Agreed Dismissal

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)

Dismissal of Actions (a) Voluntary Dismissal. But if the plaintiff previously dismissed any federal- or state-court action based on or including the same claim, a notice of dismissal operates as an adjudication on the merits.

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

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 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.

The criminal statute of limitations requires prosecutors to file criminal charges against a suspect within two years for misdemeanors and within five years for certain felonies, but there is no time limit in Mississippi for charges of murder, kidnapping, rape, burglary, robbery, larceny, and several other serious

When a small claims case is dismissed, the court terminates the case without a trial and prior to the case's completion. A dismissal, in effect, denies the plaintiff's claim to the money requested in the Small Claims Complaint (or a counterclaim), even though the merits of the case have never been heard by the court.