�Lis pendens� is construed to be the jurisdiction, power, or control which courts acquire over property involved in a suit, pending the continuance of the action, and until final judgment.
A �lis�pendens�notice� is a notice recorded in a real property�s chain of title and is designed to enable interested third parties to discover the existence and scope of pending litigation affecting the title to or asserting a mortgage, lien, security interest, or other interest in real property. The notice warns all persons that any interests acquired during the pendency of the suit are subject to its outcome.
�Lis�pendens�doctrine� permits the dismissal of the later action filed when two or more lawsuits are pending. It is designed to protect a defendant from having to defend several suits on the same cause of action at the same time. The doctrine requires more than a mere allegation of a pending suit; it requires proof the prior case is the same, the parties are substantially the same, and the relief requested is the same. This three-pronged identity test must be strictly applied when a party seeks to dismiss a claim under the doctrine.