Court of Appeal amicus curiae application: 14 days after last reply brief filed

14 days after date the last appellant's reply brief was filed, under Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.200(c)(1).

Rule text

(1) Within 14 days after the last appellant's reply brief is filed or could have been filed under rule 8.212, whichever is earlier, any person or entity may serve and file an application for permission of the presiding justice to file an amicus curiae brief. If no respondent's brief is filed, the application is due within 34 days after the respondent's brief could have been filed. For good cause, the presiding justice may allow later filing.

Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.200(c)(1), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Friday, November 20, 2026
  1. Trigger (Date the LAST appellant's reply brief was FILED): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 14 calendar days: Friday, November 20, 2026.
Rules applied
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.200(c)(1)
(1) Within 14 days after the last appellant's reply brief is filed or could have been filed under rule 8.212, whichever is earlier, any person or entity may serve and file an application for permission of the presiding justice to file an amicus curiae brief. If no respondent's brief is filed, the application is due within 34 days after the respondent's brief could have been filed. For good cause, the presiding justice may allow later filing.
Official source
Cal. Rules of Court, rules 1.10, 8.60(a); Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b
CRC 1.10(a): "The time in which any act provided by these rules is to be performed is computed by excluding the first day and including the last, unless the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or other legal holiday, and then it is also excluded." CRC 1.10(b): "Unless otherwise provided by law, if the last day for the performance of any act that is required by these rules to be performed within a specific period of time falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or other legal holiday, the period is extended to and includes the next day that is not a holiday." CRC 8.60(a): "The Code of Civil Procedure governs computing and extending the time to do any act required or permitted under these rules." 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."
Official source
  • The user scope referred to 8.200(a)(4); the amicus deadline is in 8.200(c)(1) ((a)(4) only bars other briefs absent permission). 'Whichever is earlier' alternative 1 of 2; see coa_amicus_application_reply_due. Proposed brief must accompany the application (8.200(c)(4)). Presiding justice may allow later filing for good cause. Subd. (c) amended eff. Jan. 1, 2025 (added the 34-day no-respondent's-brief rule).
  • If the clerk's office is closed or inaccessible on the last day (weather, emergency or local closure orders), the deadline may be extended. Check local orders.

This calculator applies the cited rules to the dates you enter. It is not legal advice. Court orders, local rules, and case-specific facts can change a deadline; verify before relying on it. Rule set pending attorney review.

Worked example

Date the LAST appellant's reply brief was FILED on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Monday, March 29, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date the LAST appellant's reply brief was FILED): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 14 calendar days: Monday, March 29, 2027.

Notes

The user scope referred to 8.200(a)(4); the amicus deadline is in 8.200(c)(1) ((a)(4) only bars other briefs absent permission). 'Whichever is earlier' alternative 1 of 2; see coa_amicus_application_reply_due. Proposed brief must accompany the application (8.200(c)(4)). Presiding justice may allow later filing for good cause. Subd. (c) amended eff. Jan. 1, 2025 (added the 34-day no-respondent's-brief rule).

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