Appeal from validation judgment (CCP 860 et seq.): notice of appeal within 30 days after notice of entry of judgment

30 days after date of the notice of entry of the validation judgment, under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 870(b).

Rule text

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law including, without limitation, Section 901 and any rule of court, no appeal shall be allowed from any judgment entered pursuant to this chapter unless a notice of appeal is filed within 30 days after the notice of entry of the judgment, or, within 30 days after the entry of the judgment if there is no answering party. If there is no answering party, only issues related to the jurisdiction of the court to enter a judgment in the action pursuant to this chapter may be raised on appeal.

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 870(b), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Monday, December 7, 2026
  1. Trigger (Date of the notice of entry of the validation judgment): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 30 calendar days: Sunday, December 6, 2026.
  3. That day is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, December 7, 2026 (Cal. Rules of Court, rules 1.10, 8.60(a); Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b).
Rules applied
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 870(b)
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law including, without limitation, Section 901 and any rule of court, no appeal shall be allowed from any judgment entered pursuant to this chapter unless a notice of appeal is filed within 30 days after the notice of entry of the judgment, or, within 30 days after the entry of the judgment if there is no answering party. If there is no answering party, only issues related to the jurisdiction of the court to enter a judgment in the action pursuant to this chapter may be raised on 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
  • Overrides CRC 8.104's 60/180-day periods ('Notwithstanding ... any rule of court'). Jurisdictional. No CCP 1013 extension (1013(a) excludes notices of appeal). AMBIGUITY: the statute says 'after the notice of entry' without saying service or mailing; use the earliest date shown on the notice (date of mailing or service). The judgment becomes forever binding if no appeal is taken (870(a)). Section amended by Stats. 1994, ch. 242.
  • 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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Worked example

Date of the notice of entry of the validation judgment on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Wednesday, April 14, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date of the notice of entry of the validation judgment): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 30 calendar days: Wednesday, April 14, 2027.

Notes

Overrides CRC 8.104's 60/180-day periods ('Notwithstanding ... any rule of court'). Jurisdictional. No CCP 1013 extension (1013(a) excludes notices of appeal). AMBIGUITY: the statute says 'after the notice of entry' without saying service or mailing; use the earliest date shown on the notice (date of mailing or service). The judgment becomes forever binding if no appeal is taken (870(a)). Section amended by Stats. 1994, ch. 242.

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