Woodsmoke Ranch Ass'n v. Steinmetz

The defendant, Herbert C. Steinmetz, Jr., filed a motion for sanctions pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 137 (134 Ill. 2d R. 137) more than 30 days after a dismissal with prejudice but prior to a decision on a pending motion to reconsider. The trial court dismissed the motion as untimely. We reverse.

The record reveals that on July 19, 1991, the plaintiff, Woodsmoke Ranch Association, filed a 12-count complaint against various defendants. Counts I and VIII of the complaint were directed against the instant defendant, Herbert C. Steinmetz, Jr., who subsequently filed a motion to dismiss. On April…