Poulos v. Litwin

This is an appeal from the dismissal of a citation to discover assets against defendant, Gallo Equipment Company. At issue is whether, under section 2 — 1402 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 110, par. 2 — 1402), judgment creditors in a supplemental citation proceeding are entitled to a restraining order against a defendant in a personal injury suit brought by the judgment debtor in order to satisfy the creditor’s claim against the proceeds if the judgment debtor’s action is successful. We affirm.

Plaintiffs, James Poulos and Thomas Poulos, initially brought an action…