Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

It depends how the particular department operates. The plaintiff may be able to submit a written report on bankruptcy status which would satisfy the court. Also, sometimes a plaintiff might dismiss the case if it's simply for an unpaid debt that might be discharged in a couple of months in a chapter 7 bankruptcy. Check the case docket to see if that has occurred.

State courts shouldn't really be doing anything other than monitoring the status of a bankruptcy, because the bankruptcy acts as a stay unless the plaintiff has sought relief from the stay in bankruptcy court.