Matter of Snaggs v. New York City Dept. of Envtl. Protection (DEP)

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• recognizing that voluntary dismissal is “frequently used” when a plaintiff “wishes to dismiss in order to start a new action in state court”
• explaining that a plaintiff may refile the same claims in state court but may have to pay fees under Rule 41(d)
• explaining that Rule 41’s text, structure, and policies suggest that a motion for costs under Rule 41(d) must be filed in the second action
• applying traditional tools of statutory construction to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and giving the rules “their plain meaning”
• discussing motion for costs pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(d)
• “We give the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure their plain meaning.” (quoting Bus. Guides, Inc. v. Chromatic Commc’ns Enters., Inc., 498 U.S. 533, 540 (1991))

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).