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April 10th, 2012 
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Voit v Superior Court 201 Cal.App.4th 1285 (6) (2011) Inmate-civil defendant Voit presented to clerk “ex parte motion for appointment of counsel.” San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer Clerk three times rejected it on the merits (“the court does not appoint counsel” in civil cases). Voit filed writ petition, court gave Palma notice and issued writ. [1] “The actions of the court clerk’s office are quite troubling. ‘It is difficult enough to practice law without having the clerk’s office as an adversary.’” Whether a motion has merit is determined by a judge, not the clerk. If a document complies with Rules of Court, the clerk is under a ministerial duty to file it. Even if it has defects, clerk should file it and notify party of defect. San Diego personal injury attorney