Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

It is hard to tell without seeing the entire file, but it is possible that this order (the dismissal) was a mistake by the judge who had not realized that the trial date was (or should have been) vacated.

Its also possible that the summary judgment order did not dispose of all triable issues and that the judge expected the parties to appear to complete this portion of the case.

If your sisters have an attorney, you can expect that attorney to take some action to rectify or clarify the situation.

Again, I am only guessing based on the limited information available.

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