How to schedule a court hearing<br>File your claim with the small claims clerk. When you file a claim, the clerk may put a date on your claim. This date typically is the deadline for the other side to respond.
Can we infer the following?
One cannot have a small claims court hearing without involving the small claims clerk.

Choose your answer from: (1). Yes. (2). It's impossible to say. (3). No.
The answer is:
(1).