Petuskey v. Cannon

Because I am unable to find any Constitutional, statutory or inherent authority which would support the actions of the Respondent Administrative Judge as reflected in his orders AD 7-87-6, AD 7-87-19, AD 7-87-20 and AD 7-87-30,1 I would hold such orders to be void.

Neither can I agree with the majority opinion’s conclusion: “In ministerial matters, the District Court Clerk is subject to the authority of the Administrative Judge.”

If I were writing for the court I would confine the authority of the Administrative Judge over the Court Clerk to those instances where the Court Clerk has failed to…