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: Imperial 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.

Imperial County local rules independently reviewed (effective 2026-07-01 ("Adopted, Effective July 1, 2026"))
Deadline
Thursday, November 12, 2026
  1. Trigger (Date the 3-day notice was served on the tenant (CCP 1162 method)): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Count 3 court days (Saturdays, Sundays, and court holidays are not counted): Thursday, November 12, 2026.
Rules applied
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 due
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
  • 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.
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Imperial County: other local timing requirements

  • Civil law and motion heard Monday to Friday at 8:30 a.m.; moving party sets date/time/department (wrong setting is rejected). Tentative rulings at assigned judge's discretion; if issued the day before, no notice of intent to appear is required; obtainable from the court website. Imperial Local Rule 3.2.0
  • Remote appearance: substitutions of the registered participant require approval of the remote appearance coordinator before 4:00 p.m. the day prior; no refunds for cancellations with less than two days' notice. Imperial Local Rule 2.21
  • Civil jury instructions (full text) submitted on the scheduled trial date. Imperial Local Rule 3.1.8
  • Civil case management conference set 180 days from filing; notice must be served with summons and complaint and proof of service filed. Imperial Local Rule 3.1.2
  • In-custody criminal complaints filed no later than 11:00 a.m. on the arraignment date. Imperial Local Rule 4.1.2
  • Family law ex parte matters set for hearing are normally heard at 1:30 p.m. Imperial Local Rule 5.1.1(c)
  • Juvenile ex parte: at least 24 hours' notice to all parties; written opposition to the courtroom clerk within 24 hours of receipt of notice. Imperial Local Rule 6.1.6(b), (d)
  • Probate matters heard Fridays at 8:30 a.m. (LPS conservatorships Mondays); counsel sets hearing date; examiner's notes posted on the court website. Imperial Local Rules 7.4, 7.13
  • Juvenile dependency: reports other than J/D and status review reports due a reasonable time before the hearing but not less than 2 court days (status review reports 10 calendar days restate WIC 366.21(c)). Imperial Local Rule 6.3.2(a)(3)
  • Criminal and juvenile: notify Court Administration 48 hours in advance when a witness needs a certified interpreter. Imperial Local Rule 4.1.15; 6.1.10
  • Traffic and non-traffic infractions: request to continue arraignment (one continuance, 30 days or less) submitted no less than 24 hours before appearance; Local Form CR-02 informal not-guilty plea filed no less than 24 hours before scheduled appearance. Imperial Local Rule 4.1.23, 4.2.1, 4.3.1
  • Complex/mass tort: Class action rules: class certification conference within 30 days after certification is granted, proposed class notice 3 court days before that conference, optional progress conferences within 90 days after the initial CMC. No standing complex or asbestos CMO found.

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 evictions deadlines covered

DeadlinePeriodRule
3-day notice to pay rent or quit: last day to pay (earliest day the tenancy is forfeit)3 court days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1161(2) (operative Feb. 1, 2025)
3-day notice to perform covenant (cure) or quit: last day to cure3 court days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1161(3)
3-day notice to quit (nuisance, waste, unlawful use, assignment or subletting): end of notice period3 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1161(4)
Last day to serve 3-day notice for a given rent installment12 months afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1161(2)
60-day notice to terminate periodic residential tenancy (tenant 1 year or more): earliest termination date60 days afterCal. Civ. Code 1946.1(b) (amended eff. Jan. 1, 2025, SB 1103)
30-day notice to terminate periodic residential tenancy (tenant less than 1 year): earliest termination date30 days afterCal. Civ. Code 1946.1(c)
30-day notice on sale of separately alienable unit: last day to give notice after escrow opens120 days afterCal. Civ. Code 1946.1(d)(4)
30-day notice terminating month-to-month tenancy (Civ. Code 1946): earliest termination date30 days afterCal. Civ. Code 1946(a) (amended eff. Jan. 1, 2025, SB 611)
90-day notice to quit after foreclosure sale (tenant or subtenant in possession): earliest removal date90 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1161b(a), (b)
Just cause (no-fault) termination: relocation assistance due15 days afterCal. Civ. Code 1946.2(d) (amended eff. Jan. 1, 2026, AB 1529; repealed Jan. 1, 2030)
Owner move-in just cause: intended occupant must move in90 days afterCal. Civ. Code 1946.2(b)(2)(A)(v), (vi)
Response to UD complaint (answer, demurrer, motion to strike)10 court days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1167(a), (b) (amended by Stats. 2024, ch. 512 (AB 2347), eff. Jan. 1, 2025)
Earliest court day to request entry of default (no response filed)11 court days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1169, 1167
Proof of service of summons filed (court may dismiss if not filed)60 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1167.1
Demurrer or motion to strike in UD: earliest hearing date5 court days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1170(b)(1) (amended by Stats. 2025, ch. 299 (AB 1384), eff. Jan. 1, 2026)
Demurrer or motion to strike in UD: latest hearing date7 court days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1170(b)(1) (eff. Jan. 1, 2026)
Written opposition to UD demurrer or motion to strike (if submitted in advance)1 court days beforeCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1170(c) (eff. Jan. 1, 2026)
Answer or amend after ruling on UD demurrer5 days afterCal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1320(g)
UD summary judgment: notice of motion5 days beforeCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1170.7; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1351(a)
UD summary judgment: written opposition (if submitted in advance)1 court days beforeCal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1351(b), (c)
UD: responses to interrogatories5 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 2030.260(b)
UD: responses to demands for inspection or production5 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 2031.260(b)
UD: responses to requests for admission5 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 2033.250(b)
UD: last day to serve deposition notice5 days beforeCal. Code Civ. Proc. 2025.270(b)
UD: latest date a deposition may be scheduled5 days beforeCal. Code Civ. Proc. 2025.270(b); 2016.060
UD trial: latest trial date after request to set trial20 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1170.5(a)
UD trial when defendant misses court-ordered payment15 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1170.5(d)
Redemption: pay rent, damages and costs into court after UD judgment (when court so orders)5 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1174(c)
Petition for relief from forfeiture: serve notice and petition before hearing5 days beforeCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1179
Writ of possession: occupants must vacate (earliest lockout)5 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 715.020(c); 715.010(b)(2)
Personal property left after lockout: last day to reclaim (pay storage)15 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 715.010(b)(3); 1174(h)
Prejudgment claim of right to possession: last day for occupant to file10 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1174.25(a)(1); 415.46
Claimant's response to UD complaint after filing prejudgment claim5 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1174.25(b)
Post-judgment claim of right to possession: deliver rent deposit and fee (or fee waiver) to court2 court days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1174.3(c)(1), (2)
Post-judgment claim of right to possession (rent deposited): earliest hearing5 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1174.3(c)(1)
Post-judgment claim of right to possession (rent deposited): latest hearing15 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1174.3(c)(1)
Post-judgment claim of right to possession (no rent deposit): hearing date5 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1174.3(c)(2)
Claimant named as defendant after valid post-judgment claim: response5 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1174.3(e)(2)
Notice of appeal, limited civil UD (30 days after service of notice of entry or filed-endorsed judgment)30 days afterCal. Rules of Court, rule 8.822(a)(1)(A), (B), (d)
Notice of appeal, limited civil UD (90 days after entry of judgment, outer limit)90 days afterCal. Rules of Court, rule 8.822(a)(1)(C)
Notice of appeal after denial of new trial motion (limited civil): 15 days after service of denial15 days afterCal. Rules of Court, rule 8.823(a), (b)(1)
Cross-appeal (limited civil): 10 days after clerk serves notification of first appeal10 days afterCal. Rules of Court, rule 8.823(g)(1)
UD motion to quash service (CCP 418.10): earliest hearing date, not less than 3 days after notice filed3 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1167.4(a)
UD motion to quash service (CCP 418.10): latest hearing date, not more than 7 days after notice filed7 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1167.4(a)
UD: plead within 5 days after service of written notice of entry of order denying motion to quash5 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1167.4(b)
UD: maximum extension of time to plead without adverse party's consent (10 days)10 days afterCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1167.5
UD discovery motion: notice at least 5 days before hearing5 days beforeCal. Code Civ. Proc. 1170.8
Uninhabitable dwelling: landlord may not demand rent or serve 3-day notice if cited conditions remain unabated 35 days after service of the agency notice35 days afterCal. Civ. Code 1942.4(a)(3)

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