Motion to be relieved as counsel: client's mail or electronic service address must have been confirmed within 30 days before filing the motion (earliest valid confirmation date)
30 days before date the motion to be relieved as counsel will be (or was) filed, under Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1362(d).
Rule text
(B) The service address is the last known residence or business address of the client and the attorney has been unable to locate a more current address after making reasonable efforts to do so within 30 days before the filing of the motion to be relieved. ... As used in this rule, "current" means that the address was confirmed within 30 days before the filing of the motion to be relieved.
Calculate this deadline
- Trigger (Date the motion to be relieved as counsel will be (or was) filed): Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Count back 30 calendar days: Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1362(d)
(B) The service address is the last known residence or business address of the client and the attorney has been unable to locate a more current address after making reasonable efforts to do so within 30 days before the filing of the motion to be relieved. ... As used in this rule, "current" means that the address was confirmed within 30 days before the filing of the motion to be relieved.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
- This is a LOOK-BACK window, not a filing deadline: the address confirmation (or the reasonable efforts to locate the client) must occur on or after the computed date and before filing. roll 'none' (rolling a look-back date earlier would wrongly widen the window). If filing is delayed, recompute. Applies when the client is served by mail (CCP 1013) or electronically (CCP 1010.6). Rule amended eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
- 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 motion to be relieved as counsel will be (or was) filed on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Saturday, February 13, 2027.
- Trigger (Date the motion to be relieved as counsel will be (or was) filed): Monday, March 15, 2027.
- Count back 30 calendar days: Saturday, February 13, 2027.
- That day is a Saturday, but this date is fixed by the rule and does not move: Saturday, February 13, 2027.
Notes
This is a LOOK-BACK window, not a filing deadline: the address confirmation (or the reasonable efforts to locate the client) must occur on or after the computed date and before filing. roll 'none' (rolling a look-back date earlier would wrongly widen the window). If filing is delayed, recompute. Applies when the client is served by mail (CCP 1013) or electronically (CCP 1010.6). Rule amended eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
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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.