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   M.I.Wakefield of room IQ wrote:   
   > Which is why he withdrew the case:   
   >   
   > A $55-million lawsuit launched by Jian Ghomeshi against the CBC last month,   
   > after he was fired as host of the radio arts, culture and entertainment   
   program   
   > Q, is being withdrawn.   
      
   No kidding?   
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        "At any time before an action is set down for trial, a plaintiff may   
   discontinue it in whole or in part against a defendant by filing and delivering   
   a notice of discontinuance ... to each party of record.   
      
        After an action has been set down for trial, a plaintiff may discontinue   
   it in whole or in part against a defendant with the consent of all parties of   
   record or by leave of the court.   
      
        ... a person wholly discontinuing an action ... shall pay the costs of   
   that party to the date of delivery of the notice of discontinuance...."   
      
   The peculiarity of a discontinuance is that it does not mean that an identical   
   action cannot be started by the same plaintiff at some future date.  Although   
   the statutes or court rules of each jurisdiction may differ, the following from   
   the 2009 Ontario court rules (§23.04) is standard:   
      
        "The discontinuance of all or part of an action is not a defence to a   
   subsequent action, unless the order giving leave to discontinue or a consent   
   filed by the parties provides otherwise."   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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