Appellant's notice designating the record on appeal
10 days after date the notice of appeal was filed, under Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.121(a).
Rule text
Within 10 days after filing the notice of appeal, an appellant must serve and file a notice in the superior court designating the record on appeal. The appellant may combine its notice designating the record with its notice of appeal.
Calculate this deadline
Deadline
Monday, November 16, 2026
- Trigger (Date the notice of appeal was filed): Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 10 calendar days: Monday, November 16, 2026.
Rules applied
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.121(a)
Within 10 days after filing the notice of appeal, an appellant must serve and file a notice in the superior court designating the record on appeal. The appellant may combine its notice designating the record with its notice of appeal.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
- Runs from FILING of the notice of appeal, so no service extension. Failure triggers the superior court clerk's 15-day default notice under rule 8.140(a) (Advisory Committee Comment). Whether a cross-appellant must file its own designation within 10 days of its notice of cross-appeal is not stated in 8.121 (AMBIGUITY; 8.100(f) defines 'appellant' to include a cross-appellant only 'as used in this 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 notice of appeal was filed on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Thursday, March 25, 2027.
- Trigger (Date the notice of appeal was filed): Monday, March 15, 2027.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 10 calendar days: Thursday, March 25, 2027.
Unsettled points
- The calculator shows 10 days after the notice of appeal; a cross-appellant should use 10 days after its own notice of cross-appeal, which never costs it record material.Other reading: If rule 8.121(a) does not reach cross-appellants, there is no separate cross-appellant deadline, so filing within 10 days is simply early and harmless.
Notes
Runs from FILING of the notice of appeal, so no service extension. Failure triggers the superior court clerk's 15-day default notice under rule 8.140(a) (Advisory Committee Comment). Whether a cross-appellant must file its own designation within 10 days of its notice of cross-appeal is not stated in 8.121 (AMBIGUITY; 8.100(f) defines 'appellant' to include a cross-appellant only 'as used in this rule').
Related deadlines
- Notice of appeal: 60 days after clerk serves Notice of Entry or file-endorsed judgment (60 days after)
- Notice of appeal: 60 days after a party serves Notice of Entry or file-endorsed judgment (60 days after)
- Notice of appeal: outside limit 180 days after entry of judgment (180 days after)
- Notice of appeal after new trial motion denied: 30 days after service of denial order (30 days after)
- Notice of appeal after new trial motion denied by operation of law: 30 days (30 days after)
- Notice of appeal after new trial motion: outside limit 180 days after entry (180 days after)
- Notice of appeal after acceptance of additur/remittitur: 30 days (30 days after)
- Notice of appeal from new trial order after rejection of additur/remittitur: 30 days after rejection served (30 days after)
Rules current as of 2026-10-23. Confirm against the official source and any local rule or court order before relying on a date. Rules changelog.