After defendant Mikhail Probich's acquittal is announced by the jury Forman, the judge berates the defense lawyer, then declares "case dismissed". After a defendant is acquitted, there is no longer any case to dismiss, so any dismissal is redundant.
Ness tells Hobson what happened in the courtroom when Metz was trying to get Halas to work for Coombs while Hobson is surprised when Hobson himself was also in the courtroom with Ness at that moment.