Justice STOUDER delivered the opinion of the court:
The pro se plaintiff, William McNeil, filed a medical malpractice suit against the defendant, Dr. Arthur Brewer. McNeil is an inmate at the Stateville Correctional Center and Dr. Brewer is the medical director of the facility. The trial court dismissed McNeil's complaint "for want of prosecution for plaintiff's failure to appear." McNeil appeals. We reverse and remand the cause for further proceedings consistent...
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