Motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV): 15 days after service of notice of entry of judgment

15 days after date the clerk (ccp 664.5) or any party served notice of entry of judgment on the moving party, under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 629(b); 659(a)(2), (b).

Rule text

CCP 629(b): "(b) A motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict shall be made within the period specified by Section 659 for the filing and service of a notice of intention to move for a new trial. ... The making of a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict shall not extend the time within which a party may file and serve notice of intention to move for a new trial." CCP 659(a): "(2) Within 15 days of the date of serving notice of entry of judgment by the clerk of the court pursuant to Section 664.5, or service upon them by any party of written notice of entry of judgment, or within 180 days after the entry of judgment, whichever is earliest; provided, that upon the filing of the first notice of intention to move for a new trial by a party, each other party shall have 15 days after the service of that notice upon them to file and serve a notice of intention to move for a new trial." CCP 659(b): "The times specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) shall not be extended by order or stipulation or by those provisions of Section 1013 that extend the time for exercising a right or doing an act where service is by mail."

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 629(b); 659(a)(2), (b), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Monday, November 23, 2026
  1. Trigger (Date the clerk (CCP 664.5) or any party served notice of entry of judgment on the moving party): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 15 calendar days: Saturday, November 21, 2026.
  3. That day is a Saturday, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, November 23, 2026 (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10).
Rules applied
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 629(b); 659(a)(2), (b)
CCP 629(b): "(b) A motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict shall be made within the period specified by Section 659 for the filing and service of a notice of intention to move for a new trial. ... The making of a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict shall not extend the time within which a party may file and serve notice of intention to move for a new trial." CCP 659(a): "(2) Within 15 days of the date of serving notice of entry of judgment by the clerk of the court pursuant to Section 664.5, or service upon them by any party of written notice of entry of judgment, or within 180 days after the entry of judgment, whichever is earliest; provided, that upon the filing of the first notice of intention to move for a new trial by a party, each other party shall have 15 days after the service of that notice upon them to file and serve a notice of intention to move for a new trial." CCP 659(b): "The times specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) shall not be extended by order or stipulation or by those provisions of Section 1013 that extend the time for exercising a right or doing an act where service is by mail."
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
  • Jurisdictional. EARLIEST of this rule and jnov_motion_180. May also be made after the decision is rendered and before entry of judgment (659(a)(1)). No CCP 1013 or 1010.6 extension (659(b); 1010.6(a)(3)(B)(i)); no extension by order or stipulation. CCP 12a weekend/holiday roll applies. Briefing follows 659a (see new_trial_moving_papers, new_trial_opposition, new_trial_reply) and the court's power to rule ends with its power on a new trial motion (jnov_court_power_expires). A JNOV motion does not extend the time to file a notice of intention to move for new trial. CCP 629 last amended Stats. 2015, ch. 303, eff. Jan. 1, 2016; CCP 659 amended Stats. 2024, ch. 853 (AB 3281), eff. Jan. 1, 2025.
  • 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 clerk (CCP 664.5) or any party served notice of entry of judgment on the moving party on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Tuesday, March 30, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date the clerk (CCP 664.5) or any party served notice of entry of judgment on the moving party): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 15 calendar days: Tuesday, March 30, 2027.

Notes

Jurisdictional. EARLIEST of this rule and jnov_motion_180. May also be made after the decision is rendered and before entry of judgment (659(a)(1)). No CCP 1013 or 1010.6 extension (659(b); 1010.6(a)(3)(B)(i)); no extension by order or stipulation. CCP 12a weekend/holiday roll applies. Briefing follows 659a (see new_trial_moving_papers, new_trial_opposition, new_trial_reply) and the court's power to rule ends with its power on a new trial motion (jnov_court_power_expires). A JNOV motion does not extend the time to file a notice of intention to move for new trial. CCP 629 last amended Stats. 2015, ch. 303, eff. Jan. 1, 2016; CCP 659 amended Stats. 2024, ch. 853 (AB 3281), eff. Jan. 1, 2025.

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