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: Fresno 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.

County:Fresno County local rules independently reviewed (effective 2026-07-01 (Fresno County Superior Court Local Rules, July 1, 2026 Publication))

DeadlineDate the cause of action accrued (Gov. Code 901)

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.

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Fresno County: other local timing requirements

Civil law and motion tentative rulings posted at 3:00 p.m. the day before the hearing; a party wanting oral argument must notify all parties and the department by 4:00 p.m. the court day before the hearing, or the tentative becomes the order. Fresno Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.2.5 (Tentative Rulings) as described on the court's Tentative Rulings page
Hearing date must be reserved with the law and motion clerk before filing any law and motion matter; discovery motions require a statement of compliance with Rule 2.1.17. Fresno Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.2.1
No discovery motion in a civil unlimited case may be heard unless the moving party first requested an informal Pretrial Discovery Conference (exceptions: motions to compel deposition where no timely objection, initial responses, nonparty subpoenas, initial disclosures). Fresno Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.1.17(A)
Jury instructions and verdict forms timing is set per department: Dept. 501 before the second week of trial (or second day if trial under one week); Depts. 502, 503 and 403 before the first witness is called. Fresno Super. Ct. Civil General Trial Procedures (department-specific)
Civil ex parte: application, papers and fees to Clerk by 2:00 p.m. the day before for a morning hearing, or by 9:00 a.m. the day of hearing for an afternoon hearing. Fresno Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.7.1
Family law: copy of pleading delivered to Judicial Officer's Clerk by 2:00 p.m. the day before the hearing. Fresno Super. Ct. Local Rule 5.2.4
CourtCall telephonic appearances: contact CourtCall by 11:00 a.m. the day of the hearing. Fresno Super. Ct. Local Rule 4.1.2 (citing Rule 2.2.4)
Juvenile dependency jurisdictional/dispositional reports due at least 48 hours before the hearing; other reports a reasonable time before but not less than 48 hours. Fresno Super. Ct. Local Rule 6.4.4(A)(1), (3)
Juvenile justice: County Probation ex parte application when minor is in custody must be filed by 10:00 a.m. the day before the court day prior to the requested hearing. Fresno Super. Ct. Local Rule 6.8.4(B)
Felony settlement conferences (renamed trial confirmations) are set in the Designated Department on Thursdays, initially two weeks before trial. Fresno Super. Ct. Local Rule 3.4.7(A)
Traffic: defendants are allowed 60 days to complete traffic school; court staff may grant one 90-day continuance (start date of the 60 days not stated in the order). Fresno Super. Ct. Traffic Standing Order No. 20-0701 (July 1, 2020)
CEQA: petitioner submits hard-copy trial notebook when its opening brief is filed; each party submits an appendix of excerpts with its brief (delivery arranged with the Research Department). Fresno Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.11.6(B), (C)
CEQA: clerk sets initial case management conference approximately 120 days after the petition is filed; petitioner serves the notice with the summons and petition. Court-set, not modeled. Fresno Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.11.2(A)
Complex/mass tort: Complex litigation and class actions (Local Rule 2.1.11) Complex cases are exempt from disposition time standards and referred to the Civil Supervising Judge; class actions are assigned to one judge for all purposes, with an initial CMC within 120 calendar days of filing, court notice at least 45 calendar days before, and a CMC statement due 15 calendar days before the initial CMC. Source

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.

Official local rules

California government claims deadlines covered

Deadline	Period	Rule
Present claim: death, personal injury, injury to personal property or growing crops (6 months)	6 months after	Cal. Gov. Code 911.2(a)
Present claim: all other causes of action (1 year)	12 months after	Cal. Gov. Code 911.2(a)
Claims against the state (DGS): pay filing fee after fee waiver denial	10 days after	Cal. Gov. Code 911.2(b)(3)
Board's deadline to give notice of insufficiency of claim (else sufficiency defenses waived)	20 days after	Cal. Gov. Code 910.8; 911
Board may not act on claim until 15 days after notice of insufficiency	15 days after	Cal. Gov. Code 910.8
Board's deadline to return untimely 6-month claim (else timeliness defense waived)	45 days after	Cal. Gov. Code 911.3(a), (b)
Board must act on claim (deemed rejected if no action)	45 days after	Cal. Gov. Code 912.4(a), (c)
Application for leave to present late claim (6-month claims only)	12 months after	Cal. Gov. Code 911.4(a), (b)
Late claim application: injured person was a minor (or incapacitated) during part of the claim period	6 months after	Cal. Gov. Code 911.6(b)(3), (5) (amended eff. Jan. 1, 2022, SB 501)
Board must grant or deny late-claim application (deemed denied if no action)	45 days after	Cal. Gov. Code 911.6(a), (c)
Board must act on claim after leave to present late claim is granted	45 days after	Cal. Gov. Code 912.2; 912.4(a), (c)
Court petition for relief from claim requirement after late-claim application denied	6 months after	Cal. Gov. Code 946.6(b) (amended eff. Jan. 1, 2022, SB 501)
Serve 946.6 petition and notice of hearing on public entity (CCP 1005(b) timing)	16 court days before	Cal. Gov. Code 946.6(d); Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1005(b)
File suit after court grants 946.6 petition	30 days after	Cal. Gov. Code 946.6(f)
File suit after written notice of rejection (6 months)	6 months after	Cal. Gov. Code 945.6(a)(1); 915.2(b); 950.6(b)
File suit when no written notice of rejection was given (2 years from accrual)	24 months after	Cal. Gov. Code 945.6(a)(2); 950.6(b)

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