Williams v. Estate of Cole

Petitioner, Cathy Cole Williams, appeals the orders of the circuit court: (1) denying her motions for substitution of judge; (2) granting respondent, estate of Shirley Cole’s motion under section 2 — 619(a)(9) of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2 — 619(a)(9) (West 2002)) to dismiss petitioner’s petition for guardianship; and (3) sua sponte quashing petitioner’s subpoenas duces tecum and denying petitioner’s discovery requests. We affirm.

Petitioner is one of three daughters of Shirley Cole (hereinafter referred to as Ms. Cole). Ms. Cole is in her late eighties and is legally blind.…