Party ordered to prepare proposed judgment (no statement of decision) [through Dec. 31, 2026]

10 days after date of the order directing the party to prepare the proposed judgment, under Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1590(h), (i).

Rule text

If no party requests or is ordered to prepare a statement of decision and a written judgment is required, the court must prepare and serve a proposed judgment on all parties that appeared at the trial within 20 days after the announcement or service of the tentative decision or the court may order a party to prepare, serve, and submit the proposed judgment to the court within 10 days after the date of the order.

Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1590(h), (i), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Monday, November 16, 2026
  1. Trigger (Date of the order directing the party to prepare the proposed judgment): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 10 calendar days: Monday, November 16, 2026.
Rules applied
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1590(h), (i)
If no party requests or is ordered to prepare a statement of decision and a written judgment is required, the court must prepare and serve a proposed judgment on all parties that appeared at the trial within 20 days after the announcement or service of the tentative decision or the court may order a party to prepare, serve, and submit the proposed judgment to the court within 10 days after the date of the order.
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
  • Runs from the date of the order, not service. Same 10-day period when a statement of decision is deemed waived and the court orders a party to prepare the judgment (3.1590(i)). CRC 3.1590 may be amended to conform to amended CCP 632 (operative Jan. 1, 2027); confirm the current rule.
  • 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 the order directing the party to prepare the proposed judgment on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Thursday, March 25, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date of the order directing the party to prepare the proposed judgment): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 10 calendar days: Thursday, March 25, 2027.

Notes

Runs from the date of the order, not service. Same 10-day period when a statement of decision is deemed waived and the court orders a party to prepare the judgment (3.1590(i)). CRC 3.1590 may be amended to conform to amended CCP 632 (operative Jan. 1, 2027); confirm the current rule.

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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.