Rule 41

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provision of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provision on costs of a previously dismissed action provision on dismissal by court order provision on dismissal of counterclaims provision on dismissal without a court order rule on involuntary dismissal rule on voluntary dismissal

Rule 41 is a provision of the U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that governs the voluntary and involuntary dismissal of civil actions in federal court.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
Rule 41(b)	0
Rule 41(c)	0
Rule 41(d)	0
Rule 41(a)	0
Rule 41(a)(1)	0
Rule 41(a)(2)	0

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	provision of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ provision on costs of a previously dismissed action ⓘ provision on dismissal by court order ⓘ provision on dismissal of counterclaims ⓘ provision on dismissal without a court order ⓘ rule on involuntary dismissal ⓘ rule on voluntary dismissal ⓘ
adoptedBy	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
allows	court to order payment of costs ⓘ court to stay proceedings until costs are paid ⓘ dismissal on terms the court considers proper ⓘ notice of dismissal by the plaintiff ⓘ stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties ⓘ
appliesIn	United States district courts NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	civil actions ⓘ counterclaims ⓘ crossclaims ⓘ third-party claims ⓘ
appliesWhen	plaintiff previously dismissed an action based on or including the same claim ⓘ
codifiedIn	United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ surface form: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
defaultEffect	adjudication on the merits ⓘ
effectiveIn	federal civil procedure ⓘ
governs	dismissal by stipulation of the parties ⓘ dismissal of civil actions ⓘ involuntary dismissal for failure to comply with a court order ⓘ involuntary dismissal for failure to comply with the rules ⓘ involuntary dismissal for failure to prosecute ⓘ involuntary dismissal of actions ⓘ payment of costs of a prior action ⓘ voluntary dismissal by the plaintiff ⓘ voluntary dismissal of actions ⓘ
hasSection	Rule 41(a) ⓘ Rule 41(b) ⓘ Rule 41(c) ⓘ Rule 41(d) ⓘ
incorporates	procedures of Rule 41(a) ⓘ procedures of Rule 41(b) ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States federal courts NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalNature	procedural rule ⓘ
legalSystem	United States law ⓘ
partOf	United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ surface form: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
providesException	dismissal for failure to join a party under Rule 19 ⓘ dismissal for improper venue ⓘ dismissal for lack of jurisdiction ⓘ
requires	court approval for voluntary dismissal when Rule 41(a)(1) does not apply ⓘ court order for certain voluntary dismissals ⓘ
subjectMatter	dismissal with prejudice ⓘ dismissal without prejudice ⓘ

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United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure → containsPart → Rule 41 ⓘ