UD motion to quash service (CCP 418.10): earliest hearing date, not less than 3 days after notice filed

3 days after date the notice of motion under ccp 418.10(a) was filed, under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1167.4(a).

Rule text

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any action under this chapter:(a) Where the defendant files a notice of motion as provided for in subdivision (a) of Section 418.10, the time for making the motion shall be not less than three days nor more than seven days after the filing of the notice.

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1167.4(a), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Monday, November 9, 2026
  1. Trigger (Date the notice of motion under CCP 418.10(a) was filed): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 3 calendar days: Monday, November 9, 2026.
Rules applied
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1167.4(a)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any action under this chapter:(a) Where the defendant files a notice of motion as provided for in subdivision (a) of Section 418.10, the time for making the motion shall be not less than three days nor more than seven days after the filing of the notice.
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
  • Calendar days (not stated as court days, unlike CCP 1170(b) for UD demurrers). Earliest permissible hearing date, so no roll; the hearing must also be on a court day. See ud_motion_to_quash_hearing_latest.
  • 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 motion under CCP 418.10(a) was filed on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Thursday, March 18, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date the notice of motion under CCP 418.10(a) was filed): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 3 calendar days: Thursday, March 18, 2027.

Notes

Calendar days (not stated as court days, unlike CCP 1170(b) for UD demurrers). Earliest permissible hearing date, so no roll; the hearing must also be on a court day. See ud_motion_to_quash_hearing_latest.

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