Dismissal upon Notice by Plaintiff; Two-dismissal Rule

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1. When does Rule17 Section1 ordinarily allow dismissal by the plaintiff’s notice?
2. A first proper Section1 notice states nothing about prejudice and no two-dismissal exception applies. What is the ordin…
3. What claim relationship is central to Section1’s two-dismissal exception?
4. The defendant’s answer has already been served. The plaintiff files a notice claiming Section1 still provides an unrest…
5. No answer has been served, but a motion for summary judgment has been served before the plaintiff’s notice. The plainti…
6. A plaintiff first voluntarily dismisses a claim by a proper notice in a competent court. It refiles the same claim and,…
7. A party invokes the two-dismissal rule by showing two old case numbers, but one concerned a different claim and the his…
8. State the Section1 notice window and distinguish it from later dismissal on motion.
9. Explain why a second notice may have merits effect despite stating without prejudice.
10. Why is showing two prior case numbers insufficient by itself to establish the two-dismissal rule?
11. Does Rule17 Section1 use service of the answer, rather than its mere preparation, as a cutoff?
12. Upon a proper Section1 notice, what order does the rule direct the court to issue?