Claiborne v. Wisdom

How courts have described this case

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• noting that a defendant was a prevailing party under 42 U.S.C. § 3613(c) where the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed an action under the Fair Housing Act, and the judge characterized the dismissal as being with prejudice
• finding defendant was prevailing party when claims were voluntarily dismissed under Rule 41(a)(2)
• “the court retains inherent power to impose sanctions when the situation is grave enough to call for them and the misconduct has somehow slipped through the cracks of the statutes and rules covering the usual situations”
• dismissal of claim with prejudice is a judgment on the merits

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