• Federal Two-Dismissal Rule Does Not Apply in State Court

    Metropolitan News-Enterprise
    July 6, 2026

    The California Supreme Court held Thursday that a group of plaintiffs was not precluded from filing a complaint in California against a school district and a former counselor over purported instances of sexual abuse based on having earlier filed and then voluntarily dismissed nearly identical actions in state and federal courts.

    Related: Supreme Court of California - Opinion