Personal injury or wrongful death: plaintiff's responsive statement of damages, 15 days after defendant's request served

15 days after date the defendant's request for a statement of damages was served on the plaintiff, under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 425.11(b).

Rule text

(b) When a complaint is filed in an action to recover damages for personal injury or wrongful death, the defendant may at any time request a statement setting forth the nature and amount of damages being sought. The request shall be served upon the plaintiff, who shall serve a responsive statement as to the damages within 15 days. In the event that a response is not served, the defendant, on notice to the plaintiff, may petition the court in which the action is pending to order the plaintiff to serve a responsive statement.

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 425.11(b), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Monday, November 23, 2026
  1. Trigger (Date the defendant's request for a statement of damages was served on the plaintiff): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 15 calendar days: Saturday, November 21, 2026.
  3. That day is a Saturday, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, November 23, 2026 (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10).
Rules applied
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 425.11(b)
(b) When a complaint is filed in an action to recover damages for personal injury or wrongful death, the defendant may at any time request a statement setting forth the nature and amount of damages being sought. The request shall be served upon the plaintiff, who shall serve a responsive statement as to the damages within 15 days. In the event that a response is not served, the defendant, on notice to the plaintiff, may petition the court in which the action is pending to order the plaintiff to serve a responsive statement.
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
  • Service-triggered; CCP 1013 / 1010.6 extensions apply by their terms. Remedy for noncompliance is a petition to compel. Separately, if no request is made, plaintiff must serve the statement before a default may be taken (425.11(c)); no day count in the statute (not modeled). Service manner: 425.11(d). Section amended by Stats. 2006, ch. 538.
  • 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 defendant's request for a statement of damages was served on the plaintiff on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Tuesday, March 30, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date the defendant's request for a statement of damages was served on the plaintiff): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 15 calendar days: Tuesday, March 30, 2027.

Notes

Service-triggered; CCP 1013 / 1010.6 extensions apply by their terms. Remedy for noncompliance is a petition to compel. Separately, if no request is made, plaintiff must serve the statement before a default may be taken (425.11(c)); no day count in the statute (not modeled). Service manner: 425.11(d). Section amended by Stats. 2006, ch. 538.

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