To dismiss, complete and file CIV110, Request for Dismissal: • Dismiss with prejudice means the plaintiff cannot sue for this same claim again. If you dismiss with prejudice, you can no longer re-file that suit.A defendant is not a "prevailing party" for purposes of collecting attorneys' fees where the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed its case without prejudice. The general remedy for a dismissal without prejudice is to refile the case in a way that remedies whatever failure resulted in the dismissal. A case that is dismissed "without prejudice" is only dismissed temporarily. This temporary dismissal means that the plaintiff is allowed to re-file charges. A dismissal of a criminal charge without prejudice means that the government can re-file the criminal charge. Common law claim should be denied because the People were not. Getting a criminal law case dismissed with prejudice means that you win your case.