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          and perform all acts as may be necessary or appropriate to the              
          conduct of the Company’s business as permitted [by law].”                   
          Specifically, the Manager “shall have exclusive, full and                   
          complete authority, power and discretion to manage and control              
          the business, affairs and Properties of the Company, to make all            
          decisions regarding those matters and to perform any and all acts           
          or activities customary or incident to the management of the                
          Company’s business.”  Accordingly, we believe that the Manager              
          has exclusive authority to assert, or waive, the attorney-client            
          privilege on behalf of Surgery Center.  International argues                
          that, as evidenced by Waiver of Notice and Right to Purchase,               
          attached to Exhibit 65-J, Assignment and Assumption Agreement,              
          and a document styled “Resignation”, dated July 28, 2000, and               
          attached as Exhibit C to the reply memorandum, Dr. Joffe was                
          Manager of Surgery Center in 1997, when Kelly authored the                  
          exhibits, and continuing through July 28, 2000 (the date of his             
          resignation as manager).  Petitioners make no argument to the               
          contrary, and we so find.                                                   
               International argues that, at present, on account of the               
          passage of control of Surgery Center to International, the                  
          authority to assert or waive Surgery Center’s attorney-client               
          privilege rests with New Management, the Manager of Surgery                 
          Center installed by International.  See Ramada Franchise Sys.,              
          Inc. v. Hotel of Gainesville Associates, 988 F. Supp. 1460, 1463            






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