Yesh Music v. Lakewood Church
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellee filed a copyright infringement complaint against Defendant-Appellant, which it later voluntarily dismissed without prejudice. Plaintiff-Appellee subsequently filed a motion to vacate its voluntary dismissal under Rule 60(b), which the district court granted. Because we find that a voluntary dismissal without *358prejudice is a “final proceeding” under Rule 60(b) and the district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing this case, we AFFIRM.
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Plaintiff-Appellee Yesh Music is a general partnership comprised of Appellees Richard Cupolo and…
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