Judgment debtor examination: ex parte order available only if the debtor has not been examined in the preceding 120 days

120 days after date of the most recent judgment debtor examination under 708.110, under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 708.110(b), (c).

Rule text

CCP 708.110(b): "If the judgment creditor has not caused the judgment debtor to be examined under this section during the preceding 120 days, the court shall make the order upon ex parte application of the judgment creditor." (c): "If the judgment creditor has caused the judgment debtor to be examined under this section during the preceding 120 days, the court shall make the order if the judgment creditor by affidavit or otherwise shows good cause for the order."

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 708.110(b), (c), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Tuesday, March 9, 2027
  1. Trigger (Date of the most recent judgment debtor examination under 708.110): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 120 calendar days: Saturday, March 6, 2027.
  3. That day is a Saturday, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, March 8, 2027 (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10).
  4. The period includes its last day, so the earliest day to act is the next court day: Tuesday, March 9, 2027.
Rules applied
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 708.110(b), (c)
CCP 708.110(b): "If the judgment creditor has not caused the judgment debtor to be examined under this section during the preceding 120 days, the court shall make the order upon ex parte application of the judgment creditor." (c): "If the judgment creditor has caused the judgment debtor to be examined under this section during the preceding 120 days, the court shall make the order if the judgment creditor by affidavit or otherwise shows good cause for the order."
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
  • Earlier applications require a good-cause showing (and noticed motion if the court or a rule so requires). Treats the first day outside the 120-day lookback as the day after day 120. Consumer debt judgments: see 708.111 rules already in the set.
  • 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 of the most recent judgment debtor examination under 708.110 on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Wednesday, July 14, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date of the most recent judgment debtor examination under 708.110): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 120 calendar days: Tuesday, July 13, 2027.
  3. The period includes its last day, so the earliest day to act is the next court day: Wednesday, July 14, 2027.

Notes

Earlier applications require a good-cause showing (and noticed motion if the court or a rule so requires). Treats the first day outside the 120-day lookback as the day after day 120. Consumer debt judgments: see 708.111 rules already in the set.

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