OSC re preliminary injunction after TRO granted without notice: hearing no later than 15 days after TRO issued

15 days after date the temporary restraining order was issued, under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 527(d)(1).

Rule text

CCP 527(d)(1): "(1) The matter shall be made returnable on an order requiring cause to be shown why a preliminary injunction should not be granted, on the earliest day that the business of the court will admit of, but not later than 15 days or, if good cause appears to the court, 22 days from the date the temporary restraining order is issued."

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 527(d)(1), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Monday, November 23, 2026
  1. Trigger (Date the temporary restraining order was issued): 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. 527(d)(1)
CCP 527(d)(1): "(1) The matter shall be made returnable on an order requiring cause to be shown why a preliminary injunction should not be granted, on the earliest day that the business of the court will admit of, but not later than 15 days or, if good cause appears to the court, 22 days from the date the temporary restraining order is issued."
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
  • Applies when a TRO is granted WITHOUT notice under 527(c). Outer limit for the OSC hearing; 22 days if the court finds good cause (tro_osc_hearing_limit_22). If the TRO is reissued after failed service, time runs from reissuance (527(d)(5)). If time limits are not met, the court may still hear the OSC if papers were served per CCP 1005 (527(f)). Not applicable to Family Code orders (527(g)). Section last amended Stats. 2000, ch. 688, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.
  • 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 temporary restraining order was issued on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Tuesday, March 30, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date the temporary restraining order was issued): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 15 calendar days: Tuesday, March 30, 2027.

Notes

Applies when a TRO is granted WITHOUT notice under 527(c). Outer limit for the OSC hearing; 22 days if the court finds good cause (tro_osc_hearing_limit_22). If the TRO is reissued after failed service, time runs from reissuance (527(d)(5)). If time limits are not met, the court may still hear the OSC if papers were served per CCP 1005 (527(f)). Not applicable to Family Code orders (527(g)). Section last amended Stats. 2000, ch. 688, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.

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