Dismissal for Want of Prosecution (DWOP)dis-MIS-ul for want of pros-i-KYOO-shun A dismissal for want of prosecution (DWOP) is a court order dismissing a lawsuit because the plaintiff has failed to take any significant steps to move the case forward. The judge dismissed the case for DWOP after the plaintiff failed to respond to discovery requests for several months. In Smith v. Jones (2022), the court dismissed the plaintiff's lawsuit for DWOP due to a lack of progress on the case. ← Back to BrowseNext Term →