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A quick definition of with prejudice:

With prejudice: When a court dismisses a case "with prejudice," it means that the plaintiff cannot bring the same claim again in that court. This is because the court has made a decision on the legal and factual issues of the claim, and this decision is final. If a case is dismissed "with prejudice," it is considered an "adjudication on the merits," which means that the court has made a final decision on the case. This rule exists to prevent plaintiffs from repeatedly bringing the same claim to court.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: When a court dismisses a legal case, they can do so “with prejudice” or “without prejudice.” Dismissal with prejudice means that the plaintiff cannot refile the same claim again in that court. This is because the court has made a final decision on the legal and factual issues of the claim, and the plaintiff cannot bring the same claim again. This rule is called the doctrine of res judicata.

For example, if a person sues their neighbor for property damage and the court dismisses the case with prejudice, the person cannot sue their neighbor for the same property damage again in that court.

Dismissal with prejudice usually happens when the plaintiff has already had a chance to present their case and the court has made a decision. However, if the plaintiff voluntarily dismisses their case, it is usually dismissed without prejudice, which means they can refile the case later.

It is important to note that there are exceptions to the rule of dismissal with prejudice. For example, if the court dismisses the case because it does not have jurisdiction or because the plaintiff did not follow proper procedures, the dismissal may be without prejudice.

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i got application received from CUNY just now after i already got one a few weeks ago
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@EvolBunny: think you tagged the wrong dude cause I have no idea what you are talking about? I am only waiting on three more schools and they all gave me a time frame for releasing so I don't expect results until end of next week
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@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: yes my bad was for dollfiend
Well I said I didn't expect anything today but just got an A from UGA, keep an eye on your emails homies
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yay congrats turbo!!
Thank you!
ElfinDebonairShark
13:01
Congrats!
HopefullyInLawSchool
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cONGRATS!
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i really hope berk td or otmorrow im going to be anticipating now
HopefullyInLawSchool
13:01
whoa caplocks on
windyMagician
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@TurboSplitter: let's goooooo
JumpySubsequentDolphin
13:04
CONGRATS TURBO
Thank you everyone, I'm relieved to get that first acceptance coming through!
congrats, UGA is a great school :)
13:07
@TurboSplitter: lsat gods told this oracle you will be attending duke on 25% scholarship!
I'm brand new at this, do schools usually send scholarship info later on?
UGA sends it later on
13:07
some yes, lots of t14 or t25 is march+
Okay thank you!
@EvolBunny: praise the oracle
babycat
13:07
yes many of them will not send scholarship info until they have a better idea of what their class will look like
babycat
13:08
@TurboSplitter: two weeks is crazy turnaround though shoutout to you
babycat
13:08
they fw u heavy
13:08
Yeah a lot of people schools want to give money to will be for not when they choose higher ranked schools. Better to wait and know the bottom 25% actually has 200k total more to disperse
@babycat: I was just thinking that was a crazy fast turnaround, I really wasn't expecting anything til mid December at the earliest
babycat
13:09
you mean for naught honey bunny
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@TurboSplitter: Congratulations on the A, I will still refresh constantly but less anxiety cause the hopes aren't up.
@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: Fingers crossed for you my friend, appreciate all the help you've given me regarding VA stuff
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@babycat: thanks babe :)
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