UD: maximum extension of time to plead without adverse party's consent (10 days)
10 days after date the response was otherwise due (before any extension), under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1167.5.
Rule text
Unless otherwise ordered by the court for good cause shown, no extension of time allowed in any action under this chapter for the causes specified in Section 1054 shall exceed 10 days without the consent of the adverse party.
Calculate this deadline
- Trigger (Date the response was otherwise due (before any extension)): Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 10 calendar days: Monday, November 16, 2026.
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1167.5
Unless otherwise ordered by the court for good cause shown, no extension of time allowed in any action under this chapter for the causes specified in Section 1054 shall exceed 10 days without the consent of the adverse party.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
- A CAP, not a deadline: the latest date to which an extension under CCP 1054 can run without the adverse party's consent or a good-cause order. AMBIGUITY: 'shall exceed 10 days' is read as 10 days beyond the original due date in total; multiple extensions are aggregated. Calendar days.
- 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 response was otherwise due (before any extension) on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Thursday, March 25, 2027.
- Trigger (Date the response was otherwise due (before any extension)): Monday, March 15, 2027.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 10 calendar days: Thursday, March 25, 2027.
Notes
A CAP, not a deadline: the latest date to which an extension under CCP 1054 can run without the adverse party's consent or a good-cause order. AMBIGUITY: 'shall exceed 10 days' is read as 10 days beyond the original due date in total; multiple extensions are aggregated. Calendar days.
Related deadlines
- Response to UD complaint (answer, demurrer, motion to strike) (10 court days after)
- Earliest court day to request entry of default (no response filed) (11 court days after)
- Answer or amend after ruling on UD demurrer (5 days after)
- Prejudgment claim of right to possession: last day for occupant to file (10 days after)
- Claimant's response to UD complaint after filing prejudgment claim (5 days after)
- Claimant named as defendant after valid post-judgment claim: response (5 days after)
- UD: plead within 5 days after service of written notice of entry of order denying motion to quash (5 days after)
Local rules by county
County local rules and courtroom procedures can add to or change this deadline. Pick a county to calculate with them applied.
- Alameda
- Alpine
- Amador
- Butte
- Calaveras
- Colusa
- Contra Costa
- Del Norte
- El Dorado
- Fresno
- Glenn
- Humboldt
- Imperial
- Inyo
- Kern
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- Lake
- Lassen
- Los Angeles
- Madera
- Marin
- Mariposa
- Mendocino
- Merced
- Modoc
- Mono
- Monterey
- Napa
- Nevada
- Orange
- Placer
- Plumas
- Riverside
- Sacramento
- San Benito
- San Bernardino
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Joaquin
- San Luis Obispo
- San Mateo
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Clara
- Santa Cruz
- Shasta
- Sierra
- Siskiyou
- Solano
- Sonoma
- Stanislaus
- Sutter
- Tehama
- Trinity
- Tulare
- Tuolumne
- Ventura
- Yolo
- Yuba
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.