It is a request for the court to grant permission to change or alter the complaint.
Dismissal without leave mean is a legal term which mean that the suit has been completely dismissed. There is not option to refile the complaint or amend it.
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So long as a court has not ruled on a pending Motion to Dismiss, you may amend your complaint.
I guess it depends on the state and type of motion presented.
You are asking the court to amend your response to the original complaint brought against you.
Not totally familiar with that exact terminology, but it sounds like you're referring to a Nolle Prosequi.
amend means to changeIt means to change or edit
Essentially, it means "changed" or "restated". A good example may be when a Plaintiff's original complaint is dismissed after the Defendant files a motion asking the court to do so, argument on the motion occurs, and the court grants the motion. Generally, the Plaintiff is given permission to "amend" the complaint, such that the next version of it is called the "Amended Complaint".
No, amend means to make changes or additions to something, typically a document or law. It is different from canceling, which means to terminate or invalidate something.
A dismissed complaint is no longer before the bankruptcy court, and so it cannot be amended; there is, legally speaking, nothing to amend. However, if the complaint was dismissed without prejudice then a new complaint can be filed, provided that the causes of action alleged in the complaint are not barred by any applicable statute of limitations.
The word amend means to change. So a motion to amend indictment means a motion to change the indictment.
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