Judicial administrative records order (CRC 10.500(j)(5)): petition for extraordinary writ within 20 days after service of notice of entry

20 days after date of service of written notice of entry of the order, under Cal. Rules of Court, rule 10.500(j)(5).

Rule text

Upon entry of an order under this subdivision, a party must, in order to obtain review of the order, file a petition within 20 days after service of a written notice of entry of the order or within such further time not exceeding an additional 20 days as the court may for good cause allow. If the notice is served by mail, the period within which to file the petition will be extended by 5 days.

Cal. Rules of Court, rule 10.500(j)(5), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Monday, November 30, 2026
  1. Trigger (Date of service of written notice of entry of the order): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 20 calendar days: Thursday, November 26, 2026.
  3. That day is a Thanksgiving Day, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, November 30, 2026 (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10).
Rules applied
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 10.500(j)(5)
Upon entry of an order under this subdivision, a party must, in order to obtain review of the order, file a petition within 20 days after service of a written notice of entry of the order or within such further time not exceeding an additional 20 days as the court may for good cause allow. If the notice is served by mail, the period within which to file the petition will be extended by 5 days.
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
  • SCOPE CORRECTION: the writ provision is rule 10.500(j)(5), not (e)(6). The order is not appealable; review is only by writ to the appellate court. The rule's own mail add-on is a flat 5 days (no 10/20-day out-of-state or foreign add-on stated; CCP 1013 is not referenced; AMBIGUITY for out-of-state mail, conservative 5). Electronic service add-on not stated; none modeled. The court may allow up to 20 more days for good cause (order-based, not modeled). Parallels Gov. Code 7923.500 (existing cpra_writ_petition_20).
  • 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 service of written notice of entry of the order on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Monday, April 5, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date of service of written notice of entry of the order): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 20 calendar days: Sunday, April 4, 2027.
  3. That day is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, April 5, 2027 (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10).

Notes

SCOPE CORRECTION: the writ provision is rule 10.500(j)(5), not (e)(6). The order is not appealable; review is only by writ to the appellate court. The rule's own mail add-on is a flat 5 days (no 10/20-day out-of-state or foreign add-on stated; CCP 1013 is not referenced; AMBIGUITY for out-of-state mail, conservative 5). Electronic service add-on not stated; none modeled. The court may allow up to 20 more days for good cause (order-based, not modeled). Parallels Gov. Code 7923.500 (existing cpra_writ_petition_20).

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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.