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: El Dorado 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.
El Dorado County local rules independently reviewed (effective 2026-01-01 (Local Rule 1.00.01: "These rules shall take effect on January 1, 2026."), as amended by administrative orders effective 2026-04-01 (Rule 2.00.08) and 2026-09-17 (Rule 2.00.17, body-worn cameras); neither amendment changes a deadline)
Deadline
Thursday, May 6, 2027
- Trigger (Date the cause of action accrued (Gov. Code 901)): Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Add 6 months: Thursday, May 6, 2027.
Rules applied
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 matterEl Dorado County: other local timing requirements
- Civil tentative rulings (Western Slope and South Lake Tahoe) posted online by 2:00 p.m. the court day before the hearing; to contest, give notice of intent to appear and request oral argument to the court (website or phone) and all parties (telephone or in person) by 4:00 p.m. the day the tentative issues, or the tentative becomes the final order. Notices of motion must include the mandatory tentative-ruling paragraph. El Dorado Local Rule 7.10.05
- Family law tentative rulings: same 2:00 p.m. posting / 4:00 p.m. request deadline; long cause (over 15 minutes) argument requests set within about 10 court days, with notice of the date to the requester by 5:00 p.m. on the day the tentative issues; requester must notify other parties. El Dorado Local Rule 8.05.07
- Probate tentative rulings posted online and outside the department the court day before the probate calendar. El Dorado Local Rule 10.00.01
- Probate continuance request (absent formal objections) must reach the court in writing by 1:00 p.m. the day before the hearing. El Dorado Local Rule 10.00.03
- After-hours drop box filings placed after 4:00 p.m. are filed the next court day; eFilings received by 11:59 p.m. on a court day are filed that day. El Dorado Local Rules 4.00.10, 7.08.00(B)
- Family law ex parte: notice to the opposing side by 10:00 a.m. and moving papers filed by 2:00 p.m. the court day before the ex parte application (family law is outside CRC 3.20). El Dorado Local Rule 8.07.05
- In-custody criminal complaints filed no later than 11:00 a.m. on the arraignment date. El Dorado Local Rule 5.00.03(B)
- Criminal motions in limine hearing set no later than 1:30 p.m. on the Friday preceding trial; prosecution jury instructions due no later than the first day of trial; under 10 exhibits delivered to clerk by 8:30 a.m. first day of trial. El Dorado Local Rules 5.11.04(B)(2), 5.15.05, 5.12.02
- Civil case management conference is set by the clerk within 120 days (but not less than 90 days) after the complaint is filed; transferred cases have their own windows. El Dorado Local Rule 7.12.10(A)-(B)
- Interpreter cancellation: continuing or cancelling a hearing for which an interpreter was requested with less than 48 hours' notice exposes the party to interpreter cost charges; CCRC late cancellation (under 48 hours) may draw sanctions. El Dorado Local Rules 7.03.00, 8.10.02
- Family CCRC (effective June 15, 2026): all CCRC appointments are remote; register no earlier than 14 days and no later than 15 minutes before the appointment; more than 15 minutes late is a failure to appear; the referral order sets deadlines for service, registration, orientation and documents. El Dorado Local Rule 8.10.02 (as amended by Amended Administrative Order Re: Amendment to Local Rules, Aug. 20, 2026)
- Courtroom technology: requests for IT assistance with connectivity to court equipment must be made at least one week before the court date. El Dorado Local Rule 2.00.18(B)
- Supervised visitation provider declaration (FL-324) is 'current' only if signed within 10 days before filing. El Dorado Local Rule 8.10.08(F)
- General Order (Feb. 19, 2026) under Gov. Code 68115: February 18, 2026 deemed a holiday for computing filing time under CCP 12 and 12a if the emergency substantially interfered with filing; TROs expiring Feb. 18, 2026 may be extended up to 10 days. El Dorado Super. Ct. General Order Re: Implementation of Emergency Relief (filed Feb. 19, 2026)
- CEQA: a motion to supplement the record or object to documents is heard separately and before the writ hearing, on CCP 1005 notice after obtaining a hearing date from the clerk. El Dorado Local Rule 7.16.00(G)
- CEQA: any extension of the 60-day record period must be requested by court-approved stipulation or noticed motion before the 60 days expire. El Dorado Local Rule 7.16.00(F)
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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