VALDOSTA – The parents of Kendrick Johnson have dismissed their $100 million wrongful death lawsuit.

In documents filed Tuesday with the Superior Court of Lowndes County, Kenneth and Jackie Johnson used one sentence to dismiss their civil action without prejudice, which allows them to refile the suit at a later date.

The Johnsons filed the civil suit in January 2015, which accused 38 individuals of either causing their son’s death or conspiring to cover it up.

Kendrick Johnson’s body was found upside down in a vertically-stored gym mat at Lowndes High School in January 2013. A state autopsy ruled the 17-year-old’s death accidental. The Johnson family insists their son died of foul play.

The $100 million suit pointed to a conspiracy to covere up the true cause of Johnson’s death. The suit alleged local FBI agent Rick Bell, his two sons and 35 state and local officials either directly caused or covered up the cause of Johnson’s death.

In the year since the filing, the suit was amended to allege Lowndes County Superintendent Wes Taylor and Lowndes County Sheriff Chris Prine conspired to allow unknown persons access to the school’s old gym to hide Johnson’s body.

In October, Judge J. Richard Porter dismissed defendants from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation from the suit for procedural reasons.

During that same month, Johnson’s parents provided sworn testimony during a deposition. A portion of Johnson’s father’s testimony was presented during a November hearing. Kenneth Johnson said he did not have any evidence the Bell family was involved in his son’s death.

Two weeks ago, the remaining defendants filed a motion for summary judgement, which claims the wrongful death suit was based on “unfounded assertions” that defendants in the suit “engaged in a conspiracy to cover up the cause of Kendrick Johnson’s death,” according to court documents.

Chevene King, the Johnson’s lawyer, told CNN the suit’s dismissal was a strategic move to allow federal investigators more time to gather evidence in the case. A federal review of Johnson’s case is in its third year.

Now that the civil action has been dismissed, the Johnson’s could face substantial claims for attorney fees from defendants in the suit.

In addition, the Bell family filed a counter-suit against the Johnsons last year.