People Ex Rel. Horwitz v. Canel

Leave was granted petitioner, a minor, through her parents, to file an original petition for writ of mandamus in this court against David Canel, a judge of the circuit court of Cook County, to compel him to expunge an order entered in an action by the minor against defendants, who were a hospital for negligent use of an incubator and a manufacturer for negligence in design and manufacturer of the incubator.

A series of pretrial conferences were held but no stipulation as to facts or exhibits was entered into. The possibility of settlement was discussed during which the hospital’s counsel…