7 Blown Discovery Deadlines Over 18 Months = Dismissal With Prejudice As Rule 219 Sanction (IL 1st Dist.)

Let’s see.  12 court hearings over a year-and-a-half devoted entirely to discovery disputes.  7 missed deadlines – 3 of which were “final” – and one of those 3 was even “final, final, final, final, final!”.  And still – no discovery compliance from the plaintiff.  There  was even an intermediate contempt sanction of a $500 fine and another court order …