Long v. Mathew

Plaintiff, Michelle Long, brought a motion to convert respondents in discovery into defendants pursuant to section 2 — 402 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2 — 402 (West 2000)). The trial court denied plaintiffs motion, ruling section 2 — 402 required plaintiff to engage in discovery during the six-month extension of the statute of limitations and use the newly discovered evidence to convert respondents in discovery into defendants. Plaintiff appeals, arguing neither the language of the statute nor the case law requires plaintiff to engage in discovery before making…