California court deadline calculator
Pick a deadline and enter the trigger date. The result applies Cal. Rules of Court, rules 1.10, 8.60(a); Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b (counting, weekends and court holidays), service-method extensions where the law allows them, and the rule for that deadline, with each step and citation shown. Scope: Civil appeals from unlimited civil cases to the Courts of Appeal, petitions for review and rehearing in the Supreme Court, statutory writ petitions with fixed deadlines, and limited civil appeals to the superior court appellate division (CRC Title 8, Divisions 1 and 2, and rules 8.1000-8.1018). Excludes criminal, juvenile, family-specific expedited rules, CEQA (8.700 et seq.), arbitration orders under 8.712, and small claims.. Rules current as of 2026-10-23.
Deadline
Tuesday, December 22, 2026
- Trigger (Date the superior court clerk served (as shown on the clerk's certificate) a document entitled 'Notice of Entry' of judgment or a filed-endorsed copy of the judgment): Friday, October 23, 2026.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 60 calendar days: Tuesday, December 22, 2026.
Rules applied
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.104(a)(1)(A)
(1) Unless a statute or rules 8.108, 8.702, or 8.712 provides otherwise, a notice of appeal must be filed on or before the earliest of: (A) 60 days after the superior court clerk serves on the party filing the notice of appeal a document entitled "Notice of Entry" of judgment or a filed-endorsed copy of the judgment, showing the date either was served; (B) 60 days after the party filing the notice of appeal serves or is served by a party with a document entitled "Notice of Entry" of judgment or a filed-endorsed copy of the judgment, accompanied by proof of service; or (C) 180 days after entry of judgment.Official source
Cal. Rules of Court, rules 1.10, 8.60(a); Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b
CRC 1.10(a): "The time in which any act provided by these rules is to be performed is computed by excluding the first day and including the last, unless the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or other legal holiday, and then it is also excluded." CRC 1.10(b): "Unless otherwise provided by law, if the last day for the performance of any act that is required by these rules to be performed within a specific period of time falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or other legal holiday, the period is extended to and includes the next day that is not a holiday." CRC 8.60(a): "The Code of Civil Procedure governs computing and extending the time to do any act required or permitted under these rules." CCP 12: "The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded." CCP 12a(a): "If the last day for the performance of any act provided or required by law to be performed within a specified period of time is a holiday, then that period is hereby extended to and including the next day that is not a holiday. For purposes of this section, “holiday” means all day on Saturdays, all holidays specified in Section 135 and, to the extent provided in Section 12b, all days that by terms of Section 12b are required to be considered as holidays." CCP 12b: "If any city, county, state, or public office, other than a branch office, is closed for the whole of any day, insofar as the business of that office is concerned, that day shall be considered as a holiday for the purposes of computing time under Sections 12 and 12a."Official source
- Jurisdictional. No court may extend (8.104(b)); CCP 1013(a), 1013(c), 1013(e) and 1010.6(a)(3)(B)(iii) expressly exclude notice of appeal from service extensions. Weekend/holiday last day rolls forward (CCP 12a; CRC 1.10(b)). EARLIEST of rules noa_60_clerk_service, noa_60_party_service and noa_180_entry controls; compute all that apply and use the earliest. 'Judgment' includes an appealable order (8.104(e)). Entry date rules in 8.104(c). Rule 8.104 last amended eff. July 1, 2017. Statutes or rules 8.108 (post-trial motions), 8.702 (CEQA) and 8.712 (CCP 1294.4 arbitration orders) may provide otherwise.
- If the clerk's office is closed or inaccessible on the last day (weather, emergency or local closure orders), the deadline may be extended. Check local orders.
This calculator applies the cited rules to the dates you enter. It is not legal advice. Court orders, local rules, and case-specific facts can change a deadline; verify before relying on it. Rule set pending attorney review.
California appeals and writs deadlines covered
| Deadline | Period | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Notice of appeal: 60 days after clerk serves Notice of Entry or file-endorsed judgment | 60 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.104(a)(1)(A) |
| Notice of appeal: 60 days after a party serves Notice of Entry or file-endorsed judgment | 60 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.104(a)(1)(B) |
| Notice of appeal: outside limit 180 days after entry of judgment | 180 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.104(a)(1)(C) |
| Notice of appeal after new trial motion denied: 30 days after service of denial order | 30 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.108(b)(1)(A) |
| Notice of appeal after new trial motion denied by operation of law: 30 days | 30 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.108(b)(1)(B) |
| Notice of appeal after new trial motion: outside limit 180 days after entry | 180 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.108(b)(1)(C) |
| Notice of appeal after acceptance of additur/remittitur: 30 days | 30 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.108(b)(2)(A) |
| Notice of appeal from new trial order after rejection of additur/remittitur: 30 days after rejection served | 30 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.108(b)(2)(B) |
| Notice of appeal from new trial order after time to accept additur/remittitur expires: 30 days | 30 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.108(b)(2)(B) |
| Notice of appeal after motion to vacate denied: 30 days after service of denial order | 30 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.108(c)(1) |
| Notice of appeal after motion to vacate: 90 days after first notice/motion filed | 90 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.108(c)(2) |
| Notice of appeal after motion to vacate: outside limit 180 days after entry | 180 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.108(c)(3) |
| Notice of appeal after JNOV motion denied: 30 days after service of denial order | 30 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.108(d)(1)(A) |
| Notice of appeal after JNOV denied by operation of law: 30 days | 30 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.108(d)(1)(B) |
| Notice of appeal after JNOV motion: outside limit 180 days after entry | 180 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.108(d)(1)(C) |
| Notice of appeal after CCP 1008(a) reconsideration denied: 30 days after service of denial order | 30 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.108(e)(1) |
| Notice of appeal after reconsideration motion: 90 days after first motion filed | 90 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.108(e)(2) |
| Notice of appeal after reconsideration motion: outside limit 180 days after entry of order | 180 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.108(e)(3) |
| Notice of appeal after public entity Gov. Code 962/984/985 request: 90 days after service of notice of entry | 90 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.108(f)(1)-(2) |
| Notice of appeal after public entity Gov. Code 962/984/985 request: outside limit 180 days after entry | 180 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.108(f)(3) |
| Cross-appeal (other party's appeal from same judgment/order): 20 days after clerk serves notification of first appeal | 20 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.108(g)(1) |
| Protective cross-appeal after appeal from order granting new trial, vacatur, or JNOV: 20 days after clerk serves notification | 20 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.108(g)(2) |
| Civil Case Information Statement (APP-004) | 15 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.100(g)(1) |
| Cure late Civil Case Information Statement after clerk's notice: 15 days | 15 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.100(g)(2) |
| Cure unpaid notice-of-appeal filing fee after clerk's notice: 15 days | 15 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.100(c)(2) |
| Pay fees after fee waiver denied (appeal) | 10 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.26(f) |
| Appellant's notice designating the record on appeal | 10 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.121(a) |
| Respondent's designation of additional documents for clerk's transcript | 10 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.122(a)(2) |
| Respondent's designation of additional proceedings for reporter's transcript | 10 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.130(a)(3) |
| Respondent's election to use an appendix instead of clerk's transcript | 10 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.124(a)(1)(B) |
| Motion in superior court to override appendix election | 10 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.124(a)(1) |
| Deposit for clerk's transcript after clerk's cost estimate | 10 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.122(c)(3) |
| Additional reporter's transcript deposit after reporter's estimate | 10 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.130(b)(2) |
| Cure default in procuring the record after superior court clerk's 15-day notice | 15 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.140(a) |
| Proposed briefing sequence when a party is both appellant and respondent | 20 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.216(a)(1) |
| Appellant's opening brief: 40 days after record filed | 40 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.212(a)(1)(A) |
| Appellant's opening brief: 70 days after appendix election (no reporter's transcript) | 70 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.212(a)(1)(B) |
| Respondent's brief: 30 days after opening brief filed | 30 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.212(a)(2) |
| Appellant's reply brief: 20 days after respondent's brief filed | 20 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.212(a)(3) |
| Late opening or respondent's brief: 15 days after clerk's default notice | 15 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.220(a) |
| Petition for rehearing in Court of Appeal: 15 days after decision filed | 15 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.268(b)(1) |
| Answer to petition for rehearing (only if court requests): 8 days after order requesting answer | 8 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.268(b)(2) |
| Court of Appeal civil decision final in that court: 30 days after filing | 30 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.264(b)(1) |
| Petition for review in Supreme Court: 10 days after Court of Appeal decision is final | 10 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.500(e)(1)-(2) |
| Petition for review computed from Court of Appeal filing date: 40 days (standard 30-day finality) | 40 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rules 8.264(b)(1), 8.500(e)(1) |
| Answer to petition for review: 20 days after petition filed | 20 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.500(e)(4) |
| Reply to answer to petition for review: 10 days after answer filed | 10 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.500(e)(5) |
| Supreme Court ruling on petition for review: deemed denied 60 days after last petition filed (unless extended) | 60 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.512(b) |
| Supreme Court own-motion review window: 30 days after Court of Appeal decision final (no petition filed) | 30 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.512(c)(1) |
| Supreme Court decision final: 30 days after filing | 30 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.532(b)(1) |
| Petition for rehearing in Supreme Court: 15 days after decision filed | 15 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rules 8.536(b), 8.268(b)(1) |
| Answer to Supreme Court rehearing petition: 8 days after petition filed | 8 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.536(b) |
| Memorandum of costs on appeal in superior court: 40 days after remittitur issued | 40 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.278(c)(1) |
| Writ petition to review ruling on judicial disqualification (CCP 170.3(d)): 10 days after service of notice of entry | 10 days after | Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 170.3(d) |
| Writ petition to review lis pendens expungement order (CCP 405.39): 20 days after service of written notice of order | 20 days after | Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 405.39 |
| Writ petition from order on summary judgment/adjudication motion (other than entry of summary judgment) (CCP 437c(m)(1)): 20 days after service of notice of entry | 20 days after | Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 437c(m)(1) |
| Preliminary opposition to writ petition: 10 days after petition filed | 10 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.487(a)(1) |
| Reply to preliminary opposition: 10 days after preliminary opposition filed | 10 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.487(a)(3) |
| Return or opposition after alternative writ, OSC, or Palma notice: 30 days | 30 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.487(b)(2) |
| Petitioner's reply to return or opposition: 15 days | 15 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.487(b)(3) |
| Writ decision (other than summary denial) final: 30 days after filing | 30 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.490(b)(2) |
| Limited civil: notice of appeal 30 days after clerk serves Notice of Entry | 30 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.822(a)(1)(A) |
| Limited civil: notice of appeal 30 days after party service of Notice of Entry | 30 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.822(a)(1)(B) |
| Limited civil: notice of appeal outside limit 90 days after entry | 90 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.822(a)(1)(C) |
| Limited civil: notice of appeal 15 days after service of order denying new trial | 15 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.823(b)(1)(A) |
| Limited civil: notice of appeal 15 days after new trial denied by operation of law | 15 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.823(b)(1)(B) |
| Limited civil: notice of appeal after new trial motion, outside limit 90 days after entry | 90 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.823(b)(1)(C) |
| Limited civil: notice of appeal 15 days after acceptance of additur/remittitur served | 15 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.823(b)(2)(A) |
| Limited civil: notice of appeal from new trial order 30 days after rejection served (or time to accept expired) | 30 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.823(b)(2)(B) |
| Limited civil: notice of appeal 15 days after service of order denying motion to vacate | 15 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.823(c)(1) |
| Limited civil: notice of appeal 45 days after first motion to vacate filed | 45 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.823(c)(2) |
| Limited civil: notice of appeal after motion to vacate, outside limit 90 days after entry | 90 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.823(c)(3) |
| Limited civil: notice of appeal 15 days after service of order denying JNOV | 15 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.823(d)(1)(A) |
| Limited civil: notice of appeal 15 days after JNOV denied by operation of law | 15 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.823(d)(1)(B) |
| Limited civil: notice of appeal after JNOV motion, outside limit 90 days after entry | 90 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.823(d)(1)(C) |
| Limited civil: notice of appeal 15 days after service of order denying reconsideration | 15 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.823(e)(1) |
| Limited civil: notice of appeal 45 days after first reconsideration motion filed | 45 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.823(e)(2) |
| Limited civil: notice of appeal after reconsideration motion, outside limit 90 days after entry of order | 90 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.823(e)(3) |
| Limited civil: notice of appeal 60 days after notice of entry (public entity Gov. Code 962/984/985) | 60 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.823(f)(1)-(2) |
| Limited civil: notice of appeal (public entity Gov. Code 962/984/985), outside limit 90 days after entry | 90 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.823(f)(3) |
| Limited civil: cross-appeal 10 days after clerk serves notification of first appeal | 10 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.823(g)(1) |
| Limited civil: appellant's notice designating the record | 10 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.831(a) |
| Limited civil: respondent's designation of additional clerk's transcript documents | 10 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.832(b)(1) |
| Limited civil: respondent's designation of additional reporter's transcript proceedings | 10 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.834(a)(3) |
| Limited civil: appellant's opening brief 30 days after record filed | 30 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.882(a)(1)(A) |
| Limited civil: appellant's opening brief 60 days after rule 8.845 election (no reporter's transcript) | 60 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.882(a)(1)(B) |
| Limited civil: respondent's brief 30 days after opening brief filed | 30 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.882(a)(2) |
| Limited civil: reply brief 20 days after respondent's brief filed | 20 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.882(a)(3) |
| Limited civil: late opening/respondent's brief 15 days after clerk's notice | 15 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.882(c)(1) |
| Limited civil: petition for rehearing in appellate division 15 days after decision sent | 15 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.889(b)(1) |
| Limited civil: answer to rehearing petition (only on request) 8 days after order filed | 8 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.889(b)(2) |
| Limited civil: appellate division decision final 30 days after sent to parties | 30 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.888(a)(1) |
| Limited civil: application to appellate division to certify case for transfer to Court of Appeal | 15 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.1005(b)(1) |
| Limited civil: answer to application for certification for transfer | 5 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.1005(b)(4) |
| Limited civil: petition to Court of Appeal for transfer, 15 days after appellate division decision final | 15 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.1006(b) |
| Limited civil: answer to petition for transfer, 10 days after petition filed | 10 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.1006(d)(1) |
| Limited civil: Court of Appeal own-motion transfer window, 30 days after appellate division decision final | 30 days after | Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.1008(a)(1)(B) |
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