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STATE

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COUNTY

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C I R C U I T C O U R T OF C O O K C O U N T Y , I L L I N O I S
C O U N T Y D E P A R T M E N T , LAW D I V I S I O N

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CHRISTOPHER

M.

AMANN,

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Plaintiff,

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vs.

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10

PHILLIP
et a1 .

JACK

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BROOKS,

Defendant.

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No.

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The

13

deposition

14

taken

15

Shorthand

16

pursuant

17

Code

of

Civil

Procedure

18

Supreme

Court

thereof

19

taking

20

discovery

21

225

22

Illinois,

commencing

23

September

8,

before

Reporter
to

of

West

Margaret

the

of

CHALEEN

Verhey,

and

Notary

provisions
and

for

at

Levy

Washington

Certified
Public,
the

the

the

to

of

the

the

purpose

of

& Engel,

Street,
at

taken

Illinois

Rules

pertaining

depositions
Deutsch,

of

RUMPF

9:00

Chicago,
a.m.

2017.

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1
2

A.

Again,

Q.

Sure.

4

first

of

5

those

types

6

Royal

Rumble?

all,

What
do

of

7

A.

Yes.

8

Q.

Okay.

kind

of

blends

you

And

10

those

11

living

12

a

13

or

Mr.

recollection
after

14

that

A.
after,

It
not

Q.

16

time

period

remember

ever

having

do

conversations
with

general

conversations

9

you

in

them

time
would

to

remember

occurred

Brooks
of

prior

being

or

the

whether

before

201 2

--

you

do

after

were

you

--

have

during

period?
have

been

during

a nd

where

you

before.
So

17

started

18

through,

19

recall

20

one s

y o u ’ve

21

with

respect

between

living

with

l e t ’s say,

having

the
Mr.

time
Brooks

December

c o n v e r s a t i ons

testified
to

22

A.

Yes.

23

Q.

An d

24

all

together *

3

15

it

the

what

to

WWE

do

in

of

2012

2013,

other

with

than

Phil

do

you

the

Brooks

doctors?

you

recall

conversations?

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about

those

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1

A.

Again,

a lot

things

that

2

unethical

3

just

4

drinking

5

They're

in

6

is,

know,

7

over

8

doctor

9

the

10

not

treating
all

you

from
is

sleeping

wrestlers

patient

under

of

or

with,

of

13

his

knee

14

told

15

cleared

16

cleared.

the

Hardy

or

you

him

you

know,
so

some

that

was

of

being

brothers.
a nd

something

I think
he

wa s

a

when

he

shouldn't

have

19

d i d n ’t

he

20

wrestlers

did

21

ethical.

They

22

in

did

it
and

was

feel

didn't
feel

treated

with

his

clear

according

not

not

everything
very

by

like

to

feel

like

like

he

patients,

w ho

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been

blends
that

he

other

doctor
they

was

somebody

hurt

doctor

him

the

he

with

basically

The

b ut

sleeping

The

wrestle.

together,

being

doctor

influence.

go

18

care

the

over.

hung

there

Again,

he

hung

while

to

17

—

and

or

a wrestler

something

have

--

out

work

influence

t he

I know
one

to

d o ing,

his.

11
12

were

going

care

the

just

doctors

coming

under

was

well,

doctor's

being

it

the

them

ni g h t ,

the

of

who
is

in

was

were
good

is
coming

to

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1

work

hung

2

patients

3

feel

over,
and
in

Q.

And

5

say

that

6

before

you

A.

8

Q.

occurred

10

with

Mr.

12

been

14

all

night.

He

his
did not

conversations,
of

them

w o u l d you
occurring

2013?
so,

yeah.

you're

not

2012

both

time

sure

while

whether

or not

you

were

living

I feel

like

it

w o u l d have

periods.

STONE:

Okay.

All

right.

Those

are

questions.
SAUCIER:

I have

FURTHER

16
17

of

in

with

a memory

C o r rect.

MR.

15

have

A.

my

all

out

Brooks?

MS.

13

these

But

they

going

care.

I think

9

11

that

October

7

is

drinking

safe

4

who

a few

follow-ups.

EXAMINATION

BY M R . S A U C I E R :
Q.

18
19

to

is

20

this

21

with

22

have

23

of

24

you?

Everything

the

lack

alleged

that

that

personal
just

what

drinking,

wrestlers,
any

of

that

based

you

you

just

would

call

this a l l e g e d

sort

of

thing,

k n o w l e d g e of
on what

Mr.

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testified
ethics,

sleeping
do

that or
Brooks

you
is
told

all

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A.

1
2

told

3

two.

me

Phil
that.

I'm

told

telling

7

knowledge

8

correct?

you

that,

of

any

Like

11

Q.

Right.

12

A.

I guess

13

Q.

Okay.

you

just

than

have

t hose

if they

been

had
those

those

no

two

personal

alleged

actually

activities,

happened

or

not?

not.

Did

14
15

the

16

or

size

of

the

A.

18

thought

19

was

lump

I thought
it

just

was

big

Q.

Right.

21

A.

Right.

Q.

Did

23
the

Brooks
that

he

ever
had

tell

on

his

you
back

you

asked

enough

to

that.
be

seen

I
but

it

—

20

of

Mr.

buttocks?

17

24

other

of

A.

22

have

Cliff

Okay.

6

10

that.

sure.

But

9

me

It m i g h t

not

Q.

4

had

I don't

know

the

e x a c t size

you

the

color of

it.
he

ever

tell

lump?

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