<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 15-6-41(a) - Voluntary dismissal--Effect thereof. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2043600Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2043600SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043600CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2043600Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-right: 0; } span.s2043600DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2043600Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 1.14in; text-indent: -0.44in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-right: 0; } p.s2043600Normal-000002 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0.70in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-right: 0; } p.s2043600Normal-000003 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2043600000004 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043600SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043600SCL-000005 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2043600Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043600SENU">15-6-41(a). </span><span class="s2043600CL">Voluntary dismissal--Effect thereof.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043600Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043600DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    By Plaintiff; by Stipulation. Subject to the provisions of § 15-6-23(e), of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=15-6-66"><span class="s2043600DefaultParagraphFont">15-6-66</span></a><span class="s2043600DefaultParagraphFont">, and of any statute of this state, an action may be dismissed by the plaintiff without order of court</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043600Normal-000001"><span class="s2043600DefaultParagraphFont">(A)    By filing a notice of dismissal at any time before service by the adverse party of an answer or of a motion for summary judgment, whichever first occurs, or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043600Normal-000001"><span class="s2043600DefaultParagraphFont">(B)    By filing a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared in the action.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043600Normal-000002"><span class="s2043600DefaultParagraphFont">Unless otherwise stated in the notice of dismissal or stipulation, the dismissal is without prejudice, except that a notice of dismissal operates as an adjudication upon the merits when filed by a plaintiff who has once dismissed in any court of the United States or of any state action based on or including the same claim.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043600Normal-000000"><span class="s2043600DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    By Order of the Court. Except as provided in subdivision (1) of this section, an action shall not be dismissed at the plaintiff's instance save upon order of the court and upon such terms and conditions as the court deems proper. If a counterclaim has been pleaded by a defendant prior to the service upon the defendant of the plaintiff's motion to dismiss, the action shall not be dismissed against the defendant's objection unless the counterclaim can remain pending for independent adjudication by the court. Unless otherwise specified in the order, a dismissal under this paragraph is without prejudice.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043600Normal-000003"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043600000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043600Normal-000003"><span class="s2043600SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043600SCL-000005"> SD RCP, Rule 41 (a), as adopted by Sup. Ct. Order March 29, 1966, effective July 1, 1966; Supreme Court Rule No. 4, 1972, effective January 1, 1973; SL 2006, ch 314 (Supreme Court Rule 06-40), eff. July 1, 2006.</span></p></div></body></html>