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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: Placer County local rules are included below (marked with the court name), layered on these base rules. Civil cases in California superior courts (unlimited, limited, and unlawful detainer). Excludes family, probate, juvenile, criminal, small claims, and complex-case-specific orders.. Rules current as of 2026-10-25.

County:Placer County local rules independently reviewed (effective 2026-01-01)

DeadlineHow was the summons served?Enter the date of personal delivery

Deadline

Monday, December 7, 2026

Trigger (Date service of summons and complaint is complete (enter the date per summons_service method)): Friday, November 6, 2026.
Personal delivery (CCP 415.10): service is complete on that date (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 415.10).
Exclude the trigger day and count 30 calendar days: Sunday, December 6, 2026.
That day is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, December 7, 2026 (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10).

Rules applied

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 412.20(a)(3), 430.40(a), 435(b)(1); Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.110(d)

CCP 412.20(a)(3): "A direction that the defendant file with the court a written pleading in response to the complaint within 30 days after summons is served on the defendant." CCP 430.40(a): "A person against whom a complaint or cross-complaint has been filed may, within 30 days after service of the complaint or cross-complaint, demur to the complaint or cross-complaint." CCP 435(b)(1): "Any party, within the time allowed to respond to a pleading may serve and file a notice of motion to strike the whole or any part thereof" CRC 3.110(d): "The parties may stipulate without leave of court to one 15-day extension beyond the 30-day time period prescribed for the response after service of the initial complaint."

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

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 415.10

Service of a summons in this manner is deemed complete at the time of such delivery.

Official source

CCP 1013 mail extensions do NOT apply; the 415.20/415.30/415.40/6064 completion rules govern. Count 30 calendar days from completion of service, roll forward under CCP 12a. CCP 412.20 amended eff. 2026-01-01 (AB 863) without changing the 30 days. CRC 3.110(d) allows one stipulated 15-day extension without court order. A motion to strike filed without a demurrer extends time to answer (CCP 435(c)). Unlawful detainer uses CCP 1167 instead (see unlawful_detainer_response). Publication add_days is a computation from Gov. Code 6064 text; confirm the court's order for any longer publication period (CCP 415.50(b)).
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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Placer County: other local timing requirements

Civil trial conference normally set 10 days before trial; trial briefs, witness lists and neutral statement of the case due at or before the civil trial conference; exhibits presented to clerk on first day of trial. Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 20.1.11(A)-(B)
Notice of intent to appear at a CMC where appearance is not required: deliver to clerk and all parties by 3:00 p.m. the Thursday before the CMC. Calendar notes issued about 12 calendar days before. Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 20.1.7(C)-(D)
Civil law and motion: tentative rulings posted after 12:00 noon the court day before; oral argument must be requested by phone by 4:00 p.m. the court day before; notice of motion must include the prescribed tentative-ruling statement. Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 20.2.3
Civil law and motion calendar is a limited calendar; a hearing date must be reserved before submitting papers. Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 20.2(A)
Family OST / temporary emergency orders: complete requests received by 9 a.m. set next court day; after 9 a.m., two court days after receipt; never more than three court days. Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 30.19(A)
Probate calendar notes available approximately five days before the hearing. Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 80.1.4(A)
Criminal settings: if no time waiver at misdemeanor arraignment, court sets an Early Status Conference within seven days. Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 40.2
Criminal: probation department has three days to review its file before disclosing non-confidential portions to the defendant. Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 40.5(B)(2)
Juvenile: parties must meet and confer in good faith at least 24 hours before any scheduled hearing. Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 50.15
Juvenile remote appearances: RA-010 with local attachment PL-JV-006A filed and served for receipt 10 court days before (hearing set on more than 15 court days' notice) or 5 court days before (shorter notice). Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 10.24(I)(1)-(2)
Family trial assignment calendar: available trial dates posted online four court days (three if Monday is a holiday) before the trial assignment hearing. Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 30.14(A)
Civil CMC calendar notes issued about 12 calendar days before the CMC. Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 20.1.7(D)
CEQA: status conference set within 15 days of filing the request for hearing. Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 22.0(D)
Traffic: DMV hold not released for three weeks when failure-to-appear/failure-to-pay fines are paid by personal check. Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 70.2
Attorney-furnished DVD/VCR player: notify the clerk's office at least two working days before the court date. Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 10.16
CEQA: disputes over record contents resolved by noticed motion under CCP 1005, heard by the CEQA judge before the merits hearing. Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 22.0(G)
CEQA: each party submits an appendix of cited record pages with its brief(s), in Bates order. Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 22.0(H)
Complex/mass tort: General civil complex cases classified with a 36-month disposition goal as exceptional cases under CRC 3.714(c); no separate complex CMO or department schedule 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

Do county rules change these deadlines?

County local rules CANNOT change (lengthen, shorten, or add) deadlines for pleadings (answer, demurrer, motion to strike, cross-complaint and amended-pleading response times), demurrers, ex parte applications, motions (noticed motions, CCP 1005 notice/opposition/reply, summary judgment, anti-SLAPP), discovery (response times, motion-to-compel windows, cutoffs, expert exchange), and provisional remedies, unless a statute or a Rule of Court specifically authorizes the local rule. Statutory deadlines (CCP sections) cannot be altered by any local rule in any event. Examples of express authorizations: CRC 3.1308(c) requires a court that uses a tentative ruling procedure to state it in a local rule (method and time); CRC 3.722(b) lets a court provide by local rule for the time and manner of giving notice of the initial CMC; CRC 3.1300(e) and 2.253(b) let a court deem e-filings received before midnight filed that day. County local rules CAN set deadlines for (1) trial and post-trial matters (final status/trial readiness conferences, trial exhibits, motions in limine, settlement conference statements), (2) case management under the Trial Court Delay Reduction Act (CMC scheduling, delay-reduction status and OSC timing), and (3) excluded proceedings (harassment/workplace violence restraining orders, family, probate, juvenile, criminal, eminent domain). Department-specific courtroom rules are not local rules and are not covered here. Practical effect for this dataset: none of the statewide pleading, motion, or discovery deadlines below is lengthened or shortened by the five largest counties' local rules; the county overlays only add time-of-day filing cutoffs for ex parte papers, tentative-ruling procedures, and case-management/trial items.

Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.20

California civil deadlines covered

Deadline	Period	Rule
Answer, demurrer, or motion to strike in response to complaint	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 412.20(a)(3), 430.40(a), 435(b)(1); Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.110(d)
Unlawful detainer: response to complaint	10 court days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1167 (amended by Stats. 2024, ch. 512 (AB 2347), eff. Jan. 1, 2025)
Response to cross-complaint	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 432.10
Response to amended complaint (or amended cross-complaint)	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 471.5(a)
Amend or answer after ruling on demurrer	10 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1320(g), (j)
Demurrer hearing to be set within 35 days of filing	35 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1320(d)
Anti-SLAPP special motion to strike	60 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 425.16(f) (section last amended by Stats. 2024, ch. 444 (SB 577), eff. Jan. 1, 2025)
Serve cross-complaint on new parties and file proof of service	30 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.110(c)
Serve defendant added by amended complaint and file proof of service	30 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.110(b)
File request for entry of default	10 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.110(g)
Demurrer meet and confer: last day	5 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 430.41(a)(2)
Demurrer: automatic 30-day extension by meet-and-confer declaration	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 430.41(a)(2)
Motion to strike meet and confer: last day	5 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 435.5(a)(2)
Motion to strike: automatic 30-day extension by declaration	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 435.5(a)(2)
Demurrer to answer	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 430.40(b)
Demurrer to amended answer	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 471.5(b)
Amend once without leave after demurrer or motion to strike filed	9 court days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 472(a); 1005(b)
File amended complaint after reversal of demurrer sustained without leave	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 472b
Respond after remand from federal court (no prior response filed)	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 430.90(a), (b)
Plead after motion to quash (418.10) denied	15 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 418.10(b)
Plead after writ proceeding on motion to quash concludes	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 418.10(c)
Respond to complaint after venue transfer granted	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 586(a)(6)(B)
Plead after petition to compel arbitration (filed in lieu of answer) is denied	15 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1281.7
Case management statement	15 days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.725(a)
Meet and confer before initial case management conference	30 days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.724
Serve complaint and file proof of service	60 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.110(b)
Serve summons and complaint (mandatory 3-year limit)	36 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 583.210(a), 583.250
File proof of service of summons (statutory outer limit)	60 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 583.210(b)
Earliest discretionary dismissal for failure to serve (2 years)	24 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 583.420(a)(1), (b); 583.410
Responsive papers to OSC re failure to serve or default (rule 3.110)	5 days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.110(i)
Bring action to trial (mandatory 5-year limit)	60 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 583.310, 583.360
Bring action to trial again after mistrial or hung jury (3 years)	36 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 583.320(a)(1), (b)
Bring action to trial again after new trial granted, no appeal (3 years)	36 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 583.320(a)(2), (b)
Bring action to trial again after appeal remand (3 years)	36 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 583.320(a)(3), (b)
Earliest discretionary dismissal for failure to bring to trial (2 years)	24 months after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1340(a); Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 583.420(a)(2)(B)
Clerk's notice of court's own-motion dismissal hearing	20 days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1340(b)
Responses to interrogatories	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2030.260(a)
Responses to requests for production (inspection demands)	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2031.260(a)
Responses to requests for admission	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2033.250(a)
Unlawful detainer: responses to interrogatories, inspection demands, requests for admission	5 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2030.260(b), 2031.260(b), 2033.250(b)
Motion to compel further responses (interrogatories, inspection demands, RFAs)	45 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2030.300(c), 2031.310(c), 2033.290(c)
Discovery cutoff (complete discovery)	30 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2024.020(a); 2016.060
Discovery motion cutoff (last day for hearing)	15 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2024.020(a); 2016.060
Demand for exchange of expert witness information: last day	70 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2034.220
Expert witness exchange date	50 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2034.230(b)
Supplemental expert witness list	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2034.280(a)
Oral deposition: minimum notice	10 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2025.270(a), (b), (c)
Expert discovery cutoff (complete expert discovery)	15 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2024.030; 2024.020(b); 2016.060
Expert discovery motion cutoff (last day for hearing)	10 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2024.030; 2024.020(b); 2016.060
Demand for expert witness exchange: 10 days after initial trial date set (alternative)	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2034.220; 2016.060
Expert witness exchange date: 20 days after service of demand (alternative)	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2034.230(b); 2016.050; 2016.060
Retained expert: produce materials called for by deposition notice	3 court days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2034.415
Pay balance of expert's deposition fee	5 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2034.450(c)
Notice to consumer of subpoena for personal records: before production date	10 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1985.3(b)(2)
Notice to consumer of subpoena for personal records: before service on custodian	5 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1985.3(b)(3)
Consumer's motion to quash: notice to witness and deposition officer	5 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1985.3(g)
Motion to enforce personal-records subpoena after nonparty consumer objection	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1985.3(g)
Notice to employee of subpoena for employment records: before production date	10 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1985.6(b)(2)
Notice to employee of subpoena for employment records: before service on custodian	5 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1985.6(b)(3)
Employee's motion to quash: notice to witness and deposition officer	5 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1985.6(f)(1)
Motion to enforce employment-records subpoena after nonparty employee objection	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1985.6(f)(4)
Business-records-only deposition subpoena: earliest compliance date (20 days after issuance)	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2020.410(c)
Business-records-only deposition subpoena: earliest compliance date (15 days after service)	15 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2020.410(c)
Written objection to defective deposition notice	3 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2025.410(a), (b)
Non-noticing party's notice of intent to audio/video record deposition	3 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2025.330(c)
Motion to compel deposition answers or production	60 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2025.480(b)
Lodge certified deposition transcript excerpts for motion to compel	5 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2025.480(h)
Deponent's period to review, correct, and sign deposition transcript	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2025.520(b)
Deponent's period to review audio/video-only deposition and change answers	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2025.530(b)
Protective order to stop release of deposition copy to a requesting nonparty	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2025.570(c)
Defense physical examination (demand): earliest exam date	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2032.220(d); 2016.050
Plaintiff's response to demand for physical examination	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2032.230(b); 2016.050
Deliver medical examiner's report after examinee's demand (30 days)	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2032.610(b)
Deliver medical examiner's report after examinee's demand (15 days before trial)	15 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2032.610(b); 2016.060
Earliest date plaintiff may serve interrogatories, inspection demands, RFAs (after service of summons)	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2030.020(b), 2031.020(b), 2033.020(b)
Earliest date plaintiff may serve interrogatories, inspection demands, RFAs (after appearance)	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2030.020(b), 2031.020(b), 2033.020(b)
Earliest date plaintiff may serve deposition notice (after service of summons on any defendant)	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2025.210(b)
Earliest date plaintiff may serve deposition notice (after appearance by any defendant)	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2025.210(b)
Noticed motion: serve and file moving papers before hearing	16 court days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1005(b); Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1300
Noticed motion: opposition	9 court days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1005(b), (c)
Noticed motion: reply	5 court days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1005(b), (c)
Motion for summary judgment / adjudication: notice before hearing	81 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 437c(a)(2) (as amended by Stats. 2024, ch. 99 (AB 2049), eff. Jan. 1, 2025)
Motion for summary judgment: opposition	20 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 437c(b)(2) (eff. Jan. 1, 2025)
Motion for summary judgment: reply	11 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 437c(b)(4) (eff. Jan. 1, 2025)
Motion for summary judgment: last day for hearing before trial	30 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 437c(a)(3)
Ex parte application: notice to other parties	1 court days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1203
CCP 170.6 peremptory challenge: judge assigned for all purposes (civil)	15 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 170.6(a)(2)
CCP 170.6 peremptory challenge: judge known at least 10 days before trial/hearing	5 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 170.6(a)(2)
Unlawful detainer: summary judgment notice	5 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1170.7
Motion to dismiss for delay in prosecution: notice	45 days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1342(a)
Motion to dismiss for delay: written opposition	15 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1342(b)
Motion to dismiss for delay: moving party's response to opposition	15 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1342(c)
Motion to dismiss for delay: opposing party's reply	5 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1342(d)
Motion for judgment on the pleadings: meet and confer	5 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 439(a)(2)
Motion to quash / forum non conveniens: latest hearing date	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 418.10(b)
Motion for reconsideration (CCP 1008(a))	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1008(a), (e)
Earliest day to file a CCP 128.7 sanctions motion (day after the 21-day safe harbor ends)	21 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 128.7(c)(1)
Earliest day to file a CCP 128.5 sanctions motion (day after the 21-day safe harbor ends)	21 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 128.5(f)(1)(B)
Withdraw or correct challenged paper after court's own-motion sanctions OSC (CCP 128.7(c)(2), 128.5(f)(1)(D))	21 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 128.7(c)(2); 128.5(f)(1)(D)
Anti-SLAPP motion hearing: not more than 30 days after service of the motion (unless docket requires later)	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 425.16(f)
Challenged judge's consent or verified answer to statement of disqualification (10 days; otherwise deemed consent)	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 170.3(c)(3), (4)
Parties agree on judge to decide disqualification (5 days after notification of judge's answer)	5 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 170.3(c)(5)
Prevailing party serves proposed order after ruling on motion (5 days)	5 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1312(a)
Other parties approve or disapprove proposed order (5 days after service; silence is approval)	5 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1312(a)
Notice of intent to appear for oral argument on tentative ruling (4:00 p.m. court day before hearing)	1 court days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1308(a)(1)
Written request to present oral testimony at law and motion hearing (3 court days before hearing)	3 court days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1306(b)
File proof of service of moving papers (5 court days before hearing)	5 court days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1300(c)
OSC re preliminary injunction after TRO granted without notice: hearing no later than 15 days after TRO issued	15 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 527(d)(1)
OSC re preliminary injunction after TRO without notice: hearing no later than 22 days after TRO issued (good cause)	22 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 527(d)(1)
Serve TRO, OSC, complaint and supporting papers: within 5 days after TRO issued (or 2 days before hearing, if earlier)	5 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 527(d)(2), (3)
Serve TRO, OSC and supporting papers: no later than 2 days before OSC hearing (if earlier than 5 days after TRO)	2 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 527(d)(2)
Opposing affidavits on OSC re preliminary injunction: serve at least 2 days before hearing to avoid applicant continuance	2 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 527(e)
Present proposed preliminary injunction order and undertaking (1 court day after grant)	1 court days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1150(f)
Civil harassment restraining order (CCP 527.6): hearing within 21 days after temporary order granted or denied	21 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 527.6(g)
Civil harassment restraining order (CCP 527.6): hearing within 21 days after petition filed when no temporary order requested	21 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 527.6(g)
Civil harassment restraining order (CCP 527.6): hearing within 25 days after temporary order granted or denied (good cause)	25 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 527.6(g)
Civil harassment restraining order (CCP 527.6): hearing within 25 days after petition filed when no temporary order requested (good cause)	25 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 527.6(g)
Civil harassment restraining order (CCP 527.6): personally serve respondent at least 5 days before hearing	5 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 527.6(m)(1)
Workplace violence restraining order (CCP 527.8): hearing within 21 days after temporary order granted or denied	21 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 527.8(i)
Workplace violence restraining order (CCP 527.8): hearing within 21 days after petition filed when no temporary order requested	21 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 527.8(i)
Workplace violence restraining order (CCP 527.8): hearing within 25 days after temporary order granted or denied (good cause)	25 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 527.8(i)
Workplace violence restraining order (CCP 527.8): hearing within 25 days after petition filed when no temporary order requested (good cause)	25 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 527.8(i)
Workplace violence restraining order (CCP 527.8): personally serve respondent at least 5 days before hearing	5 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 527.8(n)
Writ petition from order on summary judgment / summary adjudication motion (other than entry of summary judgment): 20 days after service of notice of entry	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 437c(m)(1)
Writ petition to review order determining judicial disqualification (CCP 170.3(d)): 10 days after service of notice of entry	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 170.3(d)
Writ petition to review lis pendens (expungement / undertaking) order (CCP 405.39): 20 days after service of written notice of the order	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 405.39
Petition for writ of administrative mandamus against a local agency (CCP 1094.6): 90 days after decision becomes final	90 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1094.6(a), (b)
Request local agency record to extend CCP 1094.6 petition deadline (10 days after decision becomes final)	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1094.6(c), (d)
Petition for writ of administrative mandamus against a local agency after timely record request: 30 days after record delivered or mailed	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1094.6(d)
State agency's power to order reconsideration expires (Gov. Code 11521(a)): 30 days after delivery or mailing of decision	30 days after	Cal. Gov. Code 11521(a)
Petition for writ of mandate to review state agency APA decision (Gov. Code 11523): 30 days after last day reconsideration can be ordered	30 days after	Cal. Gov. Code 11523
Request state agency record to extend Gov. Code 11523 petition deadline (10 days after last day for reconsideration)	10 days after	Cal. Gov. Code 11523
Petition for writ of mandate (Gov. Code 11523) after timely record request: 30 days after record delivered	30 days after	Cal. Gov. Code 11523
Jury fee deposit, unlawful detainer (5 days before trial)	5 days before	CCP 631(c)(1)
Jury fee deposit when no case management conference is set (365 days after the complaint is filed)	365 days after	CCP 631(c)(2)
Jury fee deposit for late-appearing parties (25 days before the initial trial date)	25 days before	CCP 631(c)(4)
Mandatory settlement conference statement (submit and serve)	5 court days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1380(c)
CCP 998 offer to compromise: last day to serve before trial	10 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 998(b), (b)(3)
CCP 998 offer: acceptance window (30 days after offer made)	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 998(b)(2)
CCP 998 offer: acceptance cut off by commencement of trial	0 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 998(b)(2), (b)(3)
Notice of trial served by a party (clerk did not serve)	15 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 594(a), (b)
Notice of trial served by the clerk (court duty)	20 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 594(b)
Notice to party (or party's officer, director, managing agent) to attend trial in lieu of subpoena	10 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1987(b)
Notice to attend trial with request to bring documents or things	20 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1987(c)
Objections to request to bring documents (CCP 1987(c) notice)	5 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1987(c)
Records custodian: deliver copies of subpoenaed business records (civil action)	15 days after	Cal. Evid. Code 1560(b)(2)
Announce jury demand after notice of trial setting (case set without notice or stipulation)	5 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 631(f)(4)
Limited civil: request for statement of witnesses and evidence (last day to serve)	30 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 96(b), (g)
Limited civil: request for statement of witnesses and evidence (earliest day to serve)	45 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 96(b)
Limited civil: serve statement of witnesses and evidence in response to CCP 96 request	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 96(c), (g)
Limited civil: serve affidavit/declaration offered in lieu of direct testimony	30 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 98(a)
Request for statement of decision (court trial over one day) [through Dec. 31, 2026]	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 632(a) (version repealed Jan. 1, 2027); Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1590(d)
Request for statement of decision: 10 days after clerk's service of tentative decision (CRC alternative) [through Dec. 31, 2026]	10 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1590(a), (d)
Other party's proposals for content of statement of decision [through Dec. 31, 2026]	10 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1590(e); Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 632(a)
Party ordered to prepare statement of decision: serve and submit proposed statement and judgment [through Dec. 31, 2026]	30 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1590(f)
Other party's remedy when ordered party fails to submit proposed statement of decision [through Dec. 31, 2026]	10 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1590(f)
Objections to proposed statement of decision or judgment [through Dec. 31, 2026]	15 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1590(g)
Objections to statement of decision [operative Jan. 1, 2027]	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 632(e)(1) (version operative Jan. 1, 2027, Stats. 2025, Ch. 559, Sec. 2)
Limited civil mandatory expedited jury trial: request to opt out	45 days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1546(c)(2)
Limited civil mandatory expedited jury trial: objection to opt-out request	15 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1546(c)(3)
Voluntary expedited jury trial: submit proposed consent order	30 days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1547(a)(1); Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 630.03
Voluntary expedited jury trial: pretrial exchange (exhibits, witness lists, instructions, motions in limine)	25 days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1548(a), (b)
Voluntary expedited jury trial: supplemental exchange	20 days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1548(a), (c)
Voluntary expedited jury trial: file motions in limine and lodge exchanged items	20 days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1548(d)
Voluntary expedited jury trial: pretrial conference (court)	15 days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1548(f)
Application to arbitrators to correct award	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1284
Objection to application to correct award	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1284
Arbitrators' correction deadline (deemed denial)	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1284
Petition to vacate or correct arbitration award	100 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1288
Response requesting vacatur or correction (to a petition to confirm)	100 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1288.2
Petition to confirm arbitration award (outer limit)	48 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1288
Earliest date to serve and file petition to confirm, correct, or vacate award	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1288.4
Response to petition under the arbitration title (e.g. to confirm, vacate, compel)	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1290.6
Notice of hearing on petition under the arbitration title	16 court days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1290.2
Earliest hearing on arbitration petition served out of state by mail	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1290.4(b)(2)
Request for trial de novo after judicial arbitration award	60 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1141.20(a); Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.826(a)
Judicial arbitration: complete discovery	15 days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.822(b)
Judicial arbitration: deliver documents, witness declarations, deposition notice (20 days)	20 days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.823(b)(1)(A), (b)(2)(B), (b)(3)(A)(ii), (d)
Judicial arbitration: demand that a declarant testify in person	10 days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.823(b)(2)(C), (d)
Judicial arbitration: arbitrator files award	10 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.825(b)(1)
Judicial arbitration: cross-complainant motion to remove case from arbitration	15 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.812(c)
Motion to vacate judgment entered on judicial arbitration award	6 months after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.828(a)
Objections to proposed judgment [through Dec. 31, 2026]	10 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1590(j)
Party ordered to prepare proposed judgment (no statement of decision) [through Dec. 31, 2026]	10 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1590(h), (i)
Objections to proposed judgment [operative Jan. 1, 2027]	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 632(f)(2) (version operative Jan. 1, 2027)
Obtain default judgment after default entered	45 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.110(h)
Motion to set aside default for lack of actual notice (2-year outer limit)	24 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 473.5(a)
Motion to set aside default for lack of actual notice (180 days after notice)	180 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 473.5(a)
Motion to set aside default in consumer case filed in wrong venue (CCP 585.5)	60 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 585.5(b)
Motion for attorney fees (trial court fees), unlimited civil: within time to appeal, 60 days after notice of entry	60 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rules 3.1702(b)(1), 8.104(a)(1)(A), (B)
Motion for attorney fees, unlimited civil: 180-day outer limit after entry of judgment	180 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rules 3.1702(b)(1), 8.104(a)(1)(C)
Motion for attorney fees (trial court fees), limited civil: within time to appeal, 30 days after notice of entry	30 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rules 3.1702(b)(1), 8.822(a)(1)(A), (B)
Motion for attorney fees, limited civil: 90-day outer limit after entry of judgment	90 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rules 3.1702(b)(1), 8.822(a)(1)(C)
Motion for attorney fees on appeal (unlimited civil): 40 days after issuance of remittitur	40 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rules 3.1702(c)(1), 8.278(c)(1)
Motion for attorney fees on appeal (limited civil, appellate division): 30 days after clerk sends notice of issuance of remittitur	30 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rules 3.1702(c)(1), 8.891(c)(1)
Memorandum of costs on appeal (unlimited civil) in superior court: 40 days after issuance of remittitur	40 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.278(c)(1)
Memorandum of costs on appeal (limited civil, appellate division): 30 days after clerk sends notice of issuance of remittitur	30 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.891(c)(1)
Motion to strike or tax costs on appeal: 15 days after service of the costs-on-appeal memorandum	15 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rules 8.278(c)(2), 8.891(c)(2), 3.1700(b)(1)
Memorandum of costs (trial costs): 180-day outer limit after entry of judgment	180 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1700(a)(1)
Notice of intention to move for new trial	15 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 659(a)(2), (b) (amended by Stats. 2024, ch. 853 (AB 3281), eff. Jan. 1, 2025)
Court's power to rule on new trial motion expires	75 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 660(c)
Memorandum of costs (trial costs)	15 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1700(a)(1)
Motion to strike or tax costs	15 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1700(b)(1)
Relief from default/judgment for mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect (outer limit)	6 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 473(b)
Motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV): 15 days after service of notice of entry of judgment	15 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 629(b); 659(a)(2), (b)
JNOV motion: 180-day outer limit after entry of judgment	180 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 629(b); 659(a)(2), (b)
JNOV or new trial by another party: 15 days after service of first notice of intention	15 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 659(a)(2), (b); 629(b)
Court's power to rule on JNOV motion expires (75 days after notice of entry)	75 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 629(b); 660(c)
Court's power to rule on JNOV motion expires (no notice of entry given: 75 days after first notice of intention filed)	75 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 629(b); 660(c)
Court's power to rule on new trial motion expires (no notice of entry given: 75 days after first notice of intention filed)	75 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 660(c)
Notice of intention to move for new trial: 180-day outer limit after entry of judgment	180 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 659(a)(2), (b)
New trial / JNOV / motion to vacate: moving brief and affidavits (10 days after filing notice of intention)	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 659a; 629(b); 663a(d)
New trial / JNOV / motion to vacate: opposition and counter-affidavits (10 days after service of moving papers)	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 659a; 629(b); 663a(d)
New trial / JNOV / motion to vacate: reply (5 days after service of opposition)	5 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 659a; 629(b); 663a(d)
Notice of intention to move to vacate judgment (CCP 663a): 15 days after notice of entry	15 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 663a(a)(2), (c)
Notice of intention to move to vacate judgment: 180-day outer limit after entry	180 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 663a(a)(2)
Court's power to rule on CCP 663 motion to vacate expires (75 days after notice of entry)	75 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 663a(b)
Court's power to rule on CCP 663 motion to vacate expires (no notice of entry: 75 days after first notice of intention filed)	75 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 663a(b)
Money judgment (or judgment for possession or sale) becomes unenforceable: 10 years after entry, unless renewed	120 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 683.020
Last day to file application for renewal of judgment (before the 10-year period of enforceability expires)	120 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 683.130(a); 683.020; 683.120
Last day to file application to renew a previously renewed judgment (10 years after prior renewal application filed)	120 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 683.120(b); 683.130(a)
Judgment debtor's motion to vacate or modify renewal of judgment: 60 days after service of notice of renewal	60 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 683.170(b); 683.160(a)
Proof of personal service of renewal application on transferee of liened real property (90 days after filing application)	90 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 683.180(b)
Real property judgment lien (recorded abstract) expires 10 years after entry of judgment; record renewal before then to extend	120 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 697.310(b); 683.180(a)
Judgment creditor must file or deliver acknowledgment of satisfaction: 15 days after actual receipt of written demand	15 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 724.050(c), (d), (e)
Notice of appeal (unlimited civil, to Court of Appeal)	60 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.104(a), (b)
Notice of appeal, unlimited civil (180 days after entry of judgment, when no notice of entry was served)	180 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.104(a)(1)(C)
Notice of appeal (limited civil, to appellate division)	30 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.822(a), (d)
Notice of appeal, limited civil (90 days after entry of judgment, when no notice of entry was served)	90 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.822(a)(1)(C)
Writ of mandate after denial of motion to quash / forum non conveniens	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 418.10(c)
Writ of mandate after order granting or denying change of venue	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 400
Notice of appeal from order granting or denying anti-SLAPP motion (60 days after notice of entry)	60 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 425.16(i), 904.1; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.104(a)(1)(A), (B), (e)
Notice of appeal from anti-SLAPP order: 180-day outer limit after entry of the order	180 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 425.16(i); Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.104(a)(1)(C), (c), (e)
Nonsettling party's notice of motion to contest good faith settlement: 25 days after mailing of 877.6(a)(2) application	25 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 877.6(a)(2)
Nonsettling party's notice of motion to contest good faith settlement: 20 days after personal service of 877.6(a)(2) application	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 877.6(a)(2)
Petition for writ of mandate to review good faith settlement determination: 20 days after service of written notice of the determination	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 877.6(e)
Notify court-connected arbitrator or ADR neutral of settlement: at least 2 days before the scheduled session	2 days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1385(a)(2); rule 3.829
Request for dismissal of entire case after unconditional settlement: 45 days after the date of settlement	45 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1385(b)
Request for dismissal after conditional settlement: within 45 days after the dismissal date specified in the notice of conditional settlement	45 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1385(c)(1), (2)
Notice and declaration requesting more time to dismiss after settlement: at least 5 court days before the time to request dismissal elapses	5 court days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1385(e)
Defendant's notice of opposition to right to attach order: 5 court days before hearing	5 court days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 484.060(a); 484.050(e)
Plaintiff's reply on right to attach order: 2 court days before hearing	2 court days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 484.060(c)
Defendant's claim of exemption for noticed attachment hearing: not less than 5 court days before hearing	5 court days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 484.070(a), (e); 484.050(f)
Plaintiff's notice of opposition to defendant's claim of exemption (noticed attachment): not less than 2 days before hearing	2 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 484.070(f)
Defendant's claim of exemption for personal property levied on under ex parte writ of attachment: 30 days after service of notice of attachment	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 485.610(a); 482.070(b); 684.120(b)
Defendant's noticed motion claiming 487.020(b) exemption: serve plaintiff not less than 3 days before hearing	3 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 482.100(c)
Hearing on 482.100(c) exemption motion: not more than 5 days after filing	5 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 482.100(c)
Temporary protective order (attachment) expires: 40 days after issuance	40 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 486.090(a)
Plaintiff's increased undertaking after judgment for defendant: 10 days after order increasing undertaking	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 489.410(a)
Objection to a bond or undertaking (Bond and Undertaking Law): 10 days after service of a copy of the bond	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 995.930(a), (b), (c); 995.030
Defendant's objection to plaintiff's claim-and-delivery undertaking: 10 days after levy of writ of possession	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 515.030(a)
Plaintiff's objection to defendant's redelivery undertaking: 10 days after defendant's undertaking is filed	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 515.030(b)
Claim of exemption after levy (notice of levy personally served): 15 days after service	15 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 703.520(a), (c)
Claim of exemption after levy (notice of levy served by mail): 20 days after service	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 703.520(a), (c)
Judgment creditor's notice of opposition to claim of exemption and notice of motion: 15 days after service of notice of claim of exemption	15 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 703.550(a); 703.540; 684.120(b)
Hearing on claim of exemption: not later than 30 days after notice of motion filed	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 703.570(a)(1); 703.580(f)
Judgment creditor serves notice of hearing and opposition on exemption claimant: not less than 10 days before hearing	10 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 703.570(b); 684.120(b)
Wage garnishment: judgment creditor's notice of opposition to claim of exemption: 10 days after levying officer mailed notice of claim	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 706.105(c), (d)
Wage garnishment: judgment creditor's notice of motion for hearing on claim of exemption: 10 days after levying officer mailed notice of claim	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 706.105(e)(1), (f)
Wage garnishment: hearing on claim of exemption not later than 30 days after notice of motion filed	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 706.105(e)(1)
Earliest new earnings withholding order to same employer after court termination: 100 days after service of the terminated order (alternative 1 of 2)	100 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 706.105(h)
Earliest new earnings withholding order to same employer after court termination: 60 days after termination (alternative 2 of 2)	60 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 706.105(h)
Third-party claim: creditor files undertaking (or objects to third person's release undertaking): 10 days after levying officer's service	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 720.140(a), (b); 720.170(a); 720.660; 684.120(b)
Petition for hearing on third-party claim: 15 days after the claim is filed with the levying officer	15 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 720.310(a)
Petition for hearing on third-party claim: 15 days after third person files release undertaking	15 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 720.310(a)
Hearing on third-party claim: within 20 days after petition filed	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 720.310(c); 720.320(a)
Creditor's statement opposing secured party's third-party claim (secured party petitioned): not later than 5 days before hearing	5 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 720.340(b); 684.120(b)
Hearing on objection to third-party-claim undertaking: earliest 10 days after service of notice of motion	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 720.770
Hearing on objection to third-party-claim undertaking: latest 15 days after service of notice of motion	15 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 720.770
Order for judgment debtor examination: personally serve not less than 30 days before the examination	30 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 708.110(d)
Order for examination of third person: serve not less than 10 days before the examination	10 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 708.120(b); 684.120(b)
Judgment debtor's exemption claim in third-person examination: file and personally serve not later than 3 days before the examination	3 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 708.120(d)
Consumer debt debtor examination: debtor files notice of financial affidavit and serves affidavit no later than 15 days before the examination	15 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 708.111(a), (c), (d)
Consumer debt debtor examination: creditor's notice of motion objecting to financial affidavit: 15 days after filing of notice and proof of service	15 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 708.111(d)(1), (3)
Consumer debt debtor examination ordered after hearing: serve rescheduled application and order at least 30 days before examination	30 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 708.111(d)(6)
Consumer debt: earliest new application for debtor examination after cancellation: one year after the prior application	12 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 708.111(d)(7)
Memorandum of costs of enforcing judgment: not later than 2 years after costs incurred (and before full satisfaction)	24 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 685.070(b)
Judgment debtor's motion to tax enforcement costs: 10 days after service of memorandum of costs	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 685.070(c), (d), (f)
Noticed motion for costs of enforcing judgment (including attorney's fees): not later than 2 years after costs incurred (and before full satisfaction)	24 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 685.080(a); 685.040
Judgment creditor's application for order for sale of dwelling: 20 days after service of levying officer's notice of levy on dwelling	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 704.750(a); 684.120(b)
Hearing on order for sale of dwelling: not later than 45 days after application filed	45 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 704.770(a)
Serve order to show cause, application, and notice of hearing re sale of dwelling: not later than 30 days before hearing	30 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 704.770(b); 684.120(b)
Serve order for sale of dwelling and notice when debtor did not appear: not later than 10 days after the order	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 704.790(a), (b), (c)
Debtor's declaration seeking relief from order for sale of dwelling after nonappearance: 10 days after service of notice of the order	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 704.790(d); 684.120(b)
Court decides complex status after a counterdesignation (court deadline)	30 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.402(a), (b)
Class action case conference: plaintiff serves defendant's notice on non-appearing named parties	10 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.762(b)
Class action case conference: plaintiff serves court's notice on all served parties	10 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.762(c)
Class action case conference: file and serve notice of conference	20 days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.762(d), (e)
Motion to certify / decertify class or modify certification order: serve and file moving papers	34 days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.764(c)(1) (amended eff. Jan. 1, 2026)
Class certification motion: opposition	20 days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.764(c)(1) (amended eff. Jan. 1, 2026)
Class certification motion: reply	11 days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.764(c)(1) (amended eff. Jan. 1, 2026)
CLRA class action: notice of Civ. Code 1781(c) hearing (class propriety / notice / merit)	10 days before	Cal. Civ. Code 1781(c)
Class action dismissal: request hearing after notice of tentative disapproval	15 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.770(b)
PAGA: submit file-stamped complaint to LWDA	10 days after	Cal. Lab. Code 2699(s)(1), (4)
PAGA: submit proposed settlement to LWDA at the same time as to the court	0 days after	Cal. Lab. Code 2699(s)(2), (4)
PAGA: submit judgment to LWDA	10 days after	Cal. Lab. Code 2699(s)(3), (4)
PAGA: submit order granting or denying civil penalties to LWDA	10 days after	Cal. Lab. Code 2699(s)(3), (4)
Coordination: make original signed (penalty of perjury) document available after demand	5 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.512(d)(3), (4)
Coordination proceeding: serve and submit supporting or opposing memoranda and declarations	9 court days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.513
Petition for coordination: response in opposition	9 court days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rules 3.525, 3.522(a)(4)
Petition for coordination: response in support (and alternate site request)	9 court days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.526
Petition for coordination: serve notice of submission, petition, and supporting papers on all parties	5 court days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.523
Petition for coordination: submit notice, proof of filing, and proof of service to the Chair of the Judicial Council	5 court days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rules 3.521(b), 3.522(b)
Coordination motion judge sets hearing on petition (court deadline)	30 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.527(a)
Coordination: opposition to motion for stay order (CCP 404.5)	10 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.515(d)
Coordination: earliest date to move to terminate a stay order	30 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.515(g)
Coordination: CCP 170.6 peremptory challenge to assigned (motion or trial) judge	20 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.516
Coordination: stay ends after order denying coordination	10 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.529(d)
Coordination trial judge holds initial case management conference (court deadline)	45 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.541(a)
Coordination: notice of hearing on transfer of coordinated action (if objected to)	10 days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.543(b)
Add-on case: notice of opposition to request to coordinate	10 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.544(b), (d)
Add-on case: memorandum and declarations in opposition	15 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.544(b)
Writ of mandate from coordination order (CCP 404 et seq.)	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 404.6; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.505(b)
Public Records Act order: petition for extraordinary writ within 20 days after service of notice of entry	20 days after	Cal. Gov. Code 7923.500(a), (b), (c)
Public Records Act writ petition: outer limit if trial court extends (up to 20 more days, 40 total)	40 days after	Cal. Gov. Code 7923.500(b)
Construction-related accessibility claim: defendant's application for stay and early evaluation conference (no later than first responsive pleading or appearance, normally 30 days after service of summons)	30 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 55.54(b)(1), (a)(1) (advisory notice)
Construction-related accessibility claim: application for stay and early evaluation conference after plaintiff (formerly in pro per) serves Notice of Substitution of Counsel (30 days)	30 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 55.54(b)(3), (a)(2)
Early evaluation conference: court must set it no later than 70 days after issuing the stay order	70 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 55.54(d)(2)
Early evaluation conference: may not be set earlier than 50 days after the defendant's application is filed	50 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 55.54(d)(2)
Early evaluation conference: 90-day stay of the construction-related accessibility claim (expires)	90 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 55.54(d)(1), (h)
Early evaluation conference: qualified defendant files and serves CASp inspection report at least 15 days before the conference	15 days before	Cal. Civ. Code 55.54(d)(4)(A), (c)(1)(B)
Early evaluation conference: plaintiff files and serves statement (itemized conditions, damages, fees, settlement demand) at least 15 days before the conference	15 days before	Cal. Civ. Code 55.54(d)(7)
Early evaluation conference: joint site inspection at the premises (if defendant requested) no later than 30 days after the court order	30 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 55.54(d)(6)
Early evaluation conference: defendant (building-department or CASp-inspector approved construction, 60-day correction) files and serves evidence of correction within 10 calendar days after completing corrections	10 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 55.54(d)(4)(B), (l)(4)(A)
Early evaluation conference: small business defendant files and serves evidence of correction within 10 days after the court order (if not filed with the application)	10 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 55.54(d)(4)(C), (c)(5)
Mandatory evaluation conference (55.545): plaintiff's application within 15 days after defendant files responsive pleadings (if defendant did not request one)	15 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 55.545(a)
Mandatory evaluation conference (55.545): court must set it no later than 180 days after the request or application	180 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 55.545(c)
Mandatory evaluation conference (55.545): may not be set earlier than 120 days after the request or application	120 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 55.545(c)
Mandatory evaluation conference (55.545): plaintiff files and serves statement at least 30 days before the conference	30 days before	Cal. Civ. Code 55.545(c)(2)
Mandatory evaluation conference (55.545): defendant files and serves statement of remedial action / correction plan at least 30 days before the conference	30 days before	Cal. Civ. Code 55.545(c)(3)
Statutory damages reduced to $1,000 minimum per offense: correct all violations within 60 days of being served with the complaint (CASp-inspected or CASp-inspector-approved sites)	60 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 55.56(g)(1)
Statutory damages reduced to $2,000 minimum per offense (small business): correct all violations within 30 days of being served with the complaint	30 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 55.56(g)(2)
Small business technical violations (signage, striping, paint, detectable warnings): presumption of no difficulty if corrected within 15 days of service of summons and complaint (alternative 1 of 2, whichever is earlier)	15 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 55.56(e)(1)
Small business technical violations: presumption of no difficulty if corrected within 15 days of receipt of a written notice (alternative 2 of 2, whichever is earlier)	15 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 55.56(e)(1)
Small business (50 or fewer employees) CASp inspection safe harbor: no minimum statutory damages if violations noted in CASp report are corrected within 120 days of the inspection	120 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 55.56(g)(3)(A)(iv), (g)(5)
CASp inspection safe harbor: outer limit of 180 days after inspection to complete repairs when a building permit is required and active	180 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 55.56(g)(5)
CASp safe harbor reuse after modifications: obtain additional CASp inspection within 30 days of final building department approval or certificate of occupancy	30 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 55.56(g)(4)
Attorney sends copy of accessibility demand letter (and standard-format information) to the California Commission on Disability Access within 5 business days	5 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 55.32(a)(2), (c)
Attorney sends copy of accessibility (or website accessibility) complaint to the California Commission on Disability Access within 5 business days of sending or serving it	5 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 55.32(b)(1)
Attorney notifies the California Commission on Disability Access of judgment, settlement, or dismissal within 5 business days	5 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 55.32(b)(2)
Deficiency action under CCP 580a: application for appointment of probate referee to appraise the property at least 10 days before trial	10 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 580a
Initial disclosures (CCP 2016.090): 60 days after a party's demand	60 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2016.090(a)(1), (b)-(d)
Notice of intent to appear remotely (form RA-010), non-evidentiary hearing on 3+ court days' notice: 2 court days before	2 court days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.672(g)(2)(A); Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 367.75
Notice of intent to appear remotely, hearing on less than 3 court days' notice (non-moving party): 2:00 p.m. the court day before	1 court days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.672(g)(2)(B)(ii)
Notice of intent to appear remotely at evidentiary hearing, trial, or small claims trial noticed 15+ court days ahead: 10 court days before	10 court days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.672(h)(2)(C)
Notice of intent to appear remotely at evidentiary hearing or trial noticed less than 15 court days ahead (RA-010 option): 5 court days before	5 court days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.672(h)(2)(D)
Opposition to remote evidentiary hearing or trial (form RA-015), proceeding noticed 15+ court days ahead: 5 court days before	5 court days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.672(h)(3)(A)(i)
Opposition to remote evidentiary hearing or trial (form RA-015), proceeding noticed less than 15 court days ahead: noon the court day before	1 court days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.672(h)(3)(A)(ii)
Notice and acknowledgment of receipt (CCP 415.30): 20 days after mailing for recipient to sign and return; then sender may serve another way and recover expenses	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 415.30(b), (d)
Motion to be relieved as counsel: client's mail or electronic service address must have been confirmed within 30 days before filing the motion (earliest valid confirmation date)	30 days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1362(d)
Limited scope representation: client's objection to attorney's application to be relieved (form CIV-152), 15 days after service of application	15 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.36(f), (g)
Limited scope representation: clerk must set hearing on client's objection no later than 25 days after the objection is filed	25 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.36(g)
Notice of Related Case: serve and file no later than 15 days after the facts showing related cases become known	15 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.300(b), (e), (f)
Response supporting or opposing a Notice of Related Case: 5 days after service of the notice	5 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.300(g)
Collections case (CRC 3.740): serve all defendants and file proofs of service (or obtain publication order) within 180 days after complaint filed	180 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.740(c), (d), (e)
Collections case (CRC 3.740): obtain default judgment within 360 days after complaint filed (defendants served, no responsive pleading)	360 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.740(f)
Contempt against attorney (or attorney's agent or investigator) or public safety employee for subpoena noncompliance: sentence stayed only if writ petition filed within 3 judicial days	3 court days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1209(c), (d)
Deposition: written notice of a party's or attorney's remote appearance (or in-person attendance with deponent at a remote deposition), 5 court days before	5 court days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1010(a)(3), (b)(1)
Inspection demand (CCP 2031.030): earliest date the demand may set for production or inspection, 30 days after service	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2031.030(c)(2)
Unlawful detainer inspection demand: earliest date the demand may set for production or inspection, 5 days after service	5 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2031.030(c)(2)
Clawed-back ESI: receiving party's motion to determine claim of privilege or work product, within 30 days of receiving the claim	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2031.285(a), (b), (d)(1)
Writ of execution: no levy after 180 days from issuance	180 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 699.530(b); 699.560(a)(4)
Post-judgment interrogatories or inspection demands to judgment debtor: earliest day to serve a new set (after the 120-day bar from prior responses or debtor examination)	121 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 708.020(b); 708.030(b)
Objection to preliminary injunction undertaking (CCP 529): within 5 days after service of the injunction	5 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 529(a)
Trial court fee waiver: initial application deemed granted 5 court days after filing unless the court gives notice of action	5 court days after	Cal. Gov. Code 68634(f)
Trial court fee waiver denied (in whole or part): pay fees, submit new application, or request hearing within 10 days after clerk's notice of denial	10 days after	Cal. Gov. Code 68634(g)
Motion for judgment on the pleadings: last day to make it without leave, 30 days before the date the action was initially set for trial	31 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 438(e)
Judgment on the pleadings granted with leave to amend: amended complaint or answer due 30 days after the order (unless the order states otherwise)	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 438(h)(2), (h)(4)
Response to complaint (or answer) in intervention: move, demur, or otherwise plead within 30 days after service	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 387(e), (f)
Personal injury or wrongful death: plaintiff's responsive statement of damages, 15 days after defendant's request served	15 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 425.11(b)
Motion to add punitive damages against health care provider (CCP 425.13): within 2 years after complaint filed (earlier-of limit)	24 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 425.13(a)
Motion to add punitive damages against health care provider (CCP 425.13): not less than 9 months before the date first set for trial (earlier-of limit)	9 months before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 425.13(a)
Conditional new trial order (additur or remittitur) with no stated deadline: accept or reject within 30 days after clerk serves the order	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 662.5(b), (c)
Peremptory challenge (CCP 170.6) to discovery referee appointed for all discovery purposes: 10 days after notice of appointment	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 639(b)(A)
Peremptory challenge (CCP 170.6) to all-purpose discovery referee by party not yet appeared at appointment: 10 days after its appearance	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 639(b)(A)
Peremptory challenge (CCP 170.6) to limited-purpose discovery referee: at least 5 days before the hearing (if referee known 10+ days before)	5 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 639(b)(B)
Referee or commissioner: written statement of decision (report) due 20 days after hearing concluded and matter submitted (unless court directs otherwise)	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 643(a)
Objection to CCP 639 referee's report or recommendations: 10 days after the referee serves and files the report	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 643(c)
Response to objection to CCP 639 referee's report: 10 days after the objection is served	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 643(c)
Records lodged conditionally under seal by a non-producing party: producing party's motion or application to seal within 10 days after the rule 2.551(b)(3) notice	10 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.551(b)(3)(B)
Motion to seal denied: moving party's notice that lodged record should be filed unsealed must be received within 10 days of the order (else record returned or deleted)	10 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.551(b)(6)
Court's own motion to unseal records: party's opposition 10 days after the court's notice	10 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.551(h)(3)
Court's own motion to unseal records: other party's response 5 days after an opposition is filed	5 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.551(h)(3)
Nonresident or foreign-corporation plaintiff: file undertaking for costs and fees within 30 days after service of order requiring it (or dismissal)	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1030(d)
CCP 1030 motion for undertaking filed within 30 days after service of summons (makes defendant eligible for a discretionary stay)	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1030(a), (e)
CCP 1030 stay application: hearing must be held not later than 60 days after service of summons	60 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1030(e)
Jury discharged without verdict: notice of motion for judgment (as on directed verdict) within 10 days after discharge	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 630(f)
Jury discharged without verdict: court's power to order judgment under CCP 630(f) expires 30 days after discharge (motion deemed denied)	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 630(f)
Trial preference granted (CCP 36): trial must be set not more than 120 days after the grant	120 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 36(f)
Trial preference (CCP 36(b), party under 14) in health care professional negligence action: trial date not sooner than 6 months after grant	6 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 36(g)
Trial preference (CCP 36(b), party under 14) in health care professional negligence action: trial date not later than 9 months after grant	9 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 36(g)
Motion to transfer (CCP 396b) denied: defendant that has not responded is deemed granted 30 calendar days to move, demur, or otherwise plead	30 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1326
Transfer ordered because action filed in wrong court: plaintiff pays transfer costs and fees within 5 days after service of notice of transfer order (else another party may pay)	5 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 399(a)
Transfer fees unpaid 30 days after service of notice of transfer order: any party may move to dismiss without prejudice	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 399(a)
Transfer fees when a CCP 400 writ petition or appeal does not stay proceedings: payment due 60 days after service of notice of the transfer order	60 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 399(a)
Vexatious litigant security motion (CCP 391.1) denied: moving defendant's pleading due 10 days after denial	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 391.6
Vexatious litigant security furnished: moving defendant's pleading due 10 days after written notice that security was furnished	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 391.6
Vexatious litigant under prefiling order: plaintiff must OBTAIN order permitting filing within 10 days after notice is filed, or the case is automatically dismissed	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 391.7(c)
Vexatious litigant granted leave to proceed: defendants' pleading due 10 days after service of the order permitting filing	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 391.7(c)
Shareholder derivative suit: corporation's or officer/director defendant's motion for bond (Corp. Code 800) within 30 days after service of summons	30 days after	Cal. Corp. Code 800(c)
Shareholder derivative suit: pleadings stayed until 10 days after the Corp. Code 800 bond motion is disposed of	10 days after	Cal. Corp. Code 800(f)
Sister-state judgment entered in California: judgment debtor's motion to vacate within 30 days after service of notice of entry	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1710.40(b); 1710.30(a)
California False Claims Act qui tam: Attorney General's election to intervene (seal period) ends 60 days after AG receives complaint and disclosure (state funds)	60 days after	Cal. Gov. Code 12652(c)(2), (4), (6), (8)(B)
CFCA qui tam (political subdivision funds only): prosecuting authority's election to intervene 45 days after AG forwards the complaint	45 days after	Cal. Gov. Code 12652(c)(7)(A), (B), (D)
CFCA qui tam (mixed state and local funds): prosecuting authority may intervene within 60 days after the AG notifies the court it will proceed	60 days after	Cal. Gov. Code 12652(c)(8)(E)
CFCA action filed by AG (or prosecuting authority) involving both state and local funds: other government's intervention or election 60 days after receiving the complaint	60 days after	Cal. Gov. Code 12652(a)(3), (b)(3)
CFCA qui tam: defendant's response due 30 days after the complaint is unsealed and served	30 days after	Cal. Gov. Code 12652(c)(9)
Administrative mandamus (CCP 1094.5): lodge the part of the administrative record to be used at least 5 days before the hearing	5 days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1140
Trial court writ of mandate (CCP 1088.5 petition, record filed with petition or not required): respondent's answer or response 30 days after service	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1089.5
Trial court writ of mandate (record requested but not filed with petition): answer or response 30 days after receipt of a copy of the record	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1089.5
Mechanics lien foreclosure with arbitration agreement: claimant must file and serve motion to stay pending arbitration within 30 days after service of summons and complaint (or waive arbitration)	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1281.5(a), (b)
Judicial arbitration: stipulation selecting arbitrator must be served and filed no later than 10 days after case set for arbitration	10 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.815(a)
Judicial arbitration (default selection): each side's written rejection of one name on the administrator's list, 10 days from the date the list was sent	10 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.815(b)(3)
Case reclassified (to unlimited): responsible party pays reclassification fee within 5 days after service of notice of the order (else any party may pay)	5 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 403.040(c), (d)(2)
Reclassification fee unpaid 30 days after service of notice of the order: court may order case to proceed as limited, dismiss without prejudice, or take other action	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 403.040(d)(3)
Deposition on written questions: cross questions served within 30 days after the deposition notice and direct questions are served	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2028.030(b)
Deposition on written questions: redirect questions served within 15 days after being served with cross questions	15 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2028.030(c)
Deposition on written questions: recross questions served within 15 days after being served with redirect questions	15 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2028.030(d)
Execution sale where judgment creditor was the purchaser: judgment debtor's action to set aside the sale within 90 days after the sale	90 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 701.680(c)(1)
Filing fee check returned unpaid: pay filing fee and administrative charge within 20 days of clerk's mailing of notice, or filing is voided	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 411.20(a), (b), (e)
Receiver: file inventory of all property taken into possession within 30 days after appointment (or as the court orders)	30 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1181(a)
Objection to receiver's interim report and accounting: within 10 days of notice of the report and accounting	10 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1183(b)
Judicial foreclosure: application for deficiency judgment within 3 months of the foreclosure sale	3 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 726(b)
Deficiency judgment hearing: notice served on appearing defendants at least 15 days before the hearing	15 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 726(b)
Deficiency judgment hearing: party's application for appointment of a probate referee to appraise, at least 10 days before the hearing	10 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 726(b)
Victim Compensation Board decision: writ of mandate petition within 30 calendar days of personal delivery of the decision (or notice of rejection, or decision on reconsideration)	30 days after	Cal. Gov. Code 13960(a)(1)-(3)
Victim Compensation Board decision: writ of mandate petition within 60 calendar days of mailing of the decision (or notice of rejection, or decision on reconsideration)	60 days after	Cal. Gov. Code 13960(a)(1)-(3)
Public employee's written request that the entity defend (Gov. Code 825(a)): not less than 10 days before the day of trial	10 days before	Cal. Gov. Code 825(a)
Judicial administrative records order (CRC 10.500(j)(5)): petition for extraordinary writ within 20 days after service of notice of entry	20 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 10.500(j)(5)
Talent Agencies Act: appeal Labor Commissioner determination to superior court (de novo) within 10 days after determination	10 days after	Cal. Lab. Code 1700.44(a)
Expedited petition (MC-350EX) to approve minor's or disabled person's compromise: court determines within 35 days after filing	35 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 7.950.5(b)
Expedited petition (MC-350EX): court's election to set a hearing (or notice of intended partial denial) within 25 days after filing	25 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 7.950.5(c)(2), (3)
Special needs trust for minor's or disabled person's recovery: notice of hearing and petition to DHCS, State Hospitals and Developmental Services directors at least 15 days before the hearing	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 3602(f), 3611(c)
Application for guardian ad litem for a person who already has a guardian or conservator of the estate: guardian or conservator may file opposition within 5 court days of notice	5 court days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 372(a)(2)(C)
Vexatious litigant: after denial of an application to vacate a prefiling order, no new application until 12 months have elapsed	12 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 391.8(b)
Doxing action (Civ. Code 1708.89): limited-access court records open to any person 60 days after judgment unless a motion to seal is granted	60 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 1708.89(e)(4)(C)
SLAPPback (malicious prosecution / abuse of process after a granted anti-SLAPP motion): special motion to strike within 120 days of service of the complaint	120 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 425.18(d)(1)(A), (c)
SLAPPback: outer limit for a special motion to strike with the court's discretionary leave (6 months after service of the complaint)	6 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 425.18(d)(1)(B)
SLAPPback special motion to strike: hearing to be set not more than 30 days after service of the motion	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 425.18(d)(2)
SLAPPback: petition for peremptory writ from order denying (or partly granting) the special motion to strike, within 20 days after service of notice of entry	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 425.18(g), (c)
Receiver appointed ex parte: OSC re confirmation must be returnable not later than 15 days after the OSC issues	15 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1176(a)
Receiver appointed ex parte: OSC re confirmation returnable not later than 22 days after issuance (good cause)	22 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1176(a)
Receiver appointed ex parte: serve complaint, OSC, declarations and memorandum no later than 5 days after the OSC issues	5 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1176(b)
Sister-state judgment: no writ of execution or other enforcement until at least 30 days after notice of entry is served on the judgment debtor	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1710.45(a) (amended by Stats. 2025, ch. 200 (AB 1521), eff. Jan. 1, 2026)
Sister-state judgment: property levied under an early writ may not be sold or proceeds distributed until 30 days after notice of entry is served	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1710.45(d)
Execution sale of real property: notice of sale may not be given until 120 days after notice of levy was served on the judgment debtor	120 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 701.545
Execution sale of real property: notice of sale served, mailed and posted (and first publication) at least 20 days before the sale	20 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 701.540(b), (g)
Judicial foreclosure sale with right of redemption: redemption period ends 3 months after sale (proceeds sufficient to satisfy the debt)	3 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 729.030(a); 729.060(a)
Judicial foreclosure sale with right of redemption: redemption period ends 1 year after sale (proceeds insufficient)	12 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 729.030(b); 729.060(a)
Judgment lien on personal property (Secretary of State filing): lapses 5 years after filing unless continued	60 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 697.510(b), (c), (e)
Judgment lien on personal property: continuation statement window opens 6 months before the 5-year lapse (54 months after filing)	54 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 697.510(d), (e)
Extinguished personal property judgment lien: creditor must file statement of release within 20 days after receiving the debtor's authenticated demand	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 697.510(g)(2), (h)
Earnings withholding order: withholding period begins on the 30th day after service on the employer	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 706.022(a), (b) (amended by Stats. 2025, ch. 708 (AB 774), eff. Jan. 1, 2026)
Earnings withholding order: withholding period begins on the 45th day after service on the employer if a claim of exemption is filed and the employer has notice by day 29	45 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 706.022(a) (eff. Jan. 1, 2026)
Earnings withholding order: employer electing per-pay-period remittance must pay withheld amounts not later than 10 days after the close of the pay period	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 706.025(b)
Judgment debtor examination: ex parte order available only if the debtor has not been examined in the preceding 120 days	120 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 708.110(b), (c)
Lien in pending action (708.410): judgment debtor's claim of exemption by noticed motion, filed and served not later than 30 days after notice of the lien	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 708.450(a)
Acknowledgment of partial satisfaction of judgment: creditor must comply with demand not later than 15 days after actual receipt	15 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 724.110(a), (b)
Partition (Partition of Real Property Act): objection to court-ordered appraisal not later than 30 days after the court sends notice of the appraisal	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 874.316(e)(3); 874.311
Partition: hearing to determine fair market value not sooner than 30 days after notice of the appraisal is sent	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 874.316(f)
Partition by sale requested: other cotenants' election to buy out the requesting cotenants, not later than 45 days after the court's buyout notice	45 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 874.317(b)
Partition buyout: court-set date for electing cotenants to pay their price into court, not sooner than 60 days after notice	60 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 874.317(e)
Partition buyout: a paying cotenant's election to buy the remaining interest (after another electing cotenant fails to pay), not later than 20 days after the court's notice	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 874.317(f)
Partition open-market sale: parties may agree on a licensed broker not later than 10 days after entry of the sale order (else court appoints)	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 874.320(b)
Partition open-market sale: broker's report to the court not later than 7 days after receiving a qualifying offer	7 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 874.321(a)
Partition action, service by publication ordered: plaintiff must post summons and complaint on the property not later than 10 days after the order	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 872.320(a)
Name change petition: OSC hearing not less than 6 weeks after the order to show cause	42 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1277(a)(1)
Name change petition: OSC hearing not more than 12 weeks after the order to show cause	84 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1277(a)(1)
Mechanics lien release order: owner's demand for release must be given at least 10 days before filing the petition (earliest petition date)	10 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 8482; 8480(a)
Mechanics lien release order petition: hearing set not more than 30 days after filing	30 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 8486(a)
Mechanics lien release order petition: court must rule not later than 60 days after filing	60 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 8486(a)
Mechanics lien release order petition: serve petition and notice of hearing on claimant at least 15 days before the hearing	15 days before	Cal. Civ. Code 8486(b), (c)
Public works stop payment notice summary proceeding: notice of hearing on motion for determination of rights at least 5 days before hearing	5 days before	Cal. Civ. Code 9408(b), (c)
Public works stop payment notice summary proceeding: court hears the motion within 15 days after the motion	15 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 9408(d)
Prerogative writ application (served under CCP 1107): respondent / real party points and authorities in opposition within 5 days after service and filing	5 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1107
First Amendment expressive-conduct permit: petition for writ (expedited review) filed and served no later than 21 calendar days after the agency's final decision	21 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1094.8(d)(3)
Expressive-conduct permit writ: hearing set no later than 25 calendar days after the petition is filed	25 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1094.8(d)(4)
Expressive-conduct permit writ: petitioner lodges the administrative record no later than 10 calendar days before the hearing	10 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1094.8(d)(4)
Expressive-conduct permit writ: agency must prepare, certify and make available the record within 5 court days after the applicant's written notice of intent to seek review	5 court days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1094.8(d)(1)
Local agency administrative fine or penalty: de novo appeal to superior court within 20 days after service of the final administrative order	20 days after	Cal. Gov. Code 53069.4(b)(1)
Debt buyer action: motion to set aside default or default judgment for lack of actual notice, outer limit 6 years after entry (earlier of this or 180 days after actual notice)	72 months after	Cal. Civ. Code 1788.61(a)(2)(A)
Debt buyer action: motion to set aside default for lack of actual notice, not more than 180 days after first actual notice of the action	180 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 1788.61(a)(2)(B), (a)(3)(A)
Uninsured motorist arbitration: must be concluded within 5 years of institution	60 months after	Cal. Ins. Code 11580.2(i)(2)(A), (B), (4)
Local agency public works suit: court must submit matter to nonbinding mediation within 60 days (not earlier than 30 days) after responsive pleadings filed	60 days after	Cal. Pub. Contract Code 20104.4(a)
Local agency public works suit: parties select mediator within 15 days of court's mediation submittal (else any party may petition court)	15 days after	Cal. Pub. Contract Code 20104.4(a)
Limited civil: defendant's completed case questionnaire served with the answer (30 days after service of complaint and questionnaire)	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 93(a), (b); 412.20(a)(3)
Reclassification motion (limited/unlimited): defendant or cross-defendant files within the time to respond to the initial pleading	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 403.040(a), (b); 412.20(a)(3)
Stipulation to reclassify (limited/unlimited) within the time to respond to the initial pleading	30 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 403.050(a), (b)
Limited civil: affiant whose declaration is offered in lieu of testimony must be available for service of process during the 20 days before trial	20 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 98(a)
Motions in limine: file and serve (Placer County)	10 days before	Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 20.4(C)
Motions in limine: opposition (Placer County)	5 days before	Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 20.4(C)
Civil settlement conference statement (Placer County)	10 days before	Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 20.1.10(B)
CMC: notice of intent to appear to contest dates in calendar notes (Placer County)	7 days before	Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 20.1.7(D)
Interpreter needed: advise the court (Placer County)	5 court days before	Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 10.14(A)
Request for court reporter (PL-CW007) (Placer County)	3 days before	Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 10.15(E)
CEQA: petitioner's election to prepare administrative record (Placer County)	5 court days after	Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 22.0
CEQA: agency's preliminary notification of estimated record cost personally served (Placer County)	20 days after	Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 22.0(E)
Vehicle forfeiture (Veh. Code 14607.6): DA serves petition on claimants and owners (Placer County)	5 court days after	Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 23.0(A)
Vehicle forfeiture: proof of service filed (Placer County)	10 court days after	Placer Super. Ct. Local Rule 23.0(A)

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