California deadline to respond to a complaint
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Compute when a response to a California complaint is due. Handles the four service methods separately, because each completes service on a different day, and applies the extensions a defendant may claim: the section 430.41 meet-and-confer declaration, the rule 3.110(d) stipulated 15 days, and a court-ordered extension. Unlawful detainer runs on section 1167 instead and is handled as its own case type.
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| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| case_type | No | Unlawful detainer runs on a different statute and a much shorter clock. | |
| service_date | Yes | The date on the proof of service. What it means depends on the method: for personal service the date of delivery, for substituted service the date of the substituted delivery, for notice and acknowledgment the date the defendant signed. | |
| service_method | Yes | How the summons and complaint were served. personal = Personal delivery; substituted = Substituted service (left with someone, then mailed); mail-outside-state = First-class mail to a defendant outside California; notice-and-acknowledgment = Notice and acknowledgment of receipt | |
| stipulated_15_days | No | True if the parties stipulated to the rule 3.110(d) 15-day extension. | |
| court_extension_days | No | Days of any section 1054 court-ordered extension actually obtained. | |
| meet_confer_declaration | No | True if a section 430.41(a)(2) meet-and-confer declaration was filed, which takes an automatic 30 days. |