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

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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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 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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