STATE OF OHIO,
                                SS:
           COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA.


                     IN THE COURT OF COM@ION PI.EAS



       LQ  Dorian Shearer, a minor,
           etc., et al.,

                       Plaintiffs,

                VS.                           tio. 68028

           University flospitals of
           Cleveland, et al.,

                        Defendants.





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                 Deposition of CIIARLES WHITTEN, M.D., taken

           before Debra A. Stepanovic, a Notary Public
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           within and for the State of Oliio, at the offices of

           Kitchen, Messner & Deery, 1305 Superior Building,

           Cleveland, Ohio, at 4:10 p.m., Thursday, the 31st

           day of October, 1985, pursuant to stipulations of

           counsel, on behalf of the Defendants Delbert

           Boober, M.D., et al.

                      ROBERT J. RUA & ASSOCIATES
                                   Coun Reporters
                       700 SUPERIOR BUILDING o CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114
                                     241-5500

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           1   APPEARANCEST

           2         Weisman* Goldberg & Weisman, by
                     Mr. Jed WeLsman
           3             and
                     Mr. Macvin R. Schifft
           4
                                 on behalf of the Plaintiffs;
           5
                     Arter & Haddon, by
           6         Mr. Ed B. Duncant

           7                     on behalf of the Defondant
                                 University Hospitals of Clovelandy

                     Kitchenp Measner & Deery, by
           9         Mr. Steven W. Albert#

           10                    on behalf of the Defendants
                                 Delbort Booher, M.D., at al.?
           11
                     McNamara, G*mporlin* & Wagner, by
           12        No. M. Craig Danahy,

           13                    on behalf of the Defendants
                                 Case Western Reserve University,
           14                    et Al.

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           17                It waa stipulated by and between counsel
           is  for Plaintiffs and Defendants that this deposition may
           19  be takon in stenotypy by Debra A. Stepanovic, and
           20  that all requirementa of the Ohio Rules of Civil
           21  Proc*dure with regard to notice of time and place of
           22  taking this deposition are waived.
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           1                    CHARLES WHITTBNR N.V.,  of  lawful

           2               age, called by the  Defendants  Delbert

           3               Boohort N.D., et al. for the purpose

           4               of examination# as provided by the

           5               Ohio Rules of Civil Procedurt, being by

           6               me first duly sworn, as hereinafter

           7               cortifi*d, deposed and said as follows:

           9           EXAMINATION OF CHARLES P. WRITTEN? M.D.
           10  BY MR.  ALBERT3
           11  0     All right.  would you state your full name for
           12        the record and spell your last name,  please?
           13  A     Charles P. Whittent W-h-i-t-t-e-n.
           14  0     You're a modical doctor?
           15  A     I am.
           16  0     Dr. Whitten, I'm Steve Albert. we  have  been
           17        introduced very briefly prior to the
           is        commencement of this depositione and  I  will
           19        *xplain to you some details of the  procedure
           20        of the deposition as I am going to follow them
           21        and hopefully you will follow them, and  that
           22        is that this is a deposition being  taken  in
           23        the State of Ohio pursuant to a  rule  calltd
           24        Rule 26(B).
           25            Rule 26(B) affords me the opportunity  to
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           1         ask you quostions to find out  opinions  which

           2         you have an they pertain to a  certain  lawsuit

           3         which has been filed In Cuyahoga Countyr

           4         Cleveland, Ohio, so that I may prepare to

           5         cross-examin* you in the *vent that  this  case

           6         in tried as it is now scheduled or at some

           7         later date as the court may deem fit to
           9         schedule for trial.
           9             Consequentlyt I am not at this  time  cross
           10        examining you.  I am not in any fash