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WALTON v. ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE CO.

No. 2-04-0162.

818 N.E.2d 1242 (2004)

353 Ill. App.3d 555

289 Ill.Dec. 39

Shawn WALTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, a/k/a Ameritech Illinois and SBC Ameritech, and Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

November 15, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael B. Lulay, Michael B. Lulay & Associates, Ltd., Wheaton, for Shawn Walton.

Todd L. Shivers, Wheaton, for Illinois Bell Telephone Company, Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.

Justice McLAREN delivered the opinion of the court:

In this appeal, we consider whether a party to a proceeding before the Industrial Commission (Commission) under the Workers' Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (2002)) may maintain an independent equitable action for the sole purpose of obtaining discovery germane to the worker's compensation proceeding. We conclude that, based upon the facts in this case, the answer is no.

In April 2003...

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