Early evaluation conference: joint site inspection at the premises (if defendant requested) no later than 30 days after the court order

30 days after date the court issued the stay / early evaluation conference order (only if defendant requested a site meeting), under Cal. Civ. Code 55.54(d)(6).

Rule text

(6) If the defendant so requests, directs the parties that no later than 30 days after issuance of the court order the parties and their counsel, accompanied by their experts if the parties so elect, shall meet in person at the subject premises. They shall jointly inspect the portions of the subject premises, and shall review any programmatic or policy issues, that are claimed to constitute a violation of a construction-related accessibility standard.

Cal. Civ. Code 55.54(d)(6), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Monday, December 7, 2026
  1. Trigger (Date the court issued the stay / early evaluation conference order (only if defendant requested a site meeting)): 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. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10).
Rules applied
Cal. Civ. Code 55.54(d)(6)
(6) If the defendant so requests, directs the parties that no later than 30 days after issuance of the court order the parties and their counsel, accompanied by their experts if the parties so elect, shall meet in person at the subject premises. They shall jointly inspect the portions of the subject premises, and shall review any programmatic or policy issues, that are claimed to constitute a violation of a construction-related accessibility standard.
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
  • Only if the defendant requested the site meeting in its application. Court may excuse the plaintiff or allow remote participation for good cause. CCP 12a assumed to extend a weekend/holiday last day (party act within a statutory period). Civ. Code 55.54 as amended by Stats. 2015, ch. 755 (AB 1521), eff. Oct. 10, 2015.
  • 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 the court issued the stay / early evaluation conference order (only if defendant requested a site meeting) on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Wednesday, April 14, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date the court issued the stay / early evaluation conference order (only if defendant requested a site meeting)): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 30 calendar days: Wednesday, April 14, 2027.

Notes

Only if the defendant requested the site meeting in its application. Court may excuse the plaintiff or allow remote participation for good cause. CCP 12a assumed to extend a weekend/holiday last day (party act within a statutory period). Civ. Code 55.54 as amended by Stats. 2015, ch. 755 (AB 1521), eff. Oct. 10, 2015.

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