How to Use refile in a Sentence

refile

verb
  • Grossberg dropped that suit in May but would have had the option to refile it.
    Jeremy Barr, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2023
  • Morrissey and Lewis reserved the right to refile the charges.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
  • There cannot be refiled charges or a retrial on the same charges.
    María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
  • The law required Boyd to refile his March sunshine report and pay a fine up to $250.
    Rachel Spacek, Idaho Statesman, 16 May 2024
  • Under the agreement, Nelle wouldn’t be able to refile the suit later.
    Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2022
  • The plaintiff refiled a class-action complaint the same day.
    Angela Yang, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
  • If Elden does refile by Jan. 13, the defendants’ lawyers will have a further two weeks to file a reply to the new suit.
    K.j. Yossman, Variety, 4 Jan. 2022
  • The suit was dismissed with prejudice, meaning Hirsch cannot refile the case.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2023
  • To buy more time to try to get Mayer to court, the circuit attorney’s office in March 2022 dropped the cases and refiled them.
    Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Attorneys for Stoffel and Wilson have not refiled the case in state court.
    David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Wall dismissed the suit with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled in state court.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 July 2023
  • Charges against Baldwin had been dropped in 2023 but were refiled in January.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 8 July 2024
  • The judge dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice, meaning it may not be refiled in state court.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Once dismissed, the charges couldn’t be refiled because the statute of limitations had passed by then.
    oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • According to the new filing, the Jane Doe who filed the suit asked the judge to dismiss the case with prejudice, meaning that the plaintiff cannot refile the suit again.
    Vulture, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The complaint was dismissed with prejudice, which means it cannot be refiled.
    Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Six of the women refiled the lawsuit in May after a judge twice barred them from suing anonymously.
    CBS News, 22 June 2023
  • However, the judge dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning that it cannot be refiled in state court.
    Justin Klawans, The Week, 9 July 2023
  • Smart can refile a petition with the council every two years.
    Kathy McCormack, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Since the lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice, that means Bauer can’t refile charges at a later date.
    Christian Red, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The judge said Disney could refile its request after complying with the court rule.
    CBS News, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The charge was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be refiled.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
  • Many of those cases later were refiled in state court in Delaware.
    Jef Feeley, Fortune Europe, 24 May 2024
  • The companies may be able to refile their challenge in a way that could eventually end up back before the court.
    Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 17 June 2024
  • With this guidance, Schools Over Stadiums plans to refile our petition next year and win in 2026.
    Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
  • His birth was made public over a year later when his birth certificate was refiled to include Grant's name as the father.
    Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Prosecutors vowed to refile charges and later filed a notice of their intent to do so.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2023
  • But last week, a report filed in court raised the possibility that charges against Baldwin could be refiled.
    Chloe Melas, NBC News, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Shortly after an interview with the judge, Stanley moved to dismiss the case against Morphew without prejudice, meaning charges could be refiled.
    Pilar Melendez, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Where the case stands: Gardner’s attorneys have moved to voluntarily discontinue the case and refile it in New Jersey state court, where the assault allegedly occurred.
    Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024

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