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: Napa 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:Napa County local rules independently reviewed (effective 2026-01-01)

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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Napa County: other local timing requirements

Civil ex parte: heard 11:30 a.m. each court day; appointment by calling the clerk by 10:00 a.m. the preceding court day; check in by 10:30 a.m. day of hearing. (Rule itself defers to CRC 3.20 preemption.) Napa Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.5(A)
Family law, juvenile and guardianship ex parte: file at civil counter by 10:00 a.m. for same-day decision on papers or next-court-day calendar; notice by 10:00 a.m. the court day before filing; status posted by 3:00 p.m.; no drop box. Napa Super. Ct. Local Rules 2.5(B), 7.5
Probate ex parte (other than guardianship): 11:30 a.m. each court day; appointment by 10:00 a.m. the preceding court day. Napa Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.5(C)
Tentative rulings (civil law and motion and probate) available by 3:00 p.m. the court day before; to argue, notify all parties and the court by 4:00 p.m. the court day before. Notice of motion must include the prescribed tentative ruling language. Napa Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.9
Courtesy copies of e-filed documents over 15 pages or in color due the next court day after filing. Napa Super. Ct. Local Rule 3.3
Matters on shortened time: last paper filed by 9:00 a.m. two court days before the hearing unless the court orders otherwise. Motion-procedure rule; possibly subject to CRC 3.20 in civil cases, so not modeled as a deadline. Napa Super. Ct. Local Rule 3.6
Motion in limine courtesy binders due by noon on the Monday before the Trial Management Conference (Tuesday if Monday is a court holiday). Napa Super. Ct. Local Rule 6.5(D)
Civil hearing continuances by stipulation and taking matters off calendar: no continuance without order after the third court day before hearing; moving party may take off calendar no later than the third court day before hearing. Napa Super. Ct. Local Rule 6.7
Master Family Law Calendar (first judicial day of each week): parties meet and confer by noon the court day before; a stipulation to continue received by 1:00 p.m. one court day before avoids appearance. Napa Super. Ct. Local Rule 7.6, 7.6(D)(1)
Summary judgment motions and motions with argument over 30 minutes must be set on Thursdays or Fridays at 9:30 a.m. Napa Super. Ct. Local Rules 6.9, 6.10(B)
Criminal: in limine motions, witness lists and trial briefs filed and served at or before the Readiness Conference; jury instructions and verdict forms submitted on the first day of trial. Napa Super. Ct. Local Rules 4.4, 4.5
Civil: first Case Management Conference noticed no sooner than 120 days and no later than 180 days after the original complaint is filed. Napa Super. Ct. Local Rule 6.1
Family Court Services: parties may return to mediation without a new RFO within 1 year of the original referral by stipulation (local form). Napa Super. Ct. Local Rule 7.10(A)(8)
Guardianship: assessed court investigator fee due before the initial hearing date; late payment referred to collections. Napa Super. Ct. Local Rule 9.9
Fee-waiver party request for official court reporter (NC-1 or FW-020) must be submitted as soon as the party becomes aware of the proceeding; separate request per hearing. Napa Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.14(D)
Juvenile psychotropic medication: local rule says objections (opposition) must be lodged within 2 court days of receiving notice. Not modeled: CRC 5.640(c)(3) allows JV-222 input within four court days of receipt of notice, and a local rule cannot shorten it; calendar the statewide period and treat the local 2 days as a conflict for lawyer review. Napa Super. Ct. Local Rule 10.8(D)
Juvenile justice remote appearance: notice of need to appear remotely given when hearing is set, by calling Juvenile Probation at least one business day before the hearing, or orally at the hearing. Napa Super. Ct. Local Rule 10.9(C)
Appellate division applications: heard at 11:30 a.m. by appointment; at least 24 hours' notice to opposing parties unless excused. Napa Super. Ct. Local Rule 11.5

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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