Post-judgment interrogatories or inspection demands to judgment debtor: earliest day to serve a new set (after the 120-day bar from prior responses or debtor examination)
121 days after date the judgment debtor responded to the prior post-judgment interrogatories or inspection demands, or was examined under ccp 708.110 (use the later of the two), under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 708.020(b); 708.030(b).
Rule text
[708.030(b)] The judgment creditor may not serve interrogatories or inspection demands pursuant to this section or Section 708.020 within 120 days after the judgment debtor has responded to the interrogatories or demands previously served pursuant to this section or Section 708.020, or within 120 days after the judgment debtor has been examined pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 708.110), and the judgment debtor is not required to respond to any discovery so served.
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 708.020(b); 708.030(b), official source
Calculate this deadline
- Trigger (Date the judgment debtor responded to the prior post-judgment interrogatories or inspection demands, or was examined under CCP 708.110 (use the later of the two)): Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 121 calendar days: Sunday, March 7, 2027.
- That day is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, March 8, 2027 (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10).
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 708.020(b); 708.030(b)
[708.030(b)] The judgment creditor may not serve interrogatories or inspection demands pursuant to this section or Section 708.020 within 120 days after the judgment debtor has responded to the interrogatories or demands previously served pursuant to this section or Section 708.020, or within 120 days after the judgment debtor has been examined pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 708.110), and the judgment debtor is not required to respond to any discovery so served.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
- EARLIEST permissible service date: day 121 (the first day outside 'within 120 days'). Service inside the window is ineffective (debtor need not respond). Default weekend/holiday roll moves the date later (safe direction). Both 708.020(b) (interrogatories) and 708.030(b) (inspection demands) are cross-referenced: a response or examination under either restarts the bar for both. Sections amended by Stats. 2004, ch. 182, operative July 1, 2005.
- 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 judgment debtor responded to the prior post-judgment interrogatories or inspection demands, or was examined under CCP 708.110 (use the later of the two) on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Wednesday, July 14, 2027.
- Trigger (Date the judgment debtor responded to the prior post-judgment interrogatories or inspection demands, or was examined under CCP 708.110 (use the later of the two)): Monday, March 15, 2027.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 121 calendar days: Wednesday, July 14, 2027.
Notes
EARLIEST permissible service date: day 121 (the first day outside 'within 120 days'). Service inside the window is ineffective (debtor need not respond). Default weekend/holiday roll moves the date later (safe direction). Both 708.020(b) (interrogatories) and 708.030(b) (inspection demands) are cross-referenced: a response or examination under either restarts the bar for both. Sections amended by Stats. 2004, ch. 182, operative July 1, 2005.
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