Party ordered to prepare statement of decision: serve and submit proposed statement and judgment [through Dec. 31, 2026]

30 days after announcement or service of the tentative decision, under Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1590(f).

Rule text

A party that has been ordered to prepare the statement must within 30 days after the announcement or service of the tentative decision, serve and submit to the court a proposed statement of decision and a proposed judgment.

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

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Monday, December 7, 2026
  1. Trigger (Announcement or service of the tentative decision): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 30 calendar days: Sunday, December 6, 2026.
  3. That day is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, December 7, 2026 (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10).
Rules applied
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1590(f)
A party that has been ordered to prepare the statement must within 30 days after the announcement or service of the tentative decision, serve and submit to the court a proposed statement of decision and a proposed judgment.
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
  • If the court prepares the statement, the court must serve its proposed statement and judgment within the same 30 days (court duty, not modeled). If the ordered party misses this date, see proposed_statement_of_decision_default. 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

Announcement or service of the tentative decision on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Wednesday, April 14, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Announcement or service of the tentative decision): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 30 calendar days: Wednesday, April 14, 2027.

Notes

If the court prepares the statement, the court must serve its proposed statement and judgment within the same 30 days (court duty, not modeled). If the ordered party misses this date, see proposed_statement_of_decision_default. 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.