Clerks move paper to judges constantly. That is the job, and nothing about it is improper. Parties are properly served through the docket rather than copied on internal staff email.
Where it becomes an issue
Judicial conduct rules prohibit ex parte communication on substantive matters. Court staff are not a workaround: if a channel carries substantive case information to the bench and to one side, the fact that a clerk typed it does not change the analysis.
The pro se dimension
A represented party has counsel who is routinely copied on courtroom email. A self-represented litigant has no proxy. If they are not on the message, nobody on their side is.
How it is proven
By comparing the email header to the docket receipt, the service notice, and the case-management event history. See the October 3, 2025 routing email.