Matejczyk v. City of Chicago

The plaintiff, Antoni Matejczyk, appeals from the dismissal of his negligence complaint against the defendant, the City of Chicago (the City), on res judicata grounds. In November 2006, Matejczyk filed an initial complaint, under circuit court number 06 L 11961, to recover for injuries he allegedly sustained while walking on a public sidewalk. Thereafter, Matejczyk filed a two-count, amended complaint. The City filed a motion to dismiss count II pursuant to section 2—619(a)(9) of the Code of Civil Procedure (the Code) (735 ILCS 5/2—619(a)(9) (West 2006)) as barred by the statute of…