Shanklin v. Hutzler

PRESIDING JUSTICE CAMPBELL

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Leigh Shanklin appeals an order of the circuit court of Cook County denying plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend her complaint and convert respondents in discovery James P. Elmes, M.D., and James P. Elmes, M.D., Ltd. (Elmes Ltd.), into defendants in a personal injury action. Defendant John Hutzler and respondents in discovery Ingalls Memorial Hospital (Ingalls), E. Winter, M.D., J. Lohan, R.N., Edward Unger, M.D., A.J. Browner, M.D., and B. Mooney, G.P.T., are not parties to this appeal.

The record on appeal indicates the…