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: Madera 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 matterMadera County: other local timing requirements
- Madera does not routinely issue tentative rulings. If one is issued, the parties are notified and it is available by 4:30 p.m. the day before the hearing; no notice of intent to appear is required. Madera Local Rule 3.3.6
- Civil ex parte applications heard Monday to Friday beginning 8:15 a.m. in the designated department; the law and motion calendar is called at 8:30 a.m. Madera Local Rules 2.4.7, 3.2.3
- Proposed jury instructions submitted at the commencement of trial. Madera Local Rule 2.3.2
- Civil CMC calendared no later than 180 days after filing, with notice to parties at least 45 days before; plaintiffs must serve and file proofs of service on all defendants by the first CMC; stipulated CMC continuances may not exceed 15 days. Madera Local Rules 3.5.1, 3.5.3, 3.5.6
- Family law orders shortening time (emergency): papers, OST and proof of service filed by 4:00 p.m. the day before the hearing. Madera Local Rule 5.1.4
- Family-centered case resolution: status conference set no later than 120 days after petition filing, then every 180 days or less. Madera Local Rule 5.1.37(a)
- Appellate division oral argument set on the third Friday of the month at 8:00 a.m. Madera Local Rule 8.1.2
- Telephonic appearance program (all divisions as applicable): Form served on all litigants and first page faxed to Program Administrator not less than 5 court days before hearing; payment received 5 court days before; confirmation faxed 3 court days before. For civil, CRC 3.672/CCP 367.75 now govern remote appearance notice (2 court days), so this local procedure is not modeled as a deadline. Madera Local Rule 2.7.4, 2.7.5, 2.7.7
- Criminal recall-of-warrant hearings: set no earlier than one week from request; where bail is forfeited, submit the bonding agency's Letter of Reassumption of Liability to the court within two days so it does not expire. Madera Local Rule 4.1.16
- Traffic: clerk may grant one extension not to exceed 30 days from the pay or appear date. Madera Local Rule 4.2.1
- Family Court Services: cancel unneeded appointments at least 48 hours ahead; $200 fee for missing CCRC session without 48 hours' notice; fee waiver should be sought at least two weeks before first appointment. Madera Local Rule 5.1.26, 5.1.29, 5.1.39
- Probate temporary guardianship (notice under Prob. Code 2250(e)): tentative hearing set no sooner than 10 court days after filing. Madera Local Rule 7.1.10
- Adoptions: hearing date on the regular adoptions calendar within 60 calendar days of filing of the petition. Madera Local Rule 7.6.1(d)
- Complex/mass tort: Cases the court determines to be complex are governed by Standard 3.10 of the Standards of Judicial Administration and not by the local case management division. No complex department or asbestos CMO identified.
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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