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: Fresno County local rules are included below (marked with the court name), layered on these base rules. California superior court unlawful detainer proceedings (CCP 1159-1179a) and pre-filing landlord-tenant notices (CCP 1161, 1161b; Civ. Code 1946, 1946.1, 1946.2), writ of possession enforcement (CCP 715.010-715.020) and claims of right to possession (CCP 415.46, 1174.25, 1174.3), and limited civil appeals to the appellate division (CRC 8.822, 8.823). Local rent-control and just-cause ordinances, federal CARES Act 30-day notices, Section 8 and other subsidized-housing notice periods, and mobilehome (Civ. Code 798 et seq.) rules are not modeled.. Rules current as of 2026-10-23.
- Trigger (Date the 3-day notice was served on the tenant (CCP 1162 method)): Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Count 3 court days (Saturdays, Sundays, and court holidays are not counted): Thursday, November 12, 2026.
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1161(2) (operative Feb. 1, 2025)
three days’ notice, excluding Saturdays and Sundays and other judicial holidays, in writing, requiring its payment, stating the amount that is dueOfficial 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
- The 3 days exclude Saturdays, Sundays and judicial holidays, so they are counted as court days. The result is the last day the tenant may pay; the UD complaint may be filed no earlier than the next court day. Service methods are in CCP 1162 (personal; leave with person of suitable age at residence or business AND mail; or post on the property AND deliver to a resident if found AND mail). AMBIGUITY (service method): CCP 1162 does not say when substituted or post-and-mail service is complete, and CCP 1013 mail extensions are not stated to apply to CCP 1161 notices. Courts have addressed this in case law, which was not fetched or verified here. A conservative landlord practice is to begin counting after the mailing date (or add days for mailing) before filing; tenants should count from the earliest service step. The engine applies no service-method adjustment. Commercial tenants: CCP 1162(b) methods. Landlord may not charge a fee for serving the notice (1161(6)).
- 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.
This calculator applies the cited rules to the dates you enter. It is not legal advice. Court orders, local rules, and case-specific facts can change a deadline; verify before relying on it. Rule set pending attorney review.
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Create a matterFresno County: other local timing requirements
- Civil law and motion tentative rulings posted at 3:00 p.m. the day before the hearing; a party wanting oral argument must notify all parties and the department by 4:00 p.m. the court day before the hearing, or the tentative becomes the order. Fresno Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.2.5 (Tentative Rulings) as described on the court's Tentative Rulings page
- Hearing date must be reserved with the law and motion clerk before filing any law and motion matter; discovery motions require a statement of compliance with Rule 2.1.17. Fresno Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.2.1
- No discovery motion in a civil unlimited case may be heard unless the moving party first requested an informal Pretrial Discovery Conference (exceptions: motions to compel deposition where no timely objection, initial responses, nonparty subpoenas, initial disclosures). Fresno Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.1.17(A)
- Jury instructions and verdict forms timing is set per department: Dept. 501 before the second week of trial (or second day if trial under one week); Depts. 502, 503 and 403 before the first witness is called. Fresno Super. Ct. Civil General Trial Procedures (department-specific)
- Civil ex parte: application, papers and fees to Clerk by 2:00 p.m. the day before for a morning hearing, or by 9:00 a.m. the day of hearing for an afternoon hearing. Fresno Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.7.1
- Family law: copy of pleading delivered to Judicial Officer's Clerk by 2:00 p.m. the day before the hearing. Fresno Super. Ct. Local Rule 5.2.4
- CourtCall telephonic appearances: contact CourtCall by 11:00 a.m. the day of the hearing. Fresno Super. Ct. Local Rule 4.1.2 (citing Rule 2.2.4)
- Juvenile dependency jurisdictional/dispositional reports due at least 48 hours before the hearing; other reports a reasonable time before but not less than 48 hours. Fresno Super. Ct. Local Rule 6.4.4(A)(1), (3)
- Juvenile justice: County Probation ex parte application when minor is in custody must be filed by 10:00 a.m. the day before the court day prior to the requested hearing. Fresno Super. Ct. Local Rule 6.8.4(B)
- Felony settlement conferences (renamed trial confirmations) are set in the Designated Department on Thursdays, initially two weeks before trial. Fresno Super. Ct. Local Rule 3.4.7(A)
- Traffic: defendants are allowed 60 days to complete traffic school; court staff may grant one 90-day continuance (start date of the 60 days not stated in the order). Fresno Super. Ct. Traffic Standing Order No. 20-0701 (July 1, 2020)
- CEQA: petitioner submits hard-copy trial notebook when its opening brief is filed; each party submits an appendix of excerpts with its brief (delivery arranged with the Research Department). Fresno Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.11.6(B), (C)
- CEQA: clerk sets initial case management conference approximately 120 days after the petition is filed; petitioner serves the notice with the summons and petition. Court-set, not modeled. Fresno Super. Ct. Local Rule 2.11.2(A)
- Complex/mass tort: Complex litigation and class actions (Local Rule 2.1.11) Complex cases are exempt from disposition time standards and referred to the Civil Supervising Judge; class actions are assigned to one judge for all purposes, with an initial CMC within 120 calendar days of filing, court notice at least 45 calendar days before, and a CMC statement due 15 calendar days before the initial CMC. 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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