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DeLUNA v. ST. ELIZABETH'S HOSP.

Nos. 68937, 68952.

588 N.E.2d 1139 (1992)

147 Ill.2d 57

167 Ill.Dec. 1009

Guadalupe DeLUNA, Indiv. and as Special Adm'r of the Estate of Alicia DeLuna, Deceased, Appellee, v. ST. ELIZABETH'S HOSPITAL et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied March 30, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago (Ruth E. VanDemark and Lisa S. Simmons, of counsel), for appellant Michael Treister.

Calvin Sawyier and Michael V. Hasten, Winston & Strawn, and John B. Simon, Russ M. Strobel and Elizabeth R. Bacon Ehlers, Jenner & Block, Chicago, and Saul J. Morse and Barbara Ballin Collins, Morse, Giganti & Appleton, Springfield, amicus curiae for Illinois State Medical Soc.

Marvin Kamensky, Michael G. Erens and Samuel J. Betar III, Kamensky & Rubinstein, Lincolnwood, amicus curiae for Associated Physicians Ins. Co.

Marie A. Bufalino and Mark D. Deaton, Illinois Hosp. Ass'n. Naperville, for amicus curiae Ill. Hospital Assoc.

Stanley J. Davidson, Hinshaw, Culbertson, Moelmann, Hoban & Fuller, Chicago, amicus curiae for Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council.

Barbara J. Clinite, Chicago, for appellee and pro se as amicus curiae.

Michael W. Rathsack, Chicago (Eloy Burciaga, of counsel), for appellee.

Robert Marc Chemers, Pretzel & Stouffer, Chrtd., Chicago, for St. Elizabeth's Hosp.

Chief Justice MILLER delivered the opinion of the court:

The present appeals concern the constitutionality of section 2-622 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Ill.Rev.Stat.1987, ch. 110, par. 2-622). Under that provision, an attorney representing a plaintiff in a healing art malpractice action, or the plaintiff himself, if proceeding pro se, must attach to the complaint both an affidavit declaring that the attorney or pro se plaintiff has consulted with...

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