Montana Stipulation for Dismissal

Voluntary dismissal is termination of a lawsuit by voluntary request of the plaintiff (the party who originally filed the lawsuit).Once the case has been voluntarily dismissed, if it is brought to court again a dismissal in this second case will mean the case can never again be brought back to court.

A request for involuntary dismissal can be made by a defendant through a motion for dismissal, on grounds that the other party is not prosecuting the case, is not complying with a court order, or to comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

The opposing attorney may schedule a settlement conference with you and offer you what is known as a Stipulated Settlement, an agreement made between two opposing parties during the course of legal proceedings which admits wrongdoing and lays out the administrative sanctions and remedies required which can include

A stipulated (agreed) dismissal (see s. 799.24(3) of the Wisconsin Statutes) happens when the plaintiff and the defendant agree to have the judge dismiss the action and not enter a judgment against the defendant only if the defendant pays the plaintiff an agreed upon amount by a certain date.

If the defendant's argument proves you do not have a valid claim, the lawsuit could be dismissed. This is called a directed verdict. You missed the statute of limitations or another deadline.

A dismissal by stipulation is a dismissal without prejudice unless the parties otherwise agree and record their agreement in the text of the stipulation. Example of a State Statute and Case law on Stipulated Dismissal (Arizona)