Mccastle v. Mitchell B. Sheinkop, M.D., Ltd.

On February 5, 1986, plaintiff James McCastle filed a medical malpractice action in the circuit court of Cook County against defendants Mitchell Sheinkop, M.D., and Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center. Thereafter, defendants filed motions to dismiss for failure to attach to the complaint the attorney's affidavit and health professional’s report as required by section 2 — 622 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 110, par. 2 — 622). The trial court granted the defendants’ motions and dismissed the cause with prejudice. Appeal is taken directly to this court under…