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LORENZ EX REL. LORENZ v. HERRERA

No. 2-05-0476.

842 N.E.2d 770 (2006)

362 Ill. App.3d 1171

299 Ill.Dec. 733

Mark LORENZ, a Minor, By His Father, Gary LORENZ, Gary Lorenz, and Leslie Lorenz, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Rigoberto (Juan) HERRERA, Defendant and Counterdefendant (Amanda Dayton, a Minor; Brian Dayton; and The Estate of Jill Dayton, Deceased, Defendants; Thomas Pledge, Defendant and Counterdefendant-Appellant; The McDonough County Sheriff's Department, Defendant-Appellant; Brian D. Dayton, as Special Adm'r of the Estate of Jill D. Dayton, Deceased, and Amanda L. Dayton, a Minor, By Her Father and Next Best Friend, Brian D. Dayton, Counterplaintiffs-Appellees; Thomas M. Pledge, as Deputy Sheriff of McDonough County, and Mike Johnson, as Sheriff of McDonough County, Counterdefendants-Appellants).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

January 24, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen L. Kendall, Craig L. Unrath, Brad A. Elward, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, Kevin J. Luther, Michael J. Denning, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Rockford, for Mike Johnson, Sheriff of McDonough County, McDonough County Sheriff's Department, Thomas M. Pledge, Deputy Sheriff of McDonough County.

John C. Church, Libertyville, for Gary Lorenz (Father), Leslie Lorenz, Mark Lorenz.

George M. Sachs, George M. Sachs, P.C., Libertyville, Harry C. Lee, Law Office of Harry C. Lee, Chicago, for Amanda L. Dayton, Brian Dayton Special Admin. of Estate, Estate of Jill D. Dayton, Deceased.

Michael R. Jensen, Hall & Jensen, Ltd., Waukegan, Michael K. Noonan, Noonan, Perillo & Polenzani, Ltd., Waukegan, for Rigoberto (Juan) Herrera.

Justice McLAREN delivered the opinion of the court:

This court granted the petition of defendants Thomas Pledge and the McDonough County Sheriff's Department (defendants) pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 306 (Official Reports Advance Sheet No. 26 (December 24, 2003), R. 306, eff. January 1, 2004) for interlocutory appeal of the trial court's denial of their motion to transfer venue based on the principle of forum non conveniens, as well as the denial of their...

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