California court deadline calculator

Pick a deadline and enter the trigger date. The result applies Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10 (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. Small claims division of the California superior court under the Small Claims Act (CCP 116.110-116.950) and small claims appeal rules (CRC 8.950-8.966). Jurisdictional amount limits, fee schedules other than as quoted, and enforcement procedures under the Enforcement of Judgments Law (CCP 680.010 et seq.) are not modeled.. Rules current as of 2026-10-23.

County: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)

DeadlineDate of the clerk's order setting the hearing

Deadline

Monday, November 30, 2026

Trigger (Date of the clerk's order setting the hearing): Friday, November 6, 2026.
Exclude the trigger day and count 20 calendar days: Thursday, November 26, 2026.
That day is a Thanksgiving Day, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, November 30, 2026 (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10).

Rules applied

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.330(a)

When a claim is filed, the clerk shall schedule the case for hearing and shall issue an order directing the parties to appear at the time set for the hearing with witnesses and documents to prove their claim or defense. The case shall be scheduled for hearing no earlier than 20 days but not more than 70 days from the date of the order.

Official source

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10

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

Court-facing. Useful to check whether a scheduled date complies.
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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El 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.

Official local rules

California small claims deadlines covered

Deadline	Period	Rule
Hearing date set by clerk: earliest	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.330(a)
Hearing date set by clerk: latest	70 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.330(a)
Serve plaintiff's claim and order: defendant resides in the county	15 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.340(b), (d)
Serve plaintiff's claim and order: defendant resides outside the county	20 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.340(b), (d)
File proof of service of claim	5 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.340(c)
Serve defendant's claim on plaintiff (defendant served more than 10 days before hearing)	5 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.360(c)
Serve defendant's claim on plaintiff (defendant served 10 days or less before hearing)	1 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.360(c)
Written request to postpone hearing	10 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.570(a)(2), (3)
Plaintiff who did not appear: motion to vacate judgment	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.720(a)
Hearing on plaintiff's motion to vacate: earliest date	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.720(b)
Motion to correct clerical error or vacate for incorrect legal basis	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.725(a)(2), (b)
Defendant who did not appear: motion to vacate judgment	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.730(a)
Notice of appeal from denial of defendant's motion to vacate	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.730(e); 116.740(d)
Defendant not properly served: motion to vacate judgment	180 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.740(a)
Notice of appeal (new hearing in superior court)	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.750(b); Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.954
Notice of appeal after modified judgment (new 30-day period)	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.750(c)
Clerk transmits file to court hearing the appeal	5 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.957
Superior court mails notice of appeal hearing	14 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.770(e)
Appeal may be dismissed if not heard within one year of notice of appeal	12 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.795(a)
Judgment debtor's statement of assets delivered to creditor	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.830(b)
Statement of assets after motion to vacate or appeal concludes	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.830(c)
Judgment creditor files acknowledgment of satisfaction after full payment and written demand	14 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.850(a), (b)
Payment to court by check or other non-guaranteed method: satisfaction entered after delay	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.860(d)
Motor vehicle judgment $1,000 or less unpaid: earliest date to request DMV license suspension	90 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.880(a)

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