Miller v. Balfour

Plaintiff, John W. Miller, appeals from an order entered April 13, 1998, granting the petition of defendant, Robert L. Balfour, to vacate a summary judgment order pursuant to section 2—1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2—1401 (West 1996)). The summary judgment order granted plaintiffs petition to register a clerk’s default judgment from the State of California. The decision of the trial court granting defendant’s motion to vacate the summary judgment order found that the California judgment was void because it violated California law and, therefore, was not entitled to full…