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What does it mean if a court case is dismissed?
In: Statutes of Limitations, Civil Process, Court Procedure [Edit categories]
Answer:
The term can refer to a few things, all of which having about the same end result. In general, however, it refers to the termination of a legal action.

1. A Plaintiff in a civil case can voluntarily dismiss the case at any time prior to jury verdict. This might be done if the case does not seem to be going well and the Plaintiff does not wish to risk losing. In many jurisdictions, if a Plaintiff voluntary dismisses a case, he/she/it is allowed to file it one more time as long as the statute of limitations has not expired in the meantime. Typically, if the Plaintiff dismisses and then refiles, he/she/it may be required to pay some or all of the Defendant's court costs incurred in the first action. It will depend upon the jurisdiction as to whether attorney's fees are also recoverable.

2. A judge can dismiss a case. This might be the result of an order on a pre-answer motion, such as a motion to dismiss. That kind of motion often is directed to the manner on which the cause of action was pled rather than to the merits of the case. If the case is dismissed on such a motion due to a pleading defect, the Plaintiff is usually given the chance to re-plead (amend) the cause of action.

One glaring exception to that rule is that if the Defendant properly raises a Statute of Limitations defense in a motion to dismiss, and the court grants the motion. If in fact, the Statute of Limitations has expired and there are no factual or legal arguments to support the position that the Statute has been stayed or otherwise held in abeyance, a re-pleading will not be permitted.

3. In a criminal case or in some administrative cases, the State or other governmental entity is the equivalent of the Plaintiff. In those cases, the governmental entity can decide to "drop" (i.e.: Nolle Prosequi) the charges, which is the equivalent of a dismissal. Likewise, the presiding judge may decide early in the proceeding that there is insufficient evidence, and dismiss the charges.

Additional Information to #3 above: The judge has the option of Dismissal WITH Prejudice or Dismissal WITHOUT Prejudice. WITH prejudice means that the state is barred from re-filing the same charge against the defendant. WITHOUT prejudice signifies that the state MAY, if it wishes, re-file the same or amended charges again.