§ 913.Dismissal With Prejudice to Right to File Another Appeal, Exception

A dismissed appeal usually closes the door on trying again, and this section spells out the default rule. When an appeal is dismissed, that dismissal carries prejudice to filing another appeal within the time that was permitted for the original one — the appellant generally doesn't get a second chance to appeal the same ruling once the first appeal is dismissed.

The statute builds in one escape hatch: a court can expressly make the dismissal without prejudice to another appeal. Absent that express language, though, the default rule controls, which makes it worth paying close attention to exactly how any dismissal is worded.