Proceedings

                COURT CLERK:                 Index Number 114722 of 2002,

RALPH H. SPEKEN, M.D. And STEPHANIE Z. SPEKEN, M.S.

                                                              Against

THOMAS R. MOORE, ESQ..
                                                                            
                                        THE COURT:   Ms. Degennaro, it is your

                    application. So, I will give you 3 minutes to explain

                    it to me.

                                        MS. DIGENNARO: Okay.

   
                        Your Honor, this is a motion to dismiss the

                    pro se complaints of Doctor and Mrs. Speken against a

                    lawyer for malpractice and breach of fiduciary in the

                    form of a settlement before Judge Heitler.

                           The settlement was for half a million

                    dollars. This was in connection with the death of the

                    plaintiffs’ son. This was done in July of ‘99. And the

                    settlement was entered on the record.

                           At which point Judge Heitler allocated the

                    plaintiff fully on the voluntariness of the settlement.

                          Both plaintiffs were present. Both indicated,

                    it was free, and voluntary and knowing.

                         They also simultaneously executed a general

                    release. That document also indicated, it was

                    voluntarily entered free and knowing.

                         In addition, the condition of the settlement

                    was confidentiality and the dismantling of a web site


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