Peterson v. Randhava

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• the substance of a motion, not its title, determines how a court should treat it
• trial court’s dismissal of action by granting summary judgment sua sponte was improper because parties received no notice and opportunity to respond
• “the substance of the motion, not the title, should determine how the court should treat a motion”
• “[T]he substance of the motion, not the title, -9- No. 1-25-0507 should determine how the court should treat a motion.”
• the substance of a motion, not its title, determines how a court should treat it
• trial court’s dismissal of action by granting summary judgment sua sponte was improper because parties received no notice and opportunity to respond

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