1                         STATE OF OHIO

                 2                    IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS

                 3

                 4 JOHN LASTRAPES and
                   DOROTHY LASTRAPES
                 5
                                      Plaintiffs,
                 6 -vs-                                      Case No. 88-11057

                 7
                   THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL
                 8 HEALTH,

                 9                     Defendant.

                 10

                 11 APPEARANCES:

                 12 WEISMAN, GOLDBERG, WEISMAN & KAUFMAN, Co., LPA,

                 13    540 Leader Building, Cleveland, Ohio, 44114

                 14    For the Plaintiffs.

                 15    BY:  JAMES GOLDBERG

                 16 ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, Capitol Square Office

                 17    Building, 65 East State Street, Suite 700,

                 18    Columbus, Ohio 43266-0590

                 19    For the Defendant

                 20    BY:  MARILENA RINALDI WALTERS and

                 21         TIMOTHY J. BOJANOWSKI

                 22
                                 DEPOSITION OF DONALD C. AUSTIN, M.D.
                 2 3

                 24                       Taken on June 7, 1989

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                    1                        The deposition of DONALD C.
                    2      D., a witness in the above-entitled cause, taken
                    3before Susan K. Jones, Certified Shorthand Reporter and
                    4Notary Public in and for Oakland County, Michigan, (Acting in
                    5Wayne County, Michigan) at 4160 John R, Suite 507, Detroit,
                                                   1989, commencing at about
                    6Michigan,on the 7th day of June,
                    74:50 p.m.
                    8                    E X H I B I T S
                    9(none offered)
                    10
                    11

                    12                        MS.  WALTERS:  Dr. Austin, my name

                    13 is Marilena Walters and I represent Cleveland Psychiatric