IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

                          FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

                                    CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION

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                  ZAIRE WEST, A MINOR, BY AND THROUGH :  DEC. TERM. 1995
                  HIS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN,
                  ANGELA WEST

                             VS.

                  STEPHANIE AND GILLIS JONES, AND     : NO. 1278
                  THE PHILADELPHIA HOUSING AUTHORITY

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                          COURTROOM "G," COMPLEX LITIGATION CENTER
                                     WANAMAKER BUILDING
                                 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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                                        MAY 9, 1997

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                  BEFORE:  THE HONORABLE VICTOR J. DI NUBILE, JR.

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                             TESTIMONY OF DR. RICHARD P. WEDEEN


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                       GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR, OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
                                1321 ARCH STREET - SUITE 302
                                  PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19107
                                       (215) 686-4240
 






                  APPEARANCES:




                               LAW FIRM: HERBERT MONHEIT, P.C.
                               BY:  PETE KOHN, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF


                               LAW FIRM:  KOLBER AND FREIMAN
                               BY:  JANICE KOLBER, ESQUIRE
                                    EDITH A. PEARCE, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR P.H.A.



                               PEPPER, HAMILTON, AND SCHEETZ
                               BY:  GERALD B. SULLIVAN, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR STEPHANIE JONES


                               ALSO PRESENT:  GILLIS JONES  (PRO SE)



















                       GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR, OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
                                1321 ARCH STREET - SUITE 302
                                  PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19107
                                       (215) 686-4240
 









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                  WITNESSES               DIRECT  CROSS  REDIRECT  RECROSS
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                  DR. RICHARD P. WEDEEN      4     98     134

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         1

         2                         MORNING_SESSION
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         4

         5                     (AT 9:40 A.M. THE FOLLOWING TOOK

         6               PLACE IN OPEN COURT, ALL PARTIES PRESENT:)

         7                           MR. KOHN:  PLAINTIFFS NEXT CALL

         8               DR. RICHARD WEDEEN.

         9                           COURT CRIER:  PLEASE STATE YOUR

        10               FULL NAME FOR THE RECORD.

        11                           THE WITNESS:  DR. RICHARD P.

        12               WEDEEN.

        13                           COURT CRIER:  PLACE YOUR RIGHT

        14               HAND ON THE BIBLE.

        15                     DO YOU SWEAR THAT YOU WILL ANSWER

        16               TRUTHFULLY ALL QUESTIONS PUT TO YOU

        17               TOUCHING UPON THE MATTER NOW BEFORE THIS

        18               COURT SO HELP YOU GOD?

        19                           THE WITNESS:   I DO.

        20                     (THE WITNESS, HAVING BEEN FIRST DULY

        21               SWORN BY THE COURT CRIER, WAS EXAMINED AND

        22               TESTIFIED AS FOLLOWS:)

        23

        24
 
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         2                         DIRECT EXAMINATION

         3                            -     -     -

         4        BY MR. KOHN:

         5        Q.     GOOD MORNING, DR. WEDEEN.

         6        A.     GOOD MORNING.

         7        Q.     PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE JURY AND

         8        TELL THEM WHAT YOUR PROFESSION IS.

         9        A.     MY NAME IS DR. RICHARD WEDEEN.  I AM AN

        10        INTERNIST.  THAT MEANS A DOCTOR WHO IS A

        11        SPECIALIST IN INTERNAL MEDICINE W