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 1             IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
               OF WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN
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                               CIVIL DIVISION
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                               No. 01-276NH
 5   BLAINE SULIMAN, et al.,
 6            Plaintiffs,
                               DEPOSITION TRANSCRIPT OF:
 7       vs.                    MARK BARATZ, M.D.
 8   ROBERT YOUNG, M.D.,
    et al.,
 9                              DEPOSITION DATE:
             Defendants.       August 5, 2003
10                              Tuesday, 4:30 p.m.
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12                              PARTY TAKING DEPOSITION:
                               Plaintiff
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                               COUNSEL OF RECORD
15                              FOR THIS PARTY:
                               Robert S. Passov, Esq.
16                              ATTORNEY AT LAW
                               75 Public Square
17                              Suite 914
                               Cleveland, OH  44113
18                              216-621-7905
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20                              REPORTED BY:
                               Anthony Jude Cordova, RPR
21                              Notary Public
                               AKF Reference No. AC76672
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 1             DEPOSITION OF MARK BARATZ, M.D.,
    a witness, called by the Plaintiff for examination,
 2   in accordance with the Michigan Rules of Civil
    Procedure, taken by and before Anthony Jude Cordova,
 3   RPR, a Court Reporter and Notary Public in and for
    the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at the offices of
 4   Mark Baratz, M.D., 1307 Federal Street, Pittsburgh,
    Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, August 5, 2003, commencing
 5   at 5:15 p.m.
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 8   APPEARANCES:
 9         FOR THE PLAINTIFF:
    Robert S. Passov, Esq.
10   ATTORNEY AT LAW
    75 Public Square
11   Suite 914
    Cleveland, OH  44113
12   216-621-7905
13             -and-
14   Gregory R. Kauffman, M.D., Esq.
    ATTORNEY AT LAW
15   320 Gold Avenue Southwest, Suite 1218
    Albuquerque, NM  87102
16   505-242-5297
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          FOR THE DEFENDANTS:
18   Edward R. Stein, Esq.
    SMITH HAUGHEY RICE & ROEGGE
19   320 North Main Street, Suite 101
    Ann Arbor, MI  48104
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