Any lawsuit filed in a California Superior Court must end either by

a judgment which is a termination not on the merits or a dismissal which is a termination on the merits

a dismissal which is a termination not on the merits or a judgment which is a determination on the merits

a statutory enactment which is a termination not on the merits or a dismissal which is a termination on the merits

a decree which is a termination not on the merits or a dismissal which is a termination on the merits a trial which is a final determination of the merits or an appeal which is not a final termination of the merits

None of the above