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Richland County Common Pleas
Clerk of Courts
50 Park Avenue East
Mansfield, Ohio 44902	-

Clerk:

Enclosed you will find the original deposition
transcript and videotape of:

Gregory C. Berlet, M.D., taken August 22, 2002,

in the matter of Christine fie±rick. et al. Vs. Gregory
Zimmerman, DPM. et al.. Case No. tl—04088H, to be filed
with. your ccnlrt.

I have enclosed an extra copy of this letter. If ~~ou
could please time stamp it and return, it to me, I will
see that the attorneys in the case receives it, -
verifying the filing of this transcript and videotape.

If you have any qu'estions regarding this matter, please
do not hesitate to -contact me.



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cc: Traci, Riemenschneider

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	1	IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
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	4	Christine Herricic, et al
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11	DEPOSITION OF GREGORY C BERLET, M D



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	1	APPEARANCES:

2	ROBERT V. TRACI, Attorney at Law
Traci & Marx
3	1370 West 6th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
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On behalf of Plaintiffs.
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DIRK E. RIEMENSCHNEIDER, Attorney at Law
6	Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP
1375 East 9th Street
7	Suite 1700
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
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On behalf of the Defendants.
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	10	ALSO	PRESENT:

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THURSDAY EVENING SESSION
August 22, 2002
5:41 o1clock p.m.
STIPULATIONS
	It is stipulated by and between counsel
for the respective parties herein that this
deposition of GREGORY C. BERLET, M.D., a Witness
herein, called by the Plaintiffs under the statute,
may be taken at this time and reduced to writing in
stenotypy by the Notary, whose notes may thereafter
be transcribed out of the presence of the witness;
and that proof of the official character and
qualifications of the Notary is waived; that the
reading and signature of the said witness to the
transcript of the deposition are expressly waived by
counsel and the witness; said deposition to have the
same force and effect as though signed by the said
witness.
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	3	WITNESS		                                PAGE
	4	GREGORY	C.	BERLET, M.D.
	S	Direct Examination	06
		(By Mr. Traci)
	6	Cross-Examination	68
		(By Mr. Riemenschneider)
	7	REDirect Examination	85
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3	And, thereupon, Plaintiffs' Exhibit No. 1

4 was marked for identification.

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S	THE VIDEOGRAPHER: This is the videotape

7 deposition of Gregory C. Berlet, M.D., taken in the
g matter of Christine Herrick, et al., versus Larry


9 Zimmerman, DPM, for the Court of Common Pleas of

10 Richland County, Ohio, Case) No. 01-0408H. This

11 deposition is being held at 6200 Cleveland Avenue,

12 Columbus, Ohio, on August 22, 2002, at 5:41 p.m.

13	My name is Kristin Miehl with Action

14 video. The reporter is Gayle Anderson.

15	Counsel will now introduce themselves.

16	MR. TRACT: My name is Bob Tracy. I am

17 here as counsel for the plaintiffs, Christine and

18 Charles Herrick.

19	MR. RIEMENSCHNEIDER: My name is Dirk

20 Riemenschneider. I'm here for the defendant,

21 Dr. Zimmerman.

22	MR. TRACT: The reporter will now swear in

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