The Plaintiff goes first because they are the people suing the defendant, which gives them the ability tp go first.
the plaintiff
In a case citation, the plaintiff is typically listed first before the defendant. The plaintiff is the party that initiates a legal action or lawsuit against the defendant.
The first name in a case is the side that is bringing the case and is either the plaintiff or the prosecution.
The Plaintiff.
If the prosecution can prove beyond all doubt that the plaintiff committed the crime - the prosecution wins the case, and the plaintiff (now a criminal) is sentenced. If the defence proves that the plaintiff could not have committed the crime - the defence wins and the plaintiff is free to go.
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The plaintiff - their legal representative outlines the case for the prosecution. It's then up to the defence barrister to answer the allegations on behalf of the defendant.
The person initiating a law suit is called an Appellant.
The possessive form for the noun plaintiff is plaintiff's.Example: The plaintiff's case is based on heresay.
The wording of the question is too cryptic - however - it appears that the Plaintiffs claim was dismissed due to the plaintiff's lack of prosecution (e.g.: The plaintiff failed to appear in court to press their case -or- the plaintiff withdrew their case- etc).
"Plaintiff's" is the possessive form of "plaintiff," indicating something belonging to a single plaintiff. "Plaintiffs'" is the plural possessive form, indicating something belonging to multiple plaintiffs.
"Ptf." is the shorthand for plaintiff.