If the court clerk initiated an order with respect to a particular lawsuit, a judge is required to sign the order and once signed and dated, the court clerk under his or her ministerial duties is to file it and send a copy of such to all counsel representing the parties in the given action. If the judge made an actual order on a matter and the order has not been reduced to writing, the order does not expire.If the court clerk refuses to "execute" the order, it sounds that a motion needs to be filed for an order by the court directing that the clerk follow through on the order with it being dated, signed and filed.