Neufville v. Diamond

Timothy Neufville (plaintiff) filed an original complaint naming John Doe, M.D., as a defendant and Merle Diamond, M.D., and St. Francis Hospital as respondents in discovery pursuant to section 2 — 402 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2 — 402 (West 1992)) (section 2 — 402 or respondent in discovery statute). Plaintiff later moved to amend his complaint and convert the respondents in discovery to defendants.

Defendant Merle Diamond, M.D., moved to dismiss plaintiff’s amended complaint pursuant to section 2 — 619(a)(1) (735 ILCS 5/2— 619(a)(1) (West 1992)) (section 2 — 619(a)(1)) for…