Legal Question in Personal Injury in California

I'm sorry your lawyer dropped you. You can file and serve a Request for Dismissal which -must- have the box checked "Without Prejudice." Preferably you should consult with lawyers first. You must also make sure you have time on the statute of limitations clock. If your former lawyer filed on or near the last day of the statute, then you must not dismiss your lawsuit, because it may be too late for you to refile. Also it costs $395 to refile (your former attorney paid the filing fee already) ; and the defendant will be entitled to court costs. There are other considerations. Please do write or call with more.

Mr. Stone is entirely correct that you can but probably should not dismiss the case. You need to tell us in what stage the case is--set ofr a trial in a few weeks, nothing happening for next 3 months, etc.

Also, your dismissal can be deemed a conclusion in the opoposing party's favor, and they can come after you for their costs.