Superior court mails notice of appeal hearing

14 days before appeal hearing date, under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.770(e).

Rule text

(e) The clerk of the superior court shall schedule the hearing for the earliest available time and shall mail written notice of the hearing to the parties at least 14 days prior to the time set for the hearing.

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.770(e), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Friday, October 23, 2026
  1. Trigger (Appeal hearing date): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Count back 14 calendar days: Friday, October 23, 2026.
Rules applied
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 116.770(e)
(e) The clerk of the superior court shall schedule the hearing for the earliest available time and shall mail written notice of the hearing to the parties at least 14 days prior to the time set for the hearing.
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
  • Court-facing; useful to check whether notice of the trial de novo was timely. Continuances: for good cause, not to exceed 30 days except for extreme hardship (CRC 8.960).
  • 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

Appeal hearing date on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Monday, March 1, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Appeal hearing date): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Count back 14 calendar days: Monday, March 1, 2027.

Notes

Court-facing; useful to check whether notice of the trial de novo was timely. Continuances: for good cause, not to exceed 30 days except for extreme hardship (CRC 8.960).

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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.