Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Workers' Compensation; Subpoenas
Physician was found in direct civil contempt by circuit court for disobeying subpoena issued by Workers' Compensation Commission for records of employee claimant. No basis in law for court to order plaintiff employer to pay 15 cents per page, or any amount, for the photocopied medical records, as subpoena issued by Commission requires that physician bring records to hearing, and does not require copying and mailing of records. Court properly denied plaintiff employer's request for costs, attorney's fees, and fine, as no evidence of contumacious behavior toward circuit court. Refusal to honor subpoena issued by Commission is not contumacious behavior toward circuit court. (STEIGMANN, concurring; MYERSCOUGH, dissenting.)