Nelson v. Napolitano

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• holding that a voluntary, unilateral dismissal does not deprive a district court of jurisdiction to entertain a Rule 60(b) motion
• concluding that “there may be instances where a district court may grant relief under Rule 60(b) to a plaintiff who has voluntarily dismissed the action” under Rule 4 “Fed[eral] R[ule of] Civ[il] P[rocedure] [ ] 41(a)(1)(i
• noting that a Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i) notice “effected the immediate dismissal of the suit,” leaving “[n]o action … for the district court to take”
• noting that “after a voluntary dismissal under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i), a court may still impose sanctions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11.”
• noting that a Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i) notice “effected the immediate dismissal of the suit,” leaving “[n]o action . . . for the district court to take”
• noting that “the purpose of Rule 41(a)(1) is to No. 12‐1710 11 limit a plaintiff’s ability to dismiss an action” (citing Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp., 496 U.S. 384, 397 (1990))

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