"To dismiss the case" means to legally stop or end a court case. The judge or the court decides that the case is not valid or does not have enough evidence to continue, so the case is closed and no further action is taken.
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The trial judge
dismissed the case on the basis that causation had not been proven and this is the appeal.
But the trial
judge dismissed the case for lack of personal jurisdiction, which undoubtedly left the defendants happy as pigs in... oh, never mind.
Without this evidence, the state may be forced to negotiate reduced charges or
dismiss the case in full.
He says the judge
dismissed the case because of a procedural issue, and he is now in the process of fixing the issue and plans to continue his appeal.
While the action was pending the candidate lost the election, and the district court
dismissed the case as moot because the candidate did not plan to run in the next election.
I tend to believe that the judge was truthful and
dismissed the case based on it's lack of evidence against the accused.
Additionally, courts have
dismissed cases arising out of the recall because the plaintiff could not establish that she purchased a defective package.
A headline like this, «We
make dismissing your case our top priority,» may be making a bold claim, and one the firm better be able to back up.
Never agree to
dismiss a case until you have a fully executed copy of a settlement agreement, and any settlement funds have cleared your bank account.
Small, medium, and large personal injury cases are all welcomed by the attorney, who is unwilling to
dismiss a case purely based on size.
Any time a suspect's rights are violated, legal action can be taken that may force the court
into dismissing the case and if this becomes necessary your defense attorney will take action.
Accordingly, the
tribunal dismissed the case confirming that these issues about how human rights law applies to newspapers have already been settled in law.
The court ended up
dismissing the case against the restaurant, finding that there was no reliable evidence suggesting that a sober motorcycle driver could have avoided the accident.
The trial court denied the city's motion to
dismiss the case on this ground, and the city appealed.
But by then, the 90 - day and 120 - day time periods had expired or were about to expire, so the court
dismissed the cases as moot.
The municipality asked the court to
dismiss the case based on the theory of government immunity, which attaches when a government is engaging in a discretionary function.