It is when a court throws out only part of a lawsuit, usually on technical grounds relating to the dismissed portion only. If a complaint has two counts and plaintiff does not provide court ordered...
A dismissal without prejudice is the dismissal of a lawsuit but allowing the lawsuit to be refiled or reinstated at a later date. This type of a dismissal is one where there has been no ruling on the...
The judge has found SOME portion of the charge(s) improper or not comporting with law and has dismissed ONLY THAT portion of the original charge(s). The remaining portion of the case is (presumably)...
Since it is voluntary, it wuld seem to indicate that the defendant themselves requested it (or acceeded to it). Usually, however, it is an order issued by a judge dismissing the charges that were...