Expedited petition (MC-350EX): court's election to set a hearing (or notice of intended partial denial) within 25 days after filing

25 days after date the expedited petition (form mc-350ex) was filed, under Cal. Rules of Court, rule 7.950.5(c)(2), (3).

Rule text

The court must make its election to schedule the hearing and must give notice of its election and the date, time, and place of the hearing to the petitioner and all other interested parties not more than 25 days after the date the petition is filed.

Cal. Rules of Court, rule 7.950.5(c)(2), (3), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
  1. Trigger (Date the expedited petition (form MC-350EX) was filed): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 25 calendar days: Tuesday, December 1, 2026.
Rules applied
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 7.950.5(c)(2), (3)
The court must make its election to schedule the hearing and must give notice of its election and the date, time, and place of the hearing to the petitioner and all other interested parties not more than 25 days after the date the petition is filed.
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 duty. If no notice by this date and no objection is filed, expect determination without a hearing by day 35 (minors_compromise_expedited_determination_35_days).
  • 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 the expedited petition (form MC-350EX) was filed on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Friday, April 9, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date the expedited petition (form MC-350EX) was filed): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 25 calendar days: Friday, April 9, 2027.
  3. That day is a Farmworkers Day (courts closed per Judicial Council 2027 schedule), but this date is fixed by the rule and does not move: Friday, April 9, 2027.

Notes

Court duty. If no notice by this date and no objection is filed, expect determination without a hearing by day 35 (minors_compromise_expedited_determination_35_days).

Related deadlines

All California civil deadlines

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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.