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: Solano 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:Solano 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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Solano County: other local timing requirements

Civil tentative rulings available after 2:00 p.m. the court day before the hearing (website or (707) 207-7331); not posted for unlawful detainers. Solano Super. Ct. Local Rule 3.9(a)
Notice of intent to appear on tentative: by 4:30 p.m. the court day before the hearing, via website Request for Oral Argument or by telephone, and notify all parties. Solano Super. Ct. Local Rule 3.9(b)
All motions must include notice of the tentative ruling system (Local Rule 3.9) in specified form. Solano Super. Ct. Local Rule 3.9(d)
Continuance requests within 48 hours of hearing must go to the hearing department for approval; no continuance after tentative ruling except for good cause. Solano Super. Ct. Local Rule 3.8
Family emergency (ex parte) hearings set two court days after submission; 3:00 p.m. submission cutoff (rule text internally inconsistent: after 3:00 p.m. stated as 'three days'). Solano Super. Ct. Local Rule 5.4(c)(2)
Probate ex parte: notice to all entitled persons by 10:00 a.m. the court day before the ex parte appearance. Solano Super. Ct. Local Rule 7.10(a)(1)
Probate tentative rulings (pregrants) available after 2:00 p.m. the court day before the hearing. Solano Super. Ct. Local Rule 7.8
Civil hearings (other than ex parte) must be scheduled through the Civil Division calendar clerk. Solano Super. Ct. Local Rule 3.5
Traffic infraction: if no response to the courtesy notice within 7 days of the original due date, the court sends a Delinquent Notice for Failure to Appear. Solano Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.150(c)
Criminal: petitions under PC 1203.4/1203.4a seeking cost waiver must be filed with the court's financial declaration form concurrently. Solano Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.3(a)
Juvenile: memorandum supporting objection to legal sufficiency of petition filed at least 48 hours before the hearing; opposition memorandum filed by 8:30 a.m. on the hearing day; served by fax or personal service. Solano Super. Ct. Local Rule 6.10(b)
Juvenile: CASA report due to clerk at least 7 days before each review (CRC 5.655); clerk distributes to parties or counsel at least 2 court days before the hearing. Solano Super. Ct. Local Rule 6.36
Unlawful detainer: demurrers, motions to strike and other motions without a specific governing statute are set and scheduled as motions to quash under CCP 1167.4 (expedited hearing), so ordinary CCP 1005 notice periods should not be assumed. Lawyer review: rule touches CRC 3.20-preempted motion field but is framed as a statutory good-cause finding. Solano Super. Ct. Local Rule 14.4
Guardianship: hearings on temporary guardianship petitions normally set within 21 days of filing; guardianship-of-estate accounting review ordinarily set 15 months after appointment. Solano Super. Ct. Local Rules 15.6(a), 15.10(b)
Conservatorship of the person: review hearing on conservator's level-of-care assessment (Prob. Code 2352.5) set 4 months after appointment. Solano Super. Ct. Local Rule 15.66(a)
Traffic remote video proceedings: Notice and Waiver/Request (Local Forms STR-505/STR-510) must be filed by the appearance date on the Notice to Appear; if granted the clerk must within 10 court days extend the appearance date by at least 25 calendar days; if ineligible, due date extended at least 25 calendar days. Solano Super. Ct. Local Rule 19.5(d)-(f), (k), (o)
Pro tem court reporters must upload/archive notes within 48 hours of the proceeding and be available for jury read-back within 1 hour. Solano Super. Ct. Local Rule 18.1(C)(5), (7)
Proposed orders (electronic cases): may be lodged up to one week before the hearing; unsigned proposed orders may be destroyed if not signed and filed within 30 days after the hearing (or after a ruling on a submitted matter), so re-lodge if needed. Solano Super. Ct. Local Rule 17.3(a)
Elisor: after order appointing the clerk as elisor, the moving party lodges documents and fees with the clerk; the elisor has 5 court days from receipt to sign; party arranges notary if no court notary is available. Solano Super. Ct. Local Rule 17.6(c)
CEQA: motion to supplement or exclude record documents normally filed with petitioners' opening memorandum; opposition and reply with the writ briefs; heard with the writ. Solano Super. Ct. Local Rule 3.18(f)
Complex/mass tort: Track C (complex) designation; policy to conclude Track C cases within 24 months of filing. Source
Complex/mass tort: Mandatory electronic service through File & ServeXpress in cases designated complex under CRC 3.403, with 5-day rule-service and 15-day ESP registration deadlines (modeled in rules). 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)
Incarcerated party: written declarations or telephonic appearance request (Solano County)	5 court days before	Solano Super. Ct. Local Rule 3.11

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