airdale1 I think you have that wrong. If it were the plaintiff who did not show up the case would be dismissed, but in this case if what you are saying is the defendant did not show up or respond to the plaintiffs lawsuit then the lawsuit that was filed was ruled in favor of the Plaintif for the quiet title action in Nevada to eliminate any potential third party claims against the Project W mining claims.
So if what you are saying is correct the case was not dismissed a judgement was made in faivor of Pilot Mountain and for the quite title, which stops anyone from filing claims against Pilot Mountain for the rights and money of the gold or minerals pulled from that area.
I don't think this was dismissed because the defendant did not show up I believe there was a ruling in Pilot Mountain favor because the defendants failed to show up for the hearing or respond to the plaintiffs lawsuit.
Almost like you file bankruptcy and your creditors are given the opportunity to show up to justify why he should not grant the bankruptcy for money owed that creditor. Failure for the Defendants (creditors to show up) stops all additional lawsuits should the judge grant the bankruptcy and there for stops any other demands for payment from happening once the judge rules on the bankruptcy in favor of the plaitiff.
In Pilot Mountain case if I am understanding this the judge ruled in Pilot Mountain favor and this stops the defendants from being able to make any further claims to that property or what is mined from it going forward.
Now if what you are saying is correct and there was a ruling made in favor of Pilot Mountain then we should see a PR to the fact that the quite title has been granted or something like that. Here is hoping you are correct in what you are seeing on that site and that the Judge has closed this case in the plaintiffs favor :)