Which court action ends a lawsuit and prevents it from being filed again by the same parties?

Which court action ends a lawsuit and prevents it from being filed again by the same parties?

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

Answer: (B)

Dismissal with prejudice is the court action that ends the lawsuit and bars the same parties from bringing the same claim again. When a case is dismissed with prejudice, it’s treated as a final judgment on the merits, so the claim can’t be refiled in the future. By contrast, a pretrial conference is simply a meeting to organize how the case will proceed; a motion in limine handles evidentiary issues before trial; voir dire is the jury-selection process. None of these conclude the action or prevent re-filing.

Dismissal with prejudice is the court action that ends the lawsuit and bars the same parties from bringing the same claim again. When a case is dismissed with prejudice, it’s treated as a final judgment on the merits, so the claim can’t be refiled in the future.

By contrast, a pretrial conference is simply a meeting to organize how the case will proceed; a motion in limine handles evidentiary issues before trial; voir dire is the jury-selection process. None of these conclude the action or prevent re-filing.