California court deadline calculator

• Civil law and motion tentative rulings posted after 3:00 p.m. on the court day before the hearing; notice of intent to contest due by 4:00 p.m. that day by email or phone to the department and all parties. San Mateo Super. Ct. Local Rule 3.403(a), (b)
• Presiding Judge law and motion calendar: tentative after 3:00 p.m. court day before; contest by 4:00 p.m. San Mateo Super. Ct. Local Rule 3.10(b), (c)
• Civil motion hearing dates are self-selected from the assigned department's Law & Motion Calendar Availability page; complex cases call the department. San Mateo Super. Ct. Local Rule 3.402
• General civil ex parte: heard two days per week at 1:30 p.m. in assigned department; papers and fee proof to courtroom clerk no later than 15 minutes before; remote appearance requires papers served, submitted and fee paid by 10:00 a.m. two court days before. San Mateo Super. Ct. Local Rule 3.500(a), (b), (e)
• Presiding Judge ex parte calendar (and civil harassment/workplace violence TROs): 2:00 p.m. daily; papers and fee proof to courtroom clerk by 2:15 p.m. San Mateo Super. Ct. Local Rule 3.19(B)
• Probate tentative rulings after 3:00 p.m. one court day before hearing. San Mateo Super. Ct. Local Rule 4.1(B)
• Probate ex parte: heard daily 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.; file and check in by 10:30 a.m. San Mateo Super. Ct. Local Rule 4.7(F)
• Family law stipulated continuances must be requested by 12:00 noon the court day before the hearing, otherwise an appearance is required. San Mateo Super. Ct. Local Rule 5.7(E)(1)-(2)
• Family law order shortening time: service may be shortened to no less than two court days before hearing and five calendar days before a deposition. San Mateo Super. Ct. Local Rule 5.6(E)
• Civil jury trial: on assignment to trial department, file in limine motions/responses, trial briefs, statement of the case and witness list; exhibits ready with copies at assignment. San Mateo Super. Ct. Local Rules 2.20, 2.22
• Juvenile dependency: social worker must notify the Private Defender Program juvenile office of the need for appointed counsel by 9:00 a.m. the court day before the first hearing. San Mateo Super. Ct. Local Rule 6.3(c)(2)
• Unlawful detainer: on filing of UD-150 the court sets a pretrial conference and trial within 20 days; the pretrial conference is held approximately four days before trial before the Civil Commissioner with mandatory in-person attendance. San Mateo Super. Ct. Local Rule 3.1204(a)-(b)
• Criminal: in time-waived misdemeanors, pretrial motions should be heard before the pretrial conference; a later hearing requires a filed and approved good-cause declaration. Trial dates and evidentiary hearings may be continued only in open court. San Mateo Super. Ct. Local Rule 9.1(c); 9.3
• Complex/mass tort: Class actions, PAGA, provisionally complex, construction defect, JCCP and derivative actions are automatically deemed complex and single-assigned; initial CMC/trial setting within 90 days; contested designations set within 30 days before the Civil Supervising Judge; mandatory e-service. No fixed party day-count schedule.
• Complex/mass tort: Writ petitions and CEQA actions: CMC/trial setting within 60 days before the assigned judge; exempt from general case management and ADR rules.

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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