Otero v. Gomez

Appellant, Antonio Otero, Plaintiff below, appeals from the trial court’s March 13, 2013, Order Granting Defendant’s Motion in Limine and Amendment to Motion in Limine, and March 26, 2013, Final Judgment. Because the trial court effectively granted Defendant-Appellee Gilberto Gomez, Ill’s (Gomez) untimely motion for summary judgment, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I. Facts

In December 2011, Otero filed a complaint for injuries he sustained after being hit by a car 1 while riding his bicycle. Otero rode along a sidewalk and into a crosswalk when he was hit by a car pulling into…