Legal Opinion
Universidad Central Del Caribe, Inc. v. Liaison Committee on Medical Education
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 24, 1985No. 84-1489PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Senior Circuit Judge.
This case raises the issue whether a district court has discretion to convert a plaintiff’s notice of voluntary dismissal without prejudice under Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(a)(1) into a dismissal with prejudice under Rule 41(a)(2). Rule 41(a)(1)® allows a plaintiff voluntarily to dismiss a case by filing a notice of dismissal at any time before service by the adverse party of an answer or of a motion for summary judgment, whichever first occurs. Although the plaintiffs in this case filed a proper notice of voluntary dismissal without prejudice under this rule, the district…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Harvey Aluminum, Inc. v. American Cyanamid Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- American Cyanamid Company v. Robert A. McGheeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Lonnie Williams and Thelma Craig, for Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Probate Judge E. Mark EzellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Edward O. Thorp v. John Scarne and Simon & Schuster, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Albert H. Carter v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Timothy S. Hamilton v. Shearson-Lehman American Express, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Van Ridgeway, Charles Hilton, and Robert ChandlerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Marex Titanic, Inc. v. Wrecked & Abandoned VesselCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- American Soccer Co. v. Score First EnterprisesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Manze v. State Farm Insurance Company.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Brisson v. Kathy A. Santoriello, M.D., P.A.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 2000
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