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BOGSETH v. EMANUEL

Nos. 77280, 77855.

655 N.E.2d 888 (1995)

166 Ill.2d 507

211 Ill.Dec. 505

Rosalie BOGSETH, as Next Friend of Larry Bogseth, Jr., a Minor, Appellee, v. Dr. B. EMANUEL et al., Appellants. Timothy NEUFVILLE, Appellant, v. Merle DIAMOND, M.D., et al. (Merle Diamond, M.D., Appellee).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied October 2, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark C. Fedota and Timothy J. Mahoney, of Brinton & Fedota, Chicago, for appellants B. Emanuel and R. Nachman.

Lawrence M. Lulich, of Aries & Purmal, Chicago, for appellants Edgewater Medical Center and M. Simken.

William J. Sneckenberg, Chicago, and Marshall P. Whalley, Merrillville, IN, for appellee in No. 77280.

Saul J. Morse and Robert John Kane, Springfield, for amicus curiae Illinois State Medical Society.

Stephen I. Lane, of Lane & Lane, Chicago, for appellant in No. 77855.

Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago (Kathy P. Fox and James G. Bonebrake, of counsel), for appellee in No. 77855.

David A. Decker, Dennis A. Rendleman and Athena T. Taite, Springfield, for amicus curiae Illinois State Bar Association in No. 77855.

James T. Newman, Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association in No. 77855.

Justice HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:

In these consolidated appeals, we are asked to determine whether a fictitious "John Doe" may properly be considered a "named defendant" under section 2-402 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2-402 (West 1992)), the respondent in discovery statute.

BACKGROUND

No. 77280

Rosalie Bogseth, on behalf of her minor son, Joseph A. Bogseth, filed a complaint naming as the sole defendant a...

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