In the second box down, on the right side, headed CASE NUMBER, print your Superior. Rules of Court, rules 3.760 and 3.770.) 1.TO THE CLERK: Please dismiss this action as follows: a. (1). A: If your case was dismissed without prejudice, you generally have the opportunity to refile it. The dismissal is based solely on a failure to move the case to trial in five years. (h) The court may dismiss without prejudice the complaint in whole, or as to that defendant, when dismissal is made pursuant to Section 418.10. 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. In California, the statute of limitations for refiled cases dismissed without prejudice must adhere to the original statute of limitations period. Out sample is shown at the end of this guide. IMPORTANT! Plaintiff contends a voluntary dismissal without prejudice is not a final determination of the action adverse to him.