![]() ■Notice to Appear at Trial (to party) – 20 days before trial, send notice with time and place to attorney. ■Notice to Appear at Trial (to party) – 10 days before trial, send notice with time and place to attorney. ■998 Offers to Compromise – Can be made up until 10 days prior to trial. ■Experts Must Be Disclosed – 50 days before trial (or 20 days after service of demand, whichever is closer to trial date). ■Experts Must Be Demanded – 70 days before trial (or within 10 days of setting trial date, whichever is closer to trial date). ■Discovery Closes (with the exclusion of expert lists, and expert depositions) – 30 days before trial, or after non-binding arbitration. ■Discovery Closes Before Arbitration – 15 days before arbitration. ■Reject Arbitration Award – Within 30 days of service of arbitration award. ■Last Day for Motions Regarding Experts – 10 days before original trial date. ■Expert Discovery Cut Off – 15 days before original trial date. ■Expert Depositions – May be set “On receipt of an expert witness list from a party.” ![]() May only disclose witness to cover a subject covered by opponent’s witnesses. ■Supplemental Expert Disclosure – Must be disclosed within 20 days of the Exchange of Expert Witnesses. ■Experts Must Be Disclosed – 50 days before trial (or 20 days after service of demand, whichever is closer to trial date) ■Experts Must Be Demanded – 70 days before trial (or within 10 days of setting trial date, whichever is closer to trial date) ■Depositions – Must be sat at least 10 days in the future (+5 days if the notice is mailed – CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 1013), at least 20 (+5 days if the notice is mailed – CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 1013) if the deposition notice includes request for documents. Plaintiff must wait 20 days after service of summon and complaint to serve. ■Deposition Notice – Defendant may serve any time. ■Practical Last Day to Serve Discovery (and be able to make a motion on it) – 90-100 days before trial. ■Last Day to Hear Discovery Motions – 15 days before trial. ■Discovery closes before trial: 30 days before trial – or 15 days before arbitration. ■Respond to Written Discovery – 30 days (+5 days if questions were mailed). ■Move to Compel Additional Answers – 45 days. ■Motion to Quash Subpoena Duces Tecum – must be served on defense counsel at least five days before date for production of documents Note: Court may still grant a motion to quash after this time. Must be served on records custodian 15 days before date of production. ■Subpoena for Employment Records – Must be served on the employee 10 days before date for production (in actuality 20 days before, see below), 5 days before service on the custodian of records. The subpoena may not be served on records custodian until at least five days after service on consumer. ■Subpoena for Personal (medical) records – Must be served on consumer at least 15 (in actuality 20) days before date of production. ![]() ■Plaintiff may serve discovery questions – 10 days after service of complaint. ■Defendant Time Limit to File Answer or Demurrer – 30 days from date complaint was served. ![]() ■Proof of Service of Summons and Complaint (proving to Court that you served Defendant) – 60 days after serving complaint. ■Serve Defendant Added via Amended Complaint – 30 days after adding. ■Serve Defendant after Complaint Filed – 60 days after filing.
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