Article II: Civil Practice

§ 2-101 Generally § 2-101.5 Venue in actions asserting constitutional claims against the State § 2-102 Residence of corporations, voluntary unincorporated associations § 2-103 Public corporations - Local actions - Libel - Insurance § 2-104 Wrong venue - Waiver - Motion to transfer § 2-105 Defendants in different counties - Review § 2-106 Transfer § 2-107 Costs and expenses of transfer § 2-108 Place of trial § 2-109 Malicious prosecution - medical malpractice § 2-201 Commencement of actions - Forms of process § 2-202 Persons authorized to serve process; place of service; failure to make return § 2-203 Service on individuals § 2-203.1 Service by special order of court § 2-203.2 Service on an inmate § 2-203.3 Service on third party platform; financial exploitation § 2-204 Service on private corporations § 2-205 Service on partnership and partners § 2-205.1 Service on voluntary unincorporated associations § 2-206 Service by publication; affidavit; mailing; § 2-207 Period of Publication - Default § 2-208 Personal service outside State § 2-209 Act submitting to jurisdiction - Process § 2-209.1 Actions by and against voluntary associations § 2-210 Aircraft and Watercraft § 2-211 Service on public, municipal, governmental and § 2-212 Service on trustee of corporation or receiver § 2-213 Waiver of service § 2-301 Objections to jurisdiction over the person § 2-401 Designation of parties - Misnomer § 2-402 Respondents in discovery § 2-403 Who may be plaintiff - Assignments - Subrogation § 2-404 Joinder of plaintiffs § 2-405 Joinder of defendants § 2-406 Bringing in new parties - Third-party proceedings § 2-407 Nonjoinder and misjoinder of parties - Change of parties § 2-408 Intervention § 2-409 Interpleader § 2-410 Actions against joint debtors or partners § 2-411 Actions by or against partnerships § 2-412 Saving clause as to change of parties § 2-413 Unknown parties § 2-414 Joint or consolidated affidavits - validation of judgments § 2-415 Appointment of and actions against receivers § 2-416 Representation of corporations in small claims § 2-417 Actions under Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act § 2-501 Guardian for persons not in being § 2-502 Guardians for minors § 2-601 Substance of pleadings § 2-602 Designation and order of pleadings § 2-603 Form of pleadings § 2-604 (Repealed) § 2-604.1 Pleading of punitive damages § 2-604.2 Requesting remedies from the court § 2-605 Verification of pleadings § 2-606 Exhibits § 2-607 Bills of particulars § 2-608 Counterclaims § 2-609 Supplemental pleadings § 2-610 Pleadings to be specific § 2-612 Insufficient pleadings § 2-613 Separate counts and defenses § 2-614 Joinder of causes of action and use of counterclaims § 2-615 Motions with respect to pleadings § 2-616 Amendments § 2-617 Seeking wrong remedy not fatal § 2-618 Lost pleadings § 2-619 Involuntary dismissal based upon certain defects or § 2-619.1 Combined motions § 2-620 Practice on motions § 2-621 Product liability actions § 2-622 Healing art malpractice § 2-623 Certificate of merit; product liability § 2-624 (Repealed) § 2-701 Declaratory judgments § 2-702 Petition for a certificate of innocence that the petitioner was innocent of all offenses for which he or she was incarcerated § 2-801 Prerequisites for the maintenance of a class action § 2-802 Order and findings relative to the class § 2-803 Notice in class cases § 2-804 Intervention by and exclusion of class members § 2-805 Judgments in class cases § 2-806 Dismissal or compromise of class cases § 2-807 Residual funds in a common fund created in a class action § 2-901 Actions on penal bonds § 2-1001 Substitution of judge § 2-1001.5 Change of venue § 2-1003 Discovery and depositions § 2-1004 Pretrial procedure § 2-1005 Summary judgments § 2-1006 Consolidation and severance of cases § 2-1007 Extension of time and continuances § 2-1007.1 Preference in setting for trial § 2-1008 Abatement; § 2-1009 Voluntary dismissal § 2-1010 (a) In any action, whether in tort, contract or otherwise, § 2-1011 Deposits with Court § 2-1001A Authorization § 2-1002A Implementation by Supreme Court Rules § 2-1003A Qualification, Appointment, and Compensation of § 2-1004A Decision and Award § 2-1005A Judgment of the Court § 2-1006A Uniform Arbitration Act § 2-1007A The expenses of conducting mandatory arbitration § 2-1008A (Repealed) § 2-1009A Filing Fees § 2-1101 Subpoenas § 2-1102 Examination of adverse party or agent § 2-1103 Affidavits § 2-1104 Party need not submit to lie detector § 2-1105 Jury demand § 2-1105.1 Challenge for cause § 2-1106 Peremptory challenges - Alternate jurors § 2-1107 Instructing the jury - Taking instructions and papers to the § 2-1107.1 Jury instruction in tort actions § 2-1108 Verdict - Special interrogatories § 2-1109 Itemized verdicts § 2-1110 Motion in non-jury case to find for defendant at close § 2-1111 Juries in cases seeking equitable relief § 2-1112 Oral testimony in actions seeking equitable relief § 2-1113 Medical malpractice - res ipsa loquitur § 2-1114 Contingent fees for attorneys in medical malpractice § 2-1115 Punitive damages not recoverable in healing art and legal § 2-1115.05 Limitations on recovery of punitive damages § 2-1115.1 Limitations on recovery of non-economic damages § 2-1115.2 Economic and non-economic loss § 2-1116 Limitation on recovery in tort actions § 2-1117 Joint liability § 2-1118 Exceptions § 2-1119 Tampering with anhydrous ammonia equipment, containers, or § 2-1201 Return of verdict - Separate counts - Defective or unproved § 2-1202 Reserved ruling on motion for directed verdict - Post-trial § 2-1203 Motions after judgment in non-jury cases § 2-1204 Arrest of judgment § 2-1205 Reduction in amount of recovery § 2-1205.1 Reduction in amount of recovery § 2-1206 Assessment of damages § 2-1207 Punitive damages § 2-1301 Judgments - Default - Confession § 2-1302 Notice of entry of default order § 2-1303 Interest on judgment § 2-1304 Orders for liens and conveyances § 2-1305 Motion to stay § 2-1306 Supersedeas bonds § 2-1401 Relief from judgments § 2-1401.1 Relief from default judgment; military personnel in military service § 2-1402 Citations to discover assets § 2-1402.1 Automatic exemption § 2-1403 Judgment debtor as beneficiary of trust § 2-1404 Preservation of trust estates § 2-1501 Writs abolished § 2-1601 Scire facias abolished § 2-1602 Revival of judgment § 2-1701 Application § 2-1702 Economic/Non-Economic Loss § 2-1703 Past/Future Damages § 2-1704 Medical Malpractice Action § 2-1704.5 (Repealed) § 2-1705 (Repealed) § 2-1706 (Repealed) § 2-1706.5 (Repealed) § 2-1707 (Repealed) § 2-1708 (Repealed) § 2-1709 (Repealed) § 2-1710 (Repealed) § 2-1711 (Repealed) § 2-1712 (Repealed) § 2-1713 (Repealed) § 2-1714 (Repealed) § 2-1715 (Repealed) § 2-1716 (Repealed) § 2-1717 (Repealed) § 2-1718 (Repealed) § 2-1719 (Repealed) § 2-1801 Mittimus § 2-1901 Lis Pendens - Operative date of notice § 2-1902 Lis Pendens - Bankruptcy § 2-1903 Lis Pendens - Limitation as to Public Officers § 2-2001 Crime victims § 2-2101 Definitions § 2-2102 Effect on other laws § 2-2103 Federal and State standards; presumption § 2-2104 No practical and feasible alternative design; presumption § 2-2105 Changes in design or warning; inadmissibility § 2-2106 Provision of written warnings to users of product; § 2-2106.5 Inherent characteristics of products; nonliability § 2-2107 Punitive damages § 2-2108 No cause of action created § 2-2109 This amendatory Act of 1995 adding Part 21 to the Code § 2-2201 Ordinary care; civil liability § 2-2301 Settlement of claims; payment