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Variables petitioner and respondent provide detailed information about all parties, except the identity of the state if a state (or one of its subdivisions) is a party, petitioner and respondent variables note only whether a state is a party, not the state's name.
Best Answer: Petitioner is the person who filed the case. Respondent is the person who is being sued. Both people have reached an agreement that satisfies them, or at least makes the Petitioner happy enough that he/she doesn't want to sue the Respondent anymore. So, the Petitioner is telling the Court this, and is asking the judge to dismiss the case.