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Deadline rules changelog

Every rule is quoted from its official source and checked by an independent reviewer against hand-computed test cases before it ships. Official sources are re-checked daily for amended text.

November 2, 2026

  • Federal judges: new standing-order rules for C.D. Cal. Judges Valenzuela, Vera, Wright, Walter and Wilson and E.D. Cal. Judge Mendez; patent schedules for C.D. Cal. Judges Hsu, Kato, Williams Court, Aenlle-Rocha, Valenzuela, Wright, Frimpong and Murillo (206 rules).
  • County complex and asbestos litigation: LA asbestos JCCP 4674 order and appendices, Contra Costa complex Dept. 16 pre-trial orders, SF asbestos Local Rule 20, Santa Clara complex model confidentiality order.
  • County CEQA writ procedures for Alameda, Los Angeles, El Dorado, Fresno, Sacramento, Solano and Tulare; county eminent domain provisions; eminent domain local rules now show under Special proceedings.
  • Independent review: Sacramento writ oppositions corrected to 25 days before the hearing (Writ of Mandate Guide); SF asbestos discovery deadlines and court-set dates moved to timing notes; duplicates of statewide and local rules removed.

November 2, 2026

  • New federal criminal rule set: Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Speedy Trial Act, Bail Reform Act, 2255 and criminal appeals, plus the criminal local rules of the Central, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of California and the Ninth Circuit.
  • Patent cases: N.D. Cal. and S.D. Cal. Patent Local Rules (contentions, claim construction, damages) and judge-specific patent orders, including Judge Kronstadt's Standing Patent Rules.
  • Bankruptcy by chapter: 176 more national deadlines (Chapters 7, 11 incl. Subchapter V, 12, 13, 15, adversary proceedings, avoidance and look-back periods) and 226 local bankruptcy rules for all four California districts.
  • Federal civil depth: 84 more FRCP, FRAP, Supplemental Rules, removal and agency-review deadlines.
  • California agencies: OAH special education and teacher dismissal, DDS Lanterman fair hearings, CDSS/DHCS state hearings and Medi-Cal provider appeals; expedited CEQA review; limited civil procedure; PAGA rules by LWDA notice date (before June 19, 2024, interim, and from Oct. 1, 2024).
  • County chapters completed for San Bernardino, Kern, Sonoma, Napa, Humboldt, Lake and Sacramento; county mental health (LPS) rules now show under Special proceedings.
  • Every new rule independently reviewed and quote-verified against official text; 20 removed as duplicates or superseded by Ninth Circuit rules.

November 1, 2026

  • California statewide depth: 525 new deadlines across family law (dissolution, custody, child support and DCSS, UIFSA, parentage, domestic violence, adoption), protective orders (civil harassment, workplace and school violence, elder abuse, gun violence), name and gender changes, CARE Act and LPS, criminal (diversion, competency, post-conviction relief, registration, bail forfeiture, capital habeas), probate, trusts, guardianship and conservatorship, civil case types on the Civil Case Cover Sheet, judgment enforcement, insurance claims regulations, Vehicle, Health and Safety, Corporations, Revenue and Taxation, Public Contract and Labor Code clocks.
  • All 58 county overlays extended to every division (civil, family, probate, juvenile, criminal, appellate division, small claims, unlawful detainer, traffic): 1,067 new local deadlines and 370 local timing requirements.
  • Independent review removed 102 items that restated or were preempted by statewide rules, and corrected roll, earliest-date, mail-extension and business-day handling on about 150 more before release. Every quote was matched against the official text.
  • Engine: state working-day counting for filings with state agencies; effective-date windows for temporary general orders.
  • Courthouse addresses and phone numbers added for 2,988 more counties nationwide.

October 27, 2026

  • New California statutes of limitations rule set (89 limitations periods across CCP 335-349.4, Government, Civil, Labor, Business and Professions, Insurance and other codes), each with its trigger, citation and tolling notes.
  • 343 more California deadlines from a code-by-code gap sweep: ADA and Unruh construction-accessibility claims (Civ. Code 55.54 stay and early evaluation), non-judicial foreclosure (Civ. Code 2924 notices, reinstatement, sale and post-sale bidding), HOA Davis-Stirling (assessments, IDR, ADR, elections, records), lis pendens, Ins. Code 2071 fire policy clocks, and additions to civil, appellate, family, probate, criminal, juvenile, evictions, agencies and special proceedings.
  • Engine: Civil Code 9 business-day counting (Saturdays count; Sundays and Gov. Code 6700 holidays do not) and per-rule holiday lists.
  • Independent review corrected rolling, earliest-date and mail-extension handling on 20+ new rules before release; 4 rules were removed as out of scope.
  • New: report a missing or wrong deadline from any calculator, matter, courtroom or judge page.

October 29, 2026

  • Settlement and enforcement: good-faith settlement (CCP 877.6), notice of settlement and dismissal (CRC 3.1385), attachment, claim and delivery, claims of exemption (including the 2026 AB 774 changes), wage garnishment, third-party claims, debtor and third-person examinations, homestead sales.
  • Complex litigation, class actions (including the 2026 amendment to CRC 3.764) and coordination (JCCP) petitions.
  • Appeals: extension applications and stipulations, supersedeas, stays and bond objections, reviewing-court motions, settled statements, amicus timing as amended in 2025, Supreme Court merits briefing. Also Public Records Act writs and gun violence restraining orders.
  • 66 federal magistrate judges (discovery and settlement conference procedures) and 33 bankruptcy judges in California, each checked against their posted procedures.

October 28, 2026

  • Courtroom procedures for San Francisco, Santa Clara, Sacramento, San Bernardino and Riverside civil departments (Alameda posts its department rules only behind a login).
  • Federal judges' civil standing orders: 79 district judges in the Central, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of California (about 1,000 rules), with every difference from the Local Rules flagged.
  • More agencies: Cal/OSHA Appeals Board, Office of Tax Appeals, FTB and CDTFA, DMV, CPUC, ALRB and State Bar Court, each with its own holiday and mail rules.
  • Special proceedings: eminent domain, election contests and recounts, LPS holds and conservatorships, elder abuse restraining orders, and traffic infractions.
  • Pre-suit: SB 800 construction defect procedures, Prop 65 notices, Song-Beverly and the new lemon law procedures (CCP 871.20 and following), and architect/engineer certificates of merit.
  • Family and probate: support enforcement, adoption, parentage, small estates, accountings, conservatorship and trust creditor deadlines (60 rules).

October 27, 2026

  • Courtroom procedures for 107 civil departments in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego (556 day-counted rules plus time-of-day requirements), independently checked against each department's posted page.
  • California agencies: WCAB, OAH, CUIAB, SPB, PERB and the Labor Commissioner (60 rules), with each agency's own holiday and mail-service rules.
  • Employment and pre-suit clocks: FEHA and EEOC charges and right-to-sue periods, PAGA notice and cure periods, arbitration fee deadlines (CCP 1281.97/98), medical malpractice notice, CEQA petitions, and mechanics liens (72 rules).
  • Court holidays computed through 2049 for every rule set, so 5-year and 10-year deadlines are fully covered.
  • Matters: court-ordered dates, rule-change alerts with a review sign-off recorded in the case history, teams with admin/editor/viewer roles, and daily reminder emails.

October 26, 2026

  • Added California juvenile rules (dependency and delinquency): 114 rules, independently reviewed.
  • Completed independent review of all 58 California county overlays: 29 corrections, 30 preempted or duplicate rules removed, 118 missing local rules added.
  • Loaded 2028 court holidays (California and federal). Dates the Judicial Council has not yet designated are marked uncertain and never extend a deadline.
  • 2027 Farmworkers Day: courts close Friday, April 9 per the Judicial Council schedule; March 31, 2027 no longer extends deadlines.
  • Daily monitoring of 591 official rule sources for amended or moved text.

October 26, 2026

  • Added California criminal rules (64), Ninth Circuit rules (54), and local rules for all six Courts of Appeal (42), each independently reviewed.

October 25, 2026

  • California civil: 188 new rules covering the trial-date chain, case life, motions, writs, statements of decision, arbitration, and post-judgment.
  • Matters: saved cases with continuance-aware recalculation and a live calendar feed for Outlook, Google, and Apple.
  • Fixed: time to amend after a demurrer ruling now runs from service of notice of the ruling (CCP 472b).

October 23, 2026

  • Added California probate, unlawful detainer, small claims, and government claims rules; county overlays for all 58 superior courts; local rules for California's federal district and bankruptcy courts; calendar export.