STATE OF OH'o


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             joHN LASTPAPES,  ET  AL,

                            plaintiffs,
       6                                           Case NO. 86-11057

                      V.
       7                            C INSTITUTE,
              CLEVELRND    pSyCHIATRI

              ET AL,
       9                     Defendants,

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       11                           OF KURT  A. BERTSCRINGFR, 14D
                           DEPOSITION
       12                   Wednesday, June  14, 1989

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        14                          URT A. BEPTSCHINGER, 14D, a witness,

        15     The depos' tion Of  Y,             aintiffs,  under the

        16      called for examination by the Pl                me, Robert

                ohio  Rules  Of  C'V' 1 Procedure, taxen before    state of
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         18     A.  Cangemil  a  Nota              ounsel, at 35550 curtis
                 Ohio, Pursuant tO agreement Of c                 the day
         19                         cing at 12-,30 o'clock P

         20      Boulevard,    com,en

          21     anci date above set forth.

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       1     APPEARANCES:

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       3     On behalf of the Plaintiffs;

       4     Weisman, Goldberg, Weisman & Kaufman
             James Goldberg, Esq.
       5     540 Leader Building
             Cleveland, Ohio 44114
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             On behalf of the Defendants:
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             Timothy Bojanowski, Esq.
       8     Assistant Attorney General
             Capital Square Office Building
       9     65 E. State Street
             Columbus, Ohio 43266-0590
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       1                         KURT A. BERTSCHINGER, MD
       2     a witness, called by the Plaintiffs
       3     pursuant to the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, having
       4     been first duly  sworn,  as  hereinafter  certified,  was
       5     examined and deposed as follows:
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       7                          CROSS-EXAMINATION

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       9     BY MR.  GOLDBERG:
      10     Q.      Doctor, my name is Jim Goldberg, and I represent
      11     John Lastrapes and his family in this case against the
      12     Cleveland Psychiatric Institute.
      13             I am going to ask you some questions concerning
      14     this case and your review of it.  If at any time you do
      15     not understand me, if you do not  hear  me,  can  I  have
      16     your understanding that you will ask me to repeat the
      17     questions so that when  you  answer  something,  we  will
      18     assume that you have heard it and understood it.
      19     A.      Yes, that's fine.
      20                  NR. GOLDBERG:              Let the record
      21             show this is the deposition of Dr. -- is it Kurt
      22             Bertschinger?
      23                  THE WITNESS:               That's right.
      24                  MR. GOLDBERG:              Being taken
      25             pursuant to agreement of counsel.

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       1                  MR. BOJANOWSKI:             Yes.
       2                  MR. GOLDBERG:              And therefore I
       3             assume we can have a waiver of any formalities
       4             in notice and service.
       5                  MR. BOJANOWSKI:            So waved.
       6     BY MR.   GOLDBERG:
       7     Q.      Doctor, would you state your name, please?
       8     A.      Kurt A. Bertschinger.
       9     Q.      Would you tell rne where your professional
     10      address is?
     11      A.      Yes.  My private offices is at 35550 Curtis
     12      Boulevard, Eastlake, Ohio.
     13      Q.      You say your private office?
     14      A.      Yes.
     15      Q.      Does that mean that you also work at
     16      hospitals?
     17      A.      Yes.  I am on the full-time staff at Laurelwood
     18      Hospital in Willoughby.
     19      Q.      Is that affiliated with any other hospital?
     20      A.      It has an affiliation with the Mt.  Sinai Medical
     21      Center  in Cleveland.
     22      0.      Do you have any other professional
     23      addresses?
     24      A.      Yes, I do.

     25              What other professional addresses do you



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