{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cplr", "section": "5013", "citation": "CPLR § 5013", "heading": "Effect of judgment dismissing claim", "text": ["Rule 5013. Effect of judgment dismissing claim. A judgment dismissing a cause of action before the close of the proponent's evidence is not a dismissal on the merits unless it specifies otherwise, but a judgment dismissing a cause of action after the close of the proponent's evidence is a dismissal on the merits unless it specifies otherwise."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/5013", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A dismissal **before** the proponent closes its evidence is **not** on the merits (unless it says so); a dismissal **after** the proponent closes its evidence **is** on the merits (unless it says otherwise). ★ \"On the merits\" matters because it blocks re-suing.", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cplr/5013", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}