File the Request for Dismissal with the court. Bring the originals and copies of the Request for Dismissal to the clerk at the courthouse.Rules of Court, rules 3.760 and 3.770.) 1. TO THE CLERK: Please dismiss this action as follows: a. (1). "Dismissed without prejudice" is a legal term that means a case is dismissed but can still be refiled at a later point. A case that is dismissed "without prejudice" is only dismissed temporarily. This temporary dismissal means that the plaintiff is allowed to re-file charges. When a case is dismissed without prejudice, nothing bars the plaintiff from refiling the complaint on the same grounds. A California criminal case can be dismissed without prejudice, meaning that it can be filed again later. A dismissal with prejudice may not be final when a party previously dismissed with prejudice fails to act timely when there is an attempt to rejoin them.