Botello v. Illinois Central Railroad

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• finding that it was not “good practice” for the trial court to sua sponte strike affidavits filed in support of a motion to change venue based upon forum non conveniens on the basis that those affidavits contained hearsay
• finding that it was not \good practice\ for the trial court to sua sponte strike affidavits filed in support of a motion to change venue based upon forum non conveniens on the basis that those affidavits contained hearsay
• noting that “by its own terms, Supreme Court Rule 191(a) is applicable only to affidavits under sections 2 — 1005, 2 — 619, and 2 — 301(b) of the Code of Civil Procedure [citation] *** and does not apply to affidavits filed in conjunction with any other type of civil proceedings”
• finding 13 No. 1-25-0028 transfer to DuPage County was justified based on a number of factors, including the fact that the majority of witnesses lived or worked in DuPage County and would face undue burden if the case was litigated elsewhere
• a forum non conveniens motion causes a court to look beyond the criterion of venue
• a forum non conveniens motion causes a court to look beyond the criterion of venue

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