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SEP. 13.2004 2:57PM RWDM LAW FIRM Multi-PageTM NO. 653 P. 2 CIRCUIT COURT THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ' . MADISON COUNT?, ILLINOIS . In Re: ALL SIMMONS FIRM CASES ON THE MAY 3, 2004, TRIAL DOCKET, -vs- Plaintiffs, J A.W. CHESTERTON, et al.. Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) THE DEPOSITION OF CHARLES WILLIAM ALLEN, produced, sworn and examined on the part of the Plaintiffs, pursuant to Notice to Take Deposition, on Tuesday, the 13th day of April, .2004, at the Law Offices of RASMUSSEN, WILLIS, DICKEY a'MOORE, L.L.C., 9200 Ward Parkway, Suite 310, in the City of Kansas City, County of Jackson, and state of Missouri, before me: KAREN J. MAY, RMR. CRR of JOHN M. BOWEN & ASSOCIATES Court Reporters a Certified Shorthand Reporter, in a certain cause now pending in the Circuit Court Third Judicial Circuit, Madison County, Illinois. Appearances: For the Plaintiffs: THE SIMMONS FIRM, L.L.C. . 707 Berkshire Boulevard . East Alton, Illinois 62024 BY: MR. TED N. GIANARIS MR. MARCUS E. RAICHLB, JR. For the Defendant Pneumo-Abex: SWAIN, HARTSHORN & SCOTT 411 Hamilton Boulevard Suite 1806 Peoria, Illinois 61602 BY: MR. ROBERT W. SCOTT JOHN M. BOWEN & ASSOCIATES - (816) 421-2876 SCF-ABEX-3520