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: Sacramento 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.

Sacramento County local rules independently reviewed (effective 2026-07-01)
Deadline
Monday, November 30, 2026
  1. Trigger (Date of the clerk's order setting the hearing): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 20 calendar days: Thursday, November 26, 2026.
  3. 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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Sacramento County: other local timing requirements

  • Presiding Judge (Dept. 47) law and motion tentative rulings: published 2:00 p.m. two court days before; request to appear by calling 916-874-5487 by 12:00 noon the court day before, with notice to other side. Sacramento Super. Ct. Local Rule 1.05(C)-(E)
  • Civil tentative rulings (law and motion, writ, probate, complex, case management): available after 2:00 p.m. the court day before; request to appear by 4:00 p.m. the court day before, with notice to the other side; notice of motion must include the Rule 1.06 language. Sacramento Super. Ct. Local Rule 1.06
  • Civil official court reporter services: arrange with courtroom clerk by 4:00 p.m. the court day before the hearing. Sacramento Super. Ct. Local Rule 1.12(B)
  • Civil Home Court law and motion: opposition and reply papers must be served by a method ensuring receipt no later than one court day after filing. Sacramento Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.31(B)
  • Complex departments: joint CMC statement filed no later than 15 calendar days before each CMC, courtesy copy emailed to department; IDC joint letter 3 court days before IDC; motion dates reserved by email; tentative rulings after 2:00 p.m. court day before, contest by 4:00 p.m. Sacramento Complex Civil Cases department procedures (court web page, not a numbered local rule)
  • Civil ex parte: reserve hearing with Civil Home Court no sooner than 5 court days and no later than 10:00 a.m. the court day before; file and pay by 4:00 p.m. one court day before; OST briefing default opposition 5 court days and reply 2 court days before hearing, last paper no later than 9:00 a.m. two court days before. Sacramento Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.35(A), (C)
  • Law and motion oral argument: call request line by 4:00 p.m. the court day before the hearing and notify opposing parties. Sacramento Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.40
  • Case Management Program tentative rulings after 2:00 p.m. the court day before; request to be heard by 4:00 p.m. the court day before. Sacramento Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.45
  • Mediation: party seeking relief must notify mediator of settlement at least 2 days before a scheduled session or compensate the mediator. Sacramento Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.84(C)
  • Probate ex parte: notice by 10:00 a.m. the court day before; application submitted by 8:30 a.m. the day before; responses and proof of service by 8:30 a.m. on hearing date; be reachable 8:30 a.m. to noon. Sacramento Super. Ct. Local Rule 4.20
  • Family ex parte: notice by 10:00 a.m. the court day before (CRC 5.165); application by 8:30 a.m. the day before; opposition and proof of service by 8:30 a.m. on hearing date. Sacramento Super. Ct. Local Rule 5.13
  • Juvenile dependency: reports with no statutory or CRC deadline must be filed no later than 48 calendar hours before the hearing. Sacramento Super. Ct. Local Rule 7.04(C)
  • Juvenile dependency and juvenile justice ex parte applications: minimum 24 hours' notice to interested parties. Sacramento Super. Ct. Local Rule 7.12(C); 8.03(C)
  • Criminal law and motion: opposition and reply must be served by a method ensuring receipt within 24 hours of filing; papers filed less than five days before the hearing go to the hearing department. Sacramento Super. Ct. Local Rule 10.12(C), (E)
  • Criminal: a motion may be dropped up to 48 hours before the calendar date by notifying opposing counsel and the court; within 48 hours the moving party must appear. Sacramento Super. Ct. Local Rule 10.16
  • Criminal trial readiness: TRC set two weeks (7 to 10 court days) before trial, Monday to Thursday; readiness reported in the Criminal Readiness Notification System between 8:00 a.m. Friday, 6 court days before trial, and 12:00 p.m. Monday, one week before trial. Sacramento Super. Ct. Local Rules 10.52, 10.54; Standing Order SSC-22-4
  • Criminal Mental Health Diversion (Pen. Code 1001.36) application readiness: report in the Criminal Readiness Notification System between 8:00 a.m. three days before and 12:00 p.m. the day before the hearing. Sacramento Super. Ct. Local Rule 10.65
  • Criminal: motions to amend complaint/information, consolidate, or sever: local notice is 10 calendar days (5 calendar days in misdemeanor cases). Not modeled as a deadline: these are pretrial motions, and CRC 4.111(a) requires filing and service at least 10 court days before the hearing unless otherwise ordered or provided by law; the local periods are always shorter and cannot be relied on. Calendar the statewide rule (pretrial_motion_filing). Sacramento Super. Ct. Local Rule 10.14(B)(2)
  • Criminal: motion to suppress made at the preliminary hearing: local 5 court days notice. Not duplicated: restates Pen. Code 1538.5(f)(2), already in the statewide set. Sacramento Super. Ct. Local Rule 10.14(B)(4)(b)
  • Complex cases only (Sacramento Complex Civil Depts. 8A and 8B, Standing Order SSC-24-6): IDC request deemed denied if, with the court in session, it is not granted, denied or scheduled within 10 calendar days after the request Sacramento Super. Ct. Standing Order SSC-24-6, para. 11(d)
  • Complex cases only (Sacramento Depts. 8A/8B, SSC-24-6): complete all meet and confer obligations in person, by phone or video at least one week before scheduling an IDC; IDC request email must propose dates within the next 30 calendar days; a minute order granting an IDC tolls the discovery motion deadline until the court sets a new one. Sacramento Super. Ct. Standing Order SSC-24-6, para. 11(a), (c), (f)
  • Writ/CEQA: serve the notice of hearing on every other party no later than the time allowed for filing and serving the opening brief. Sacramento Super. Ct. Writ of Mandate Guide, Scheduling a Hearing
  • Writ/CEQA: when e-filing and the hearing is within 14 days, two paper courtesy copies hand-delivered to the department within one business day of filing (mailed within one business day if the hearing is more than 14 days out); email copy to the clerk immediately. Sacramento Super. Ct. Writ of Mandate Guide, Courtesy Copies
  • Complex/mass tort: Complex Civil Case Departments 27 (Hon. Jill H. Talley) and 28 (Hon. Lauri A. Damrell) All-purpose assignment under CRC 3.734 after Presiding Judge's Notice and Order of Complex Case Determination; first CMC usually 6 to 8 months after filing; joint CMC statement 15 calendar days before each CMC; Complex Trial Setting Order sets MSC (Dept. 59), final status and pretrial conferences, and trial-document deadlines. Source
  • Complex/mass tort: Standing Order SSC-24-6: Order: General Complex Case Standing order on general complex cases listed on the Local Rules and Standing Orders page; text not retrieved. 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

DeadlinePeriodRule
Hearing date set by clerk: earliest20 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.330(a)
Hearing date set by clerk: latest70 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.330(a)
Serve plaintiff's claim and order: defendant resides in the county15 days beforeCal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.340(b), (d)
Serve plaintiff's claim and order: defendant resides outside the county20 days beforeCal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.340(b), (d)
File proof of service of claim5 days beforeCal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.340(c)
Serve defendant's claim on plaintiff (defendant served more than 10 days before hearing)5 days beforeCal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.360(c)
Serve defendant's claim on plaintiff (defendant served 10 days or less before hearing)1 days beforeCal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.360(c)
Written request to postpone hearing10 days beforeCal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.570(a)(2), (3)
Plaintiff who did not appear: motion to vacate judgment30 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.720(a)
Hearing on plaintiff's motion to vacate: earliest date10 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.720(b)
Motion to correct clerical error or vacate for incorrect legal basis30 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.725(a)(2), (b)
Defendant who did not appear: motion to vacate judgment30 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.730(a)
Notice of appeal from denial of defendant's motion to vacate10 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.730(e); 116.740(d)
Defendant not properly served: motion to vacate judgment180 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.740(a)
Notice of appeal (new hearing in superior court)30 days afterCal. 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 afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.750(c)
Clerk transmits file to court hearing the appeal5 days afterCal. Rules of Court, rule 8.957
Superior court mails notice of appeal hearing14 days beforeCal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.770(e)
Appeal may be dismissed if not heard within one year of notice of appeal12 months afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.795(a)
Judgment debtor's statement of assets delivered to creditor30 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.830(b)
Statement of assets after motion to vacate or appeal concludes30 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.830(c)
Judgment creditor files acknowledgment of satisfaction after full payment and written demand14 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.850(a), (b)
Payment to court by check or other non-guaranteed method: satisfaction entered after delay30 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.860(d)
Motor vehicle judgment $1,000 or less unpaid: earliest date to request DMV license suspension90 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.880(a)

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