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	1	IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
	2	. CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO
	3		GARY GRABEL,
	4	Plaintiff,
			JUDGE GAUL
	5	-vs-	CASE NO. 383110
	6	.	ASHIS RAKHIT, M.D., et al.,
	7		              Defendants.
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	9		     ~osiflon5C}ThTRcK '~KATZMANThCb
	10		taken as if upon direct examination before Judith
	11		A. Gage, a Registered Merit Reporter and Notary
	12,		~ub1ic within and for the State of Ohio, at the
	13		offices of Weston, Hurd, Fallon, Paisley &
	14		Howley, 2500 Terminal Tower, Cleveland, Ohio, at
	15		4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 12, 2000,
	16		pursuant to notice and/or stipulations of
	17		counsel, on behalf of the Defendant in this
	18		cause.

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		 Court Reporters
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APPEARANCES:
	2	Robert V. Traci, Esq.
		Traci & Marx
	3	1550 Illuminating Building
		Cleveland, Ohio 44113
	4	(216) 623-8010,
	5	On behalf of the Plaintiff;

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		Ronald Rispo, Esq.
	7	Weston, Hurd, Fallon, Paisley & Rowley
		2500 Terminal Tower
	8	Cleveland, Ohio 44113
		(216) 241-6602,
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		    On behalf of the Defendant.
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	RICHARD K: KATZMAN, M.D., of lawful age,
called by the Defendant for the purpose ~f direct
examination, as provided by the Rules of Civil
Procedure, being by me first duly sworn, as
hereinafter certified, deposed and said as
follows:

DIRECT EXAMINATION OF RICHARD K. KATZMAN, M.D.

BY MR. RISPO

Q.	Dr. Katzman, thank you for coming down this
afternoon.

For the record, I would like to introduce
myself.
	I am representing Dr. Ashis Rakhit, who
is a defendant in this matter, and I have a
number of questions to ask of you concerning your
consultations, which I think is the best way of
describing your inVolvement in this case.

If at any time during the course of the

proceedings the question is not clear, please do
not answer, have me repeat it, rephrase it, or
have it read back.
Are we in agreement on that?
Q.	For the record, doctor, would you state your full



A.	Richard K. Katzman, M.D.
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