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                                   IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
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                             FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
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                                       CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION
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                     MARTHA J. BLOCK            : OCT. TERM, 2000
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                     HEAVENER, INC, ET AL.
         8                                      :  NO.  1147

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        10                                DECEMBER 13, 2001
                                     COURTROOM 253, CITY HALL
        11                          PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

        12                        TESTIMONY OF IRENE MENDELSOHN
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                     BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J. DI NUBILE, JR
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                                  GEORGE D'ANGELIS, R.P.R.
        21                        OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
                                  COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
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         4                        DUFFY AND KEENAN
                                  BY:  THOMAS J. DUFFY, ESQUIRE
         5                        KENNETH F. FULGINITI, ESQUIRE
                                  COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFFS
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                                  JENKINS, RUBINATE, WOLF AND RUBINATE
         7                        BY:  GARY S. WILLIAMS, ESQUIRE
                                  COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT
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         2                                   MR. DUFFY:  AT THIS LOOK

         3                  TO CALL AT THIS {LIEN|LEAN} MEMBER DOW

         4                  SYNDROME.

         5                              COURT CRIER:  SAY THE YOUR NAME

         6                  SPELL YOUR LAST NAME .

         7                                   THE WITNESS:  I 

         8                   MEMBER DOW SON.  MR. HE IN D HE

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 IS 0 H IN <-RP> COURT CRIER:  PLACE

        10                  YOUR RIGHT HAND ON THE BIBLE.  STATE YOUR

        11                  FULL NAME.

        12                              THE WITNESS:  JOHN L. SBARBARO.

        13                              COURT CRIER:  YOU DO SWEAR THAT

        14                  YOU WILL ANSWER TRUTHFULLY ALL QUESTIONS

        15                  PUT TO YOU TOUCHING THE MATTER NOW BEFORE

        16                  THIS COURT SO HELP YOU GOD.

        17                              THE WITNESS:   I DO.

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        19                             (DIRECT_EXAMINATION)
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        20           BY MR. BADEY:

        21           Q.     .

        22           BY MR. DUFFY:

        23           Q.    POLICE MEN CAN YOU TELL THE JURY WHAT YOUR

        24            IS?

        25           A.    YES, I AM A VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
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         1           COUNSELOR.

         2           Q.    COULD YOU EXPLAIN {TO THE|TO TELL} JURY WHAT

         3           THAT IS?

         4           A.    YES WITH HIM BASICALLY THE FIELD OF

         5           REHABILITATION COUNSELING INVOLVES WORKING WITH

         6           PEOPLE FROM A VOCATIONAL S