C. Sachs, D.O., dated
14        November 2, 2006, and Physician's
          Affidavit of Recovery dated
15        11-02-06, 9 pages                 15
16     C  Report to Sean P. Buggy, Esquire,
          from Ira C. Sachs, D.O., dated
17        January 24, 2007, 2 pages         15
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20   P-A  The Independent Medical Evaluation
          Specialists Pain Drawing, dated
21        11-2-06, 1 page                   73
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0005
 1                 THE VIDEOGRAPHER:  We are now
 2           on the record.  My name is Jason
 3           Hoffmann.  I'm a videographer
 4           employed by Esquire Deposition
 5           Services, 1600 J.F.K. Boulevard,
 6           Suite 1210, Philadelphia,
 7           Pennsylvania 19103.
 8                 This is a video deposition for
 9           the Court of Common Pleas,
10           Philadelphia County.  Today's date
11           is February 28th, 2007, and the time
12           is 4:54 p.m.
13                 This deposition is being held
14           at Two Bala Plaza, Bala Cynwyd,
15           Pennsylvania, in the matter of Opal
16           Fagan versus ATX Communications,
17           Inc.
18                 The deponent is Ira Sachs,
19           D.O.
20                 Present today, all counsel
21           will be noted on the stenographic
22           record.
23                 The court reporter will now
24           swear in the witness.
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 1                 (Whereupon, the witness was
 2           duly sworn.)
 3                 THE WITNESS:  Yes.
 4                      *  *  *
 5                 IRA C. SACHS, D.O., after
 6           having been first duly sworn, was
 7           examined and testified as follows:
 8                     *  *  *
 9          DIRECT EXAMINATION ON VOIR DIRE
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11   BY MR. BUGGY:
12           Q.    Good afternoon, Doctor.  My
13   name is Sean Buggy.  I represent the
14   defendant, ATX Commu