Westcott v. Phelps

How courts have described this case

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• holding that “voluntary dismissal of a complaint . . . does not preclude the district court from considering collateral issues such as sanctions”
• holding that “voluntary dismissal of a complaint . . . does not preclude the district court from considering collateral issues such as sanctions”
• stating that under federal law, the defense of equitable estoppel requires inter alia a showing that the estopped party knowingly concealed or made a misrepresentation
• stating that federal rule 65(c) “employs the term ‘security,’ which includes bonds,” and that, “[t]ypically, bonds securing [an injunction] are posted by a surety, while ‘security’ includes amounts deposited directly by the plaintiff into the court”
• discussing a court’s authority to consider “collateral issues” such as sanctions “after an action is no longer pending.”
• district court can award damages under Rule 65(c) sustained as a result of injunction notwithstanding voluntary dismissal of action

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