98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB6308

 

Introduced , by Rep. André M. Thapedi

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
735 ILCS 5/2-402  from Ch. 110, par. 2-402

    Amends the Civil Practice Law of the Code of Civil Procedure. In provisions requiring persons or entities named as respondents in discovery to respond to discovery in the same manner as defendants, adds language providing that discovery includes a request for admission of facts or of genuineness of documents. Provides that respondents in discovery may, on motion of the plaintiff, be added as defendants if a preponderance of the evidence discloses cause for such action (instead of "if the evidence discloses the existence of probable cause for such action"). Makes corresponding changes in the statutory summons to a respondent in discovery.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
5changing Section 2-402 as follows:
 
6    (735 ILCS 5/2-402)  (from Ch. 110, par. 2-402)
7    Sec. 2-402. Respondents in discovery. The plaintiff in any
8civil action may designate as respondents in discovery in his
9or her pleading those individuals or other entities, other than
10the named defendants, believed by the plaintiff to have
11information essential to the determination of who should
12properly be named as additional defendants in the action.
13    Persons or entities so named as respondents in discovery
14shall be required to respond to discovery, including a request
15for admission of facts or of genuineness of documents, by the
16plaintiff in the same manner as are defendants and may, on
17motion of the plaintiff, be added as defendants if a
18preponderance of the evidence discloses the existence of
19probable cause for such action.
20    A person or entity named a respondent in discovery may upon
21his or her own motion be made a defendant in the action, in
22which case the provisions of this Section are no longer
23applicable to that person.

 

 

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1    A copy of the complaint shall be served on each person or
2entity named as a respondent in discovery.
3    Each respondent in discovery shall be paid expenses and
4fees as provided for witnesses.
5    A person or entity named as a respondent in discovery in
6any civil action may be made a defendant in the same action at
7any time within 6 months after being named as a respondent in
8discovery, even though the time during which an action may
9otherwise be initiated against him or her may have expired
10during such 6 month period. An extension from the original
116-month period for good cause may be granted only once for up
12to 90 days for (i) withdrawal of plaintiff's counsel or (ii)
13good cause. Notwithstanding the limitations in this Section,
14the court may grant additional reasonable extensions from this
156-month period for a failure or refusal on the part of the
16respondent to comply with timely filed discovery.
17    The plaintiff shall serve upon the respondent or
18respondents a copy of the complaint together with a summons in
19a form substantially as follows:
 
 
20"STATE OF ILLINOIS
 
21COUNTY OF ..................
 
22
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ................ COUNTY, ILLINOIS

 

 

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1
COUNTY DEPARTMENT, LAW DIVISION
2
(or, In the Circuit Court of the ............ Judicial Circuit)
3...................
4                    Plaintiff(s),
5        v.                             No.
6.................
7.................,
8                    Defendant(s),
9        and                             PLEASE SERVE:
10.................
11.................,
12        Respondent(s) in Discovery.
 
13
SUMMONS FOR DISCOVERY

 
14TO RESPONDENT IN DISCOVERY:
 
15    YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on ................, 20..... ,
16a complaint, a copy of which is attached, was filed in the
17above Court naming you as a Respondent in Discovery. Pursuant
18to the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure Section 2-402 and
19Supreme Court Rules 201 et. seq., and/or Court Order entered on
20.................................., the above named
21Plaintiff(s) are authorized to proceed with the discovery of
22the named Respondent(s) in Discovery.
 

 

 

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1    YOU ARE SUMMONED AND COMMANDED to appear for deposition,
2before a notary public (answer the attached written
3interrogatories), (respond to the attached request for
4admission of facts or of genuineness of documents), (respond to
5the attached request to produce), (or other appropriate
6discovery tool).
 
7We are scheduled to take the oral discovery deposition of the
8above named Respondent, .................................., on
9........................, 20..., at the hour of .....
10a.m./p.m., at the office
11..........................................., Illinois, in
12accordance with the rules and provisions of this Court. Witness
13and mileage fees in the amount of ....................... are
14attached (or)
 
15(serve the following interrogatories, request for admission of
16facts or of genuineness of documents, request to produce, or
17other appropriate discovery tool upon Respondent,
18....................... to be answered under oath by
19Respondent, ............................, and delivered to the
20office of ................................., Illinois, within
2128 days from date of service).
 
22TO THE OFFICER/SPECIAL PROCESS SERVER:
23    This summons must be returned by the officer or other

 

 

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1person to whom it was given for service, with endorsement or
2affidavit of service and fees and an endorsement or affidavit
3of payment to the Respondent of witness and mileage fees, if
4any, immediately after service. If service cannot be made, this
5summons shall be returned so endorsed.
 
6WITNESS, .....................
 
7..............................
8Clerk of Court
 
9Date of Service: .........., 20...
10(To be inserted by officer on copy left
11with Respondent or other person)
 
12Attorney No.
13Name:
14Attorney for:
15Address:
16City/State/Zip:
17Telephone:".
18    This amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly applies to
19causes of action pending on or after its effective date.
20(Source: P.A. 94-582, eff. 1-1-06.)