What term describes a court order that ends a lawsuit and prevents refiling by the same parties?

What term describes a court order that ends a lawsuit and prevents refiling by the same parties?

• A. Dismissal with prejudice
• B. Pretrial conference
• C. Motion in limine
• D. Voir dire

Answer: (A)

Dismissal with prejudice means a court order that ends the lawsuit and bars the same parties from refiling the same claim. It’s a final disposition on the merits (or tied to a settlement or other reason) that prevents bringing the case again in the future. This contrasts with dismissal without prejudice, which ends the current case but allows the plaintiff to refile the same claim later. The other options don’t end the lawsuit or bar refiling: a pretrial conference is just a planning meeting; a motion in limine is about excluding evidence; voir dire is the jury selection process.

Dismissal with prejudice means a court order that ends the lawsuit and bars the same parties from refiling the same claim. It’s a final disposition on the merits (or tied to a settlement or other reason) that prevents bringing the case again in the future. This contrasts with dismissal without prejudice, which ends the current case but allows the plaintiff to refile the same claim later. The other options don’t end the lawsuit or bar refiling: a pretrial conference is just a planning meeting; a motion in limine is about excluding evidence; voir dire is the jury selection process.