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         2                      IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

         3                FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

         4                          CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION

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         6        ALICIA DE SIMONE, A MINOR, BY : DEC TERM, '98
                  THE PARENTS AND NATURAL
         7        GUARDIANS, JOHN AND
                  DONNA DE SIMONE
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                           VS
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                  NORMAN I QUINN, JR, MD    :  NO 2977
        10               AND
                  MARY ANNE GAZDICK, MD,
        11        GREGG A SONSINI, MD AND
                  PEDIATRICS ASSOCIATES OF
        12        PLYMOUTH, INC

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        14                             APRIL 18, 2001

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                                  COURTROOM 253, CITY HALL
        17                       PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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        19        BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J DI NUBILE, J
                                         AND A JURY
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                               GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR
        23                     OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER

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         4                     BY:  BARTON A HAINES, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFFS
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                               POST AND SCHELL, PC
         7                     BY:  ANDRE WASHINGTON, ESQUIRE,
                               COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANTS
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                                        INDEX
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         3        WITNESSES:
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                  ROBERT STAVIS, MD   5       10      63        72
         5                             17       37

         6        NORMAN QUINN         75      107

         7        MARY ANN GAZDICK    113      128     143

         8        STEPHEN TOWNEND     151      160     162

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                  D-5          REPORT OF DR STAVIS               5
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                  D-6          CV OF DR STAVIS                 5
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                  D-7          CV AND REPORT  OF DR TOWNEND  151
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         2                         MORNING_SESSION
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         6                     (WHEREUPON, AT 9:40 AM THE

         7               FOLLOWING TOOK PLACE IN OPEN COURT, IN THE

         8               PRESENCE OF THE JURY:)

         9                           THE COURT:  THANK YOU ALL FOR

        10               YOUR PATIENCE AND COURTESY IN THIS MATTER

        11               I KNOW THE LITIGANTS AND COUNSEL APPRECIATE

        12               IT AND SO DO I, DEFINITELY  MR

        13               WASHINGTON

        14                           MR WASHINGTON:  YOUR HONOR, I

        15               WILL CALL DR ROBERT STAVIS TO THE STAND

        16                           COURT CRIER:  PLEASE STATE YOUR

        17               FULL NAME FOR THE RECORD

        18                           THE WITNESS:  ROBERT STAVIS

        19                           COURT CRIER:  PLACE YOUR RIGHT

        20               HAND ON THE BIBLE

        21                     DO YOU SWEAR THAT YOU WILL ANSWER

        22               TRUTHFULLY ALL QUESTIONS PUT TO YOU

        23               TOUCHING THE MATTER NOW BEFORE THIS COURT

        24               SO HELP YOU GOD?