Illinois Bone & Joint Institute v. Kime

The defendant brings an interlocutory appeal purportedly as a matter of right under Supreme Court Rule 304(b)(3), which authorizes this court to review an order granting the relief requested in a petition under section 2 — 1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. 210 Ill. 2d R. 304(b)(3); 735 ILCS 5/2 — 1401 (West 2004) (Code). However, the order the defendant challenges granted what the plaintiff styled as a motion to reinstate its case under section 2 — 1301(e) of the Code, the circuit court rejected the defendant’s contention that the plaintiff was required to come within the terms of section…