Mauro v. County of Winnebago

Plaintiff, Ron Mauro, appeals the circuit court’s order dismissing his amended complaint against defendant Winnebago County sheriff for failing to comply with the applicable statute of limitations. Plaintiff contends the court erred in ruling that the amended pleading did not relate back to the date of filing of the original complaint (see 735 ILCS 5/2 — 616(d) (West 1994)). Specifically, plaintiff contends that the court erroneously held that two of the conditions of section 2 — 616(d) were not met: (1) that the sheriffs agent was actually served during the limitations period, albeit in a…