To cause the court to hear a motion to suppress, a DUI attorney like sandiego dui defence lawyer prepares a legal document that includes argument to persuade the judge to decide the motion in the defendants favor, and makes four copies of the document. The attorney goes to the San Diego courthouse to provide the documents to a court clerk, and asks the clerk to set a date when the motion may be heard in court, in front of a judge. The clerk keeps two copies for the court, and returns two copies to the attorney with the courts official stamp. The attorney then takes the two stamped copies to the office of the prosecutor.