· 2/16/1977
Albert H. Carter v. United States of America
Citations
- 547 F.2d 258
- 22 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 1457
- 1977 U.S. App. LEXIS 14704
How courts have described this case
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- “Rule 41 sanctions no case-by-case analysis of the amount of effort expended by defendants. . . We have consistently held that rule 41(a)(1) means what it says.”
- party has absolute right to dismiss his legal action under Rule 41(a) prior to the filing of an answer or motion for summary judgment
- party has absolute right to dismiss his legal action under Rule 41(a) prior to the filing of an answer or motion for summary judgment
- plaintiff has absolute right to dismiss his complaint under Rule 41(a) prior to the filing of an answer or motion for summary judgment
- party has absolute right to dismiss his legal action under Rule 41(a) prior to the filing of an answer or motion for summary judgment
- party has absolute right to dismiss his legal action under Rule 41(a) prior to the filing of an answer or motion for summary judgment
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Judges: Goldberg, Clark, Fay
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