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P1532 Under CCP 581, the plaintiff in any action or special proceeding has an absolute right to dismiss without prejudice; a request for court approval under the Structured Settlement Transfer Act (Insurance Code sections 10136 et seq) is a special proceeding, and the person or entity filing the request is a plaintiff; once a plaintiff has requested dismissal without prejudice, the trial court lacks jurisdiction over the matter, and any orders it enters are void;Citation321 HENDERSON v RED TOMAHAWK (Structured Settlement Transfer) 172 CA4 290 [See: CCP 581; InsC 10136 etseq; Gogri v Jack in the Box 166 CA4 255, P/AT 11/08; Kyle v Carmon 71 CA4 901, T/AT 6/99; 321 Henderson v Ramos 172 CA4 305, P/AT 5/09]
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