California court deadline calculator

• Civil ex parte applications must be filed by 12:00 p.m. the court day before the ex parte hearing; notice to all parties by 10:00 a.m. the court day before (CRC 3.1203). San Bernardino Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 731
• Tentative rulings available after 3:00 p.m. the court day before; to submit on the tentative without appearing, notify the judicial assistant by 4:00 p.m. the day before. No further papers once the tentative is posted. San Bernardino Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 561
• No motion may be noticed without first reserving a hearing date with the clerk. San Bernardino Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 520
• Telephonic appearance: counsel must place the call to the court-designated number at least five minutes before the scheduled time; failure after notice deems the matter submitted. San Bernardino Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 330.2, 330.4
• Appellate division matters are heard on the fourth Friday of every month at 1:30 p.m. unless the division orders otherwise. San Bernardino Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 901
• Settlement: on Notice of Settlement the court sets an OSC re dismissal at least 90 days out; if not dismissed within 45 days, plaintiff follows CRC 3.1385(e). Settlement at an MSC: OSC no earlier than 46 days out. San Bernardino Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 416, 617
• Removed or transferred cases: after a Notice of Status of Removed Case the court sets an OSC on status not earlier than 365 days from removal; bankruptcy stay OSC about 180 days. San Bernardino Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 420
• Juvenile delinquency: probation reports filed no later than 48 hours before the hearing unless otherwise ordered or provided by law. San Bernardino Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 1620
• Juvenile ex parte application for order shortening time: at least 4 hours' notice (telephone allowed) to each party. San Bernardino Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 1660
• Family law appointed attorney fee claims submitted monthly by the last day of each month; more than 30 days late incurs 10% per month penalty. San Bernardino Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 1460
• Probate court-appointed counsel must accept or reject a proposed appointment within 48 hours of the court's notification, or appointment is deemed waived. San Bernardino Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 20-105
• Probate ex parte orders where special notice requested: waiver, or declaration of at least 24 hours' telephonic notice. San Bernardino Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 20-609
• Conservatorship: Confidential General Care Plan (Local Form SB-101120) within 60 days of appointment. Not modeled as a deadline: Prob. Code 2351.2(a)(1) (already in statewide set) gives a conservator of the person 120 days to file the statutory care plan; lawyer should reconcile the local 60-day form with the statute. San Bernardino Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 20-1403(a)
• Probate calendar notes usually available at least two weeks before hearing (informational). San Bernardino Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 20-102(a)
• Complex/mass tort: Guidelines for the Complex Litigation Program (updated October 2024) Initial CMC generally within about 75 days of filing (about 45 days after a counter-designation); discovery automatically stayed until the initial CMC; joint statement filed no later than four court days before the conference; motion meet and confer no later than four calendar days before hearing, with notice filed no later than two calendar days before; construction defect, class action, PAGA, and JCCP cases initially assigned as complex; pre-trial conference generally 30 to 60 days before trial. Guidelines say judges may or may not follow them. 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.

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