Motion to compel deposition answers or production

60 days after completion of the record of the deposition, under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2025.480(b).

Rule text

This motion shall be made no later than 60 days after the completion of the record of the deposition, and shall be accompanied by a meet and confer declaration under Section 2016.040.

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2025.480(b), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Tuesday, January 5, 2027
  1. Trigger (Completion of the record of the deposition): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 60 calendar days: Tuesday, January 5, 2027.
Rules applied
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2025.480(b)
This motion shall be made no later than 60 days after the completion of the record of the deposition, and shall be accompanied by a meet and confer declaration under Section 2016.040.
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: 'completion of the record of the deposition' is not defined in the statute; courts have tied it to events such as the end of the deposition or availability of the transcript depending on the circumstances. Conservative practice: count 60 days from the last deposition session. Also subject to the discovery motion cutoff (discovery_motion_cutoff / expert_discovery_motion_cutoff). Not service-triggered, so no extension.
  • 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

Completion of the record of the deposition on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Friday, May 14, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Completion of the record of the deposition): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 60 calendar days: Friday, May 14, 2027.

Notes

AMBIGUITY: 'completion of the record of the deposition' is not defined in the statute; courts have tied it to events such as the end of the deposition or availability of the transcript depending on the circumstances. Conservative practice: count 60 days from the last deposition session. Also subject to the discovery motion cutoff (discovery_motion_cutoff / expert_discovery_motion_cutoff). Not service-triggered, so no extension.

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