No. You are incorrect.
The Petition Filed by flynn names the judge as the Respondent not the defendant.
The court responded thru his attorney.
But the court is not a party to the lawsuit of which the Petition is based.
In a writ lawsuit, the defendant is called respondent
The court responded thru his attorney.
As defendants always do. No party responds on their own. Even lawyers when they’re sued are represented by other lawyers
The judge is the defendant in this writ lawsuit. But because it’s a writ lawsuit - a type of lawsuit that has special terminology - it’s called “respondent”. Same difference. The writ lawsuit was filed against him