Hall v. Jacobs, Camodeca & Timpone

This appeal involves the propriety of a circuit court judge vacating a default order previously imposed by another judge as a sanction for noncompliance with court-ordered discovery. Plaintiff, Henry Thomas Hall, brought the instant legal malpractice action against, defendants Leonard Timpone, plaintiff's former attorney, and the law firm of Jacobs, Camodeca and Timpone. After defendants ignored two court orders compelling discovery, the pretrial motions judge ordered defendants’ answer stricken and entered an order of default as a sanction under Supreme Court Rule 219(c) for noncompliance…