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Voluntary dismissal is termination of a lawsuit by voluntary request of the plaintiff (the party who originally filed the lawsuit). A voluntary dismissal with prejudice (meaning the plaintiff is permanently barred from further litigating the same subject matter) is the modern descendant of the common law procedure known as retraxit.
Within legal civil procedure, prejudice is a loss or injury, and refers specifically to a formal determination against a claimed legal right or cause of action. [4] Thus, in a civil case, dismissal without prejudice is a dismissal that allows for re-filing of the case in the future.
Nolle prosequi, [a] abbreviated nol or nolle pros, is legal Latin meaning "to be unwilling to pursue". [3] [4] It is a type of prosecutorial discretion in common law, used for prosecutors' declarations that they are voluntarily ending a criminal case before trial or before a verdict is rendered; [5] it is a kind of motion to dismiss and contrasts with an involuntary dismissal.
Judge Jan Soifer dismissed the lawsuit "with prejudice, meaning that it cannot be refiled, although an appeal is considered likely. Judge dismisses Ken Paxton's lawsuit seeking to nullify Austin's ...
Professional women's association football players have organized to dispute several issues specific to the sport, such as disparities in compensation compared to men's teams; [1] insufficient pay to compete with other women's teams; [2] unfair or exclusionary financial terms of federation business agreements involving the team; [1] a lack of minimum standards in facilities and treatment ...
The greatest number of cases in Family Court that are filed and litigated throughout the commonwealth, whether in heavily populated cities and counties or rural counties, are protection from abuse ...
On Wednesday, US District Judge Cecilia Altonaga denied the network’s motion to dismiss the case. Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on July 20.
A deferred adjudication, also known in some jurisdictions as an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal (ACOD), probation before judgment (PBJ), or deferred entry of judgment (DEJ), is a form of plea deal available in various jurisdictions, where a defendant pleads "guilty" or "no contest" to criminal charges in exchange for meeting certain requirements laid out by the court within an ...