Deliver medical examiner's report after examinee's demand (15 days before trial)

15 days before trial date, under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2032.610(b); 2016.060.

Rule text

If the option under subdivision (a) is exercised, a copy of the requested reports shall be delivered within 30 days after service of the demand, or within 15 days of trial, whichever is earlier.

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2032.610(b); 2016.060, official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Thursday, October 22, 2026
  1. Trigger (Trial date): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Count back 15 calendar days: Thursday, October 22, 2026.
Rules applied
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2032.610(b); 2016.060
If the option under subdivision (a) is exercised, a copy of the requested reports shall be delivered within 30 days after service of the demand, or within 15 days of trial, whichever is earlier.
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
  • AMBIGUITY: 'within 15 days of trial' is read as no later than 15 days before trial. trial_continuance unclear: the text says 'trial', not 'initial trial date'; the most natural reading is the trial date then set, but the discovery cutoff (2024.020) runs from the initial date. Applies only if earlier than exam_report_delivery_after_demand. Roll per 2016.060 is to the next court day closer to trial (forward/later); conservative practice is the preceding court day.
  • 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

Trial date on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Monday, March 1, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Trial date): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Count back 15 calendar days: Sunday, February 28, 2027.
  3. That day is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to the next court day closer to the event, per the rule cited for this deadline: Monday, March 1, 2027.

Notes

AMBIGUITY: 'within 15 days of trial' is read as no later than 15 days before trial. trial_continuance unclear: the text says 'trial', not 'initial trial date'; the most natural reading is the trial date then set, but the discovery cutoff (2024.020) runs from the initial date. Applies only if earlier than exam_report_delivery_after_demand. Roll per 2016.060 is to the next court day closer to trial (forward/later); conservative practice is the preceding court day.

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