When an entire action has been dismissed, does the court have jurisdiction over the entire action?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from De Salles v. Neurosigma, Inc., B287127 (Cal. App. 2019):

"When a court has jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter of a suit, its jurisdiction continues until a final judgment is entered. [Citation.] When there is a voluntary dismissal of an entire action, the court's jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter terminates." (Wackeen v. Malis (2002) 97 Cal.App.4th 429, 437.)

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