{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-554.13","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 554.13","heading":"DISMISSAL OF CAUSE OF ACTION IN WHOLE OR PART.","body":"(a) In ruling on a motion under section 554.09, the court shall dismiss with prejudice a cause of action, or part of a cause of action, if:\n(1) the moving party establishes under section 554.08, paragraph (b), that sections 554.07 to 554.19 apply;\n(2) the responding party fails to establish under section 554.08, paragraph (c), that sections 554.07 to 554.19 do not apply; and\n(3) either:\n(i) the responding party fails to establish a prima facie case as to each essential element of the cause of action; or\n(ii) the moving party establishes that:\n(A) the responding party failed to state a cause of action upon which relief can be granted; or\n(B) there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law on the cause of action or part of the cause of action.\n(b) A voluntary dismissal without prejudice of a responding party's cause of action, or part of a cause of action, that is the subject of a motion under section 554.09 does not affect a moving party's right to obtain a ruling on the motion and seek costs, attorney fees, and expenses under section 554.16.\n(c) A voluntary dismissal with prejudice of a responding party's cause of action, or part of a cause of action, that is the subject of a motion under section 554.09 establishes for the purpose of section 554.16 that the moving party prevailed on the motion.","path":["DECLARATORY, CORRECTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES","CHAPTER 554. FREE SPEECH; PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/554.13","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:49Z","sha256":"1732c3050b0f5b9fcbd22403eefe6ccd576e246e98d290df505b56fe51613631","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-554.12","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-554.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}