Coordination motion judge sets hearing on petition (court deadline)
30 days after date of the order assigning the coordination motion judge, under Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.527(a).
Rule text
"The coordination motion judge must set a hearing date on a petition for coordination within 30 days of the date of the order assigning the coordination motion judge. When a coordination motion judge is assigned to decide a petition for coordination that lists additional included actions sharing a common question of law or fact with included actions in a petition for coordination already pending before the judge, the judge may continue the hearing date on the first petition no more than 30 calendar days in order to hear both petitions at the same time. The petitioner must provide notice of the hearing to each party appearing in an included action."
Calculate this deadline
- Trigger (Date of the order assigning the coordination motion judge): Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 30 calendar days: Sunday, December 6, 2026.
- 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).
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.527(a)
"The coordination motion judge must set a hearing date on a petition for coordination within 30 days of the date of the order assigning the coordination motion judge. When a coordination motion judge is assigned to decide a petition for coordination that lists additional included actions sharing a common question of law or fact with included actions in a petition for coordination already pending before the judge, the judge may continue the hearing date on the first petition no more than 30 calendar days in order to hear both petitions at the same time. The petitioner must provide notice of the hearing to each party appearing in an included action."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-side deadline for SETTING the hearing date (not holding it); shown for tracking. Petitioner must then give notice of the hearing (no day count stated; the 9-court-day opposition timing runs from the hearing date). Hearing on the first petition may be continued up to 30 calendar days to join a later petition.
- 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 of the order assigning the coordination motion judge on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Wednesday, April 14, 2027.
- Trigger (Date of the order assigning the coordination motion judge): Monday, March 15, 2027.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 30 calendar days: Wednesday, April 14, 2027.
Notes
Court-side deadline for SETTING the hearing date (not holding it); shown for tracking. Petitioner must then give notice of the hearing (no day count stated; the 9-court-day opposition timing runs from the hearing date). Hearing on the first petition may be continued up to 30 calendar days to join a later petition.
Related deadlines
- Coordination: make original signed (penalty of perjury) document available after demand (5 days after)
- Coordination proceeding: serve and submit supporting or opposing memoranda and declarations (9 court days before)
- Petition for coordination: response in opposition (9 court days before)
- Petition for coordination: response in support (and alternate site request) (9 court days before)
- Petition for coordination: serve notice of submission, petition, and supporting papers on all parties (5 court days after)
- Petition for coordination: submit notice, proof of filing, and proof of service to the Chair of the Judicial Council (5 court days after)
- Coordination: opposition to motion for stay order (CCP 404.5) (10 days after)
- Coordination: earliest date to move to terminate a stay order (30 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.
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- Sonoma
- Stanislaus
- Sutter
- Tehama
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- Tuolumne
- Ventura
- Yolo
- Yuba
Rules current as of 2026-10-25. Confirm against the official source and any local rule or court order before relying on a date. Rules changelog.