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73 rules read against the code · verified September 29, 2026 · 56 county rules across 17 counties

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Start from a hearing dateCivil motion deadlines16 / 9 / 5 court days under CCP § 1005, together with the trigger deadline that can bar the motion first: demurrer, anti-SLAPP, motion to compel further, new trial.Code Civ. Proc., § 1005(b)Verified September 29, 2026Start from a hearing dateCriminal motion deadlinesCriminal pretrial motions run on CRC rule 4.111, not CCP § 1005: 10 / 5 / 2 court days plus proof of service. Covers § 995 and the § 1510 review deadline, recusal of the district attorney, suppression, Pitchess, § 1054 discovery, and continuances.Cal. Rules of Court, r. 4.111Verified September 29, 2026Start from a trial dateTrial countdownEnter the trial date to get the full chain: discovery cutoffs, expert exchange, the MSJ window, the last § 998 offer, and your county's trial-preparation rules.Code Civ. Proc., § 2024.020Start from a proof of serviceResponse to a complaintYou have been served. 30 days from completion of service, which substituted service makes 40 from the mailing. Unlawful detainer runs 10 court days instead.Code Civ. Proc., § 412.20(a)(3)Verified September 29, 2026Start from a proof of serviceDiscovery response deadlinesInterrogatories, requests for production, requests for admission. Service date and method in, real due date out.Code Civ. Proc., § 2030.260(a)Start from a notice dateDeposition deadlinesThe 10-day notice period under CCP § 2025.270, lengthened for mail and overnight service by CCP §§ 2016.050 and 1013, the 3-calendar-day objection window, the 60-day motion to compel clock, and the expert chain.Code Civ. Proc., § 2025.270(a)Start from a trial dateSummary judgment deadlinesThe 81-day notice period, opposition, and reply. Sections 1005 and 1013 do not apply, except § 1005(c) on how opposition and reply papers are served, because § 437c supplies its own notice period and extensions.Code Civ. Proc., § 437c(a)(2)Start from a hearing dateEx parte applicationsNotice by 10:00 a.m. the court day before under CRC 3.1203, which no service method extends, plus the five required documents and the local filing deadline and reservation rules for 17 counties.Cal. Rules of Court, r. 3.1203Start from any dateCalifornia court holidays, 2026-2030Every day California courts are closed, generated by the same function every deadline here is rolled against. Four of them are not federal holidays. Printable.Gov. Code, § 6700

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A case in federal court runs on the Federal Rules of Civil and Appellate Procedure, not the Code of Civil Procedure. FederalCourtDeadlines.com computes answer, discovery, post-trial, appeal and removal deadlines the same way this site computes California ones, quoting each rule.

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California court holidays

Every date on this site rolls off the same list the courts keep, and a closure most desk calendars miss is the usual reason a deadline moves. The calendar runs to 2030 and the feed drops into Outlook.

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  • WedNov 11, 2026Veterans Day
  • ThuNov 26, 2026Thanksgiving
  • FriNov 27, 2026Day after Thanksgiving
  • FriDec 25, 2026Christmas
  • FriJan 1, 2027New Year's Day

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  • What your court wants in the trial binderSeptember 2026

    All 58 superior courts, with the trial documents each requires and the deadline they run off, which is usually a conference the judge sets rather than the trial date. Every rule quoted from the court's own text.

  • One link puts every deadline in your calendarSeptember 2026

    Subscribe once and every matter you save afterwards appears on its own, in Outlook, Google or Apple. There is a Google Calendar add-on too, if you would rather have events you can edit.

  • A month grid of everything you have savedSeptember 2026

    Every deadline across every matter on one calendar, with the court closures around them, so you can see what else is due the same week.

Reference

The whole civil chain on one page, and the local rules for 17 counties where they displace the statewide default.

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