Washington Mutual Bank, F.A. v. Archer Bank

              No. 2--07--0074 Filed: 9-15-08
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IN THE
APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS
SECOND DISTRICT
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WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A., ) Appeal from the Circuit Court
f/k/a Washington Mutual Home Loans, Inc., ) of Du Page County.
as Successor in Interest to Homeside )
Lending, Inc., ))
Plaintiff-Appellee, ))
v. ) No. 05--CH--782
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ARCHER BANK, ))
Defendant-Appellant ))
(Kaminco, Inc., f/k/a Insty Prints of Joliet, )
and David Kaminskas, Defendants- )
Appellees; James J. Kelly III, Lorinda A. )
Kelly, Seven Bridges Estates Homeowners' ) Honorable
Association, Unknown Owners, and ) Bonnie M. Wheaton,
Nonrecord Claimants, Defendants). ) Judge, Presiding.
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JUSTICE O'MALLEY delivered the opinion of the court:
Archer Bank, a lienholder-defendant in a foreclosure action brought by Washington Mutual
Bank, F.A. (WMB), seeks reversal of an order dismissing its request that the trial court vacate an
order defaulting it. Archer made its request under section 2--1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure
(Code) (735 ILCS 5/2--1401 (West 2006)) and, in the alternative, under section 2--1301(e) of the
Code (735 ILCS 5/2--1301(e) (West 2006)). The trial court held that the request was untimely as
a motion under section 2--1301(e) and insufficient as a petition under section 2--1401. On appeal