Legal Opinion
Safeguard Business Systems, Inc., a Delaware Corporation v. Judith Hoeffel, D/B/A Judith Hoeffel Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 12, 1990No. 89-2730PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to construe Fed. R.Civ.P. 41(a)(1), which permits a plaintiff to voluntarily dismiss an action without prejudice before a motion for summary judgment or an answer is filed. In this action, plaintiff Safeguard Business Systems, Inc. sought a temporary restraining order, injunctive relief, and damages against defendant Judith Hoeffel. Following an evidentiary hearing on September 19, 1989, the district court announced from the bench that it would not grant a temporary restraining order, and that its pronouncement constituted a decision on the merits…
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