dissenting. Civ.R. 41(B)(1) requires a court to give plaintiff or plaintiffs counsel actual notice of the court’s intention to dismiss the *52case with prejudice. See Logsdon v. Nichols (1995), 72 Ohio St.3d 124, 647 N.E.2d 1361; Levy v. Morrissey (1986), 25 Ohio St.3d 367, 25 OBR 416, 496 N.E.2d 923; Ohio Furniture Co. v. Mindala (1986), 22 Ohio St.3d 99, 22 OBR 133, 488 N.E.2d 881; Moore v. Emmanuel Family Training Ctr., Inc. (1985), 18 Ohio St.3d 64, 18 OBR 96, 479 N.E.2d 879; Perotti v. Ferguson (1983), 7 Ohio St.3d 1, 7 OBR 256, 454 N.E.2d 951; Svoboda v. Brunswick (1983), 6 Ohio St.3d 348, 6 OBR 403, 453 N.E.2d 648. I therefore respectfully dissent and would affirm the court of appeals’ decision.
Douglas, J., concurs in the foregoing dissenting opinion.