Legal Opinion
Edward O. Thorp v. John Scarne and Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 6, 1979No. 845, Docket 78-7591PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure permits a plaintiff, under certain conditions, to dismiss an action without prejudice and without the consent of either the court or the defendant. This appeal presents for our consideration two issues: (1) our jurisdiction to entertain an appeal from a district court order purporting to vacate a plaintiff’s notice of dismissal filed in apparent conformance with Rule 41(a)(l)(i), and (2) the proper interpretation of the conditions specified in Rule 41(a)(l)(i) under which the right to voluntary dismissal may be exercised.
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