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: San Luis Obispo 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:San Luis Obispo County local rules independently reviewed (effective 2026-07-01)

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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San Luis Obispo County: other local timing requirements

Tentative rulings, if issued before the hearing day, posted by 4:00 PM the day before (CRC 3.1308(a)(2) procedure). SLO Super. Ct. Local Rule 7.11.1
Civil ex parte: serve by 10:00 a.m. and file with fees by 2:00 p.m. on the day preceding the hearing. SLO Super. Ct. Local Rule 7.12
Requests to continue or withdraw law and motion matters no later than two court days before the hearing. SLO Super. Ct. Local Rules 7.06, 7.07
Probate ex parte papers and fees submitted by 2:00 p.m. the day preceding the hearing. SLO Super. Ct. Local Rule 11.113(d)
Family temporary emergency orders: notice by 10:00 a.m. the court day before the reserved date; pleadings filed by 12:00 p.m. the day before; service by 4:00 p.m. the court day before (1:30 p.m. if by fax/email). SLO Super. Ct. Local Rule 19.12
Family email continuances by stipulation no later than 3:00 p.m. the day before the hearing. SLO Super. Ct. Local Rule 19.20
Criminal ex parte orders shortening time: notice to all parties by 10:00 a.m. the court day before. SLO Super. Ct. Local Rule 10.07
Electronic filings received by 11:59:59 p.m. on a court day are deemed filed that day; later submissions are filed the next court day. SLO Super. Ct. Local Rule 31.03
Civil delay reduction: trial date set in the 12th month and MSC in the 11th month after the complaint is filed; first CMC set about 180 days after filing (except limited civil). SLO Super. Ct. Local Rules 9.15(f), 9.11(a)(1)
Uninsured/underinsured motorist cases: status conference calendared 180 days after the UM designation; dispute must be settled or arbitrated (resolution expected within one year). SLO Super. Ct. Local Rule 9.02(b)
Felony long-cause preliminary hearings (over one court day) are also set for a Courtwide Readiness Conference the Friday before the hearing date. SLO Super. Ct. Local Rule 10.06(b)(3)(a)
Criminal jury trials: motions in limine filed (with courtesy copies to opposing counsel and court) by the start of the Courtwide Readiness Conference or the trial department's deadline, whichever is first. SLO Super. Ct. Local Rule 10.06(b)(9)
Probate notes: the court strives to post notes at least three court days before the hearing; parties must check before the hearing. SLO Super. Ct. Local Rule 11.109
Ex parte petition for letters of special administration: notify all interested parties no later than 10:00 a.m. the court day before the ex parte appearance. SLO Super. Ct. Local Rule 11.308(a)
Family allowance petitions filed more than six months after the personal representative qualified must be noticed and set on the regular probate calendar (not ex parte). SLO Super. Ct. Local Rule 11.403(b)
Guardianship and conservatorship petitions are set by the clerk for hearing six weeks from filing unless otherwise ordered (also general conservatorship after an ex parte temporary appointment). SLO Super. Ct. Local Rule 11.1800(a), (c)
Juvenile dependency writ petitions requesting immediate relief: best-efforts notice to all counsel, when practical at least 24 hours before filing, plus delivery of the petition and a declaration of notice. SLO Super. Ct. Local Rule 12.05(c)
Family law: counsel must meet and confer in good faith at least 48 hours before a hearing (not in domestic violence cases). SLO Super. Ct. Local Rule 19.15(b)
Family law: Family Court Services mediation is required before a custody/parenting-time hearing unless the parties attended mediation within the past 120 days. SLO Super. Ct. Local Rules 19.18, 19.34
Family law trials and long-cause hearings: hard-copy exhibits delivered to the Jury Services room (San Luis Obispo) or clerk's window/drop box (Paso Robles) no later than the day before the trial or hearing starts. SLO Family Law Division Initial Standing Order (eff. Jan. 1, 2026), sec. VIII

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)
Small claims: written request to continue trial (San Luis Obispo County)	10 days before	SLO Super. Ct. Local Rule 9.28(c)

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