Sanchez v. City of Chicago

SECOND DIVISION

September 30, 2004

No. 1-03-2594

LUIS A. SANCHEZ, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of

Plaintiff-Appellant, ) Cook County.)

v. ))

CITY OF CHICAGO, a Municipal )

Corporation, ) Honorable) John G. Laurie,

Defendant-Appellee. ) Judge Presiding.

In their depositions three witnesses denied making statements about actual notice relied on by the plaintiff’s lawyer at an arbitration hearing and as trial approached. The changes resulted in the trial court’s sanctions against the plaintiff and dismissal of his lawsuit. We are asked to determine whether the sanctions went too far and whether…