California court deadline calculator
Pick a deadline and enter the trigger date. The result applies Cal. Gov. Code 6800, 6804; Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 17(b)(4); Gov. Code 6707 (state agencies) (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: Butte County local rules are included below (marked with the court name), layered on these base rules. Pre-suit claim presentation and suit deadlines for money or damages claims against California public entities and their employees under the Government Claims Act (Gov. Code 900-996.6), including late-claim applications and court petitions for relief. Entity-specific claims procedures adopted by charter, ordinance or agreement (Gov. Code 935, 930.2), Registry of Public Agencies relief (946.4), and claims statutes outside the Act are not modeled.. Rules current as of 2026-10-23.
- Trigger (Date the cause of action accrued (Gov. Code 901)): Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Add 6 months: Thursday, May 6, 2027.
Cal. Gov. Code 911.2(a)
(a) A claim relating to a cause of action for death or for injury to person or to personal property or growing crops shall be presented as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 915) not later than six months after the accrual of the cause of action. A claim relating to any other cause of action shall be presented as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 915) not later than one year after the accrual of the cause of action.Official source
Cal. Gov. Code 6800, 6804; Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 17(b)(4); Gov. Code 6707 (state agencies)
Gov. Code 6800: "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." Gov. Code 6804: "“Month” means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed." Gov. Code 6707: "When the last day for filing any instrument or other document with a state agency falls upon a Saturday or holiday, such act may be performed upon the next business day with the same effect as if it had been performed upon the day appointed." 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." CCP 10: "Holidays within the meaning of this code are every Sunday and any other days that are specified or provided for as judicial holidays in Section 135."Official source
- Months-based period (Gov. Code 6804, CCP 17(b)(4): 'Month' means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed). Convention applied: the period ends on the same-numbered day of the later month; if that month has no such day (e.g., Aug. 31 plus 6 months), the last day of that month. California statutes do not state the no-corresponding-day rule; AMBIGUITY, verify for end-of-month triggers. Last day on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday rolls forward under CCP 12a. Accrual date is the date the cause of action would accrue under the applicable statute of limitations; for equitable indemnity, the date the defendant is served with the complaint giving rise to the indemnity claim (Gov. Code 901). A claim sent by mail is presented at the time of deposit in the mail (Gov. Code 915.2(a)). Tolling (e.g., Gov. Code 945.3) and delayed-discovery rules are not modeled. If missed, apply for leave to present a late claim within one year of accrual (911.4).
- 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.
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Create a matterButte County: other local timing requirements
- Court trials over two hours: trial memoranda, exhibit list and witness list due by noon on the Monday immediately preceding trial. Butte Super. Ct. Local Rule 1.9(C)
- Tentative rulings posted on the court website by 3:00 p.m. the court day before (CRC 3.1308(a)(1) procedure). Butte Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.9(A)
- Civil ex parte heard 4:00 p.m. Mon-Thu and 1:30 p.m. Fridays (and days before court holidays); notice by 10:00 a.m. the day before; papers filed by 10:00 a.m. day of hearing. Butte Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.10(A), (C)
- Law and motion stipulated continuance by close of business on the third court day before the hearing (law-and-motion procedure; possibly preempted by CRC 3.20). Butte Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.8(A)
- Civil CMC set within 180 days of filing (limited civil within 120 days); disposition-plan presumptions (Plan 1 unlimited, Plan 4 limited). Butte Super. Ct. Local Rules 3.8, 3.9(A)(1)(a)
- Criminal felony Trial Assignment Calendar: in limine motions, trial motions, trial briefs, jury instructions, witness and evidence lists on file by 12:00 p.m. on the TAC date; evidence shown to opposing counsel by the TAC date. Butte Super. Ct. Local Rule 20.1(A)
- Probate: objector to a proposed action under Prob. Code 10400 et seq. must give the personal representative 48 hours' notice before petitioning to restrain the sale. Butte Super. Ct. Local Rule 12.3(M)
- Temporary conservatorship: if the permanent petition will be contested, known potential objectors notified at least 48 hours before the temporary petition is presented; temporary letters expire at the permanent hearing or 30 days after appointment, whichever is earlier. Butte Super. Ct. Local Rule 12.10(C)
- Family: request to set a long cause hearing at an RFO hearing requires 24 hours' notice to the other side. Butte Super. Ct. Local Rule 16.8(A)
- Family trial setting: Preliminary Trial Papers served and filed with, or no more than 30 days before, the At-Issue Memorandum; matter placed on RFO calendar within about 90 days and set for trial within 8 weeks after. Butte Super. Ct. Local Rule 16.15(A)(3), (B)(1)
- Juvenile dependency: jurisdictional/dispositional reports at least 48 hours before; proposed modifications to the petition exchanged 48 hours before the jurisdiction hearing; CASA reports available to counsel at least 48 hours before. Butte Super. Ct. Local Rule 17.17(B), (D), (G)
- Family status conference: parties who stipulate they are attempting reconciliation are exempt from the settlement conference for six months. Butte Super. Ct. Local Rule 15.4(C)
Under Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.20, county rules cannot change statewide deadlines for pleadings, motions, discovery or ex parte applications; local rules that tried to were excluded from the calculator.
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