In this proceeding we determine that the "master calendar" rule does not apply to an assignment made via telephone by a court clerk. Petitioners' motion to disqualify the judge so assigned was timely and we, accordingly, direct the issuance of a peremptory writ of mandate in the first instance.
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This action, a garden variety slip-and-fall case, was filed on October...
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