Rule 2.20. Application for an order extending time
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.20
Current text effective January 1, 2007.
#(a) Application-to whom made
An application for an order extending the time within which any act is required by law to be done must be heard and determined by the judge before whom the matter is pending; provided, however, that in case of the inability, death, or absence of such judge, the application may be heard and determined by another judge of the same court.
(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007.)
#(b) Disclosure of previous extensions
An application for an order extending time must disclose in writing the nature of the case and what extensions, if any, have previously been granted by order of court or stipulation of counsel.
(Subd (b) amended effective January 1, 2007.)
#(c) Filing and service
An order extending time must be filed immediately and copies served within 24 hours after the making of the order or within such other time as may be fixed by the court.
(Subd (c) amended effective January 1, 2007.)
#History
Rule 2.20 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 235 effective January 1, 1949.
What this rule requires
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
An order extending time must be filed immediately and copies served within 24 hours after the making of the order or within such other time as may be fixed by the court.
Service and Proof of Service Rules
An order extending time must be filed immediately and copies served within 24 hours after the making of the order or within such other time as may be fixed by the court.
Document Filing Requirements
An application for an order extending time must disclose in writing the nature of the case and what extensions, if any, have previously been granted by order of court or stipulation of counsel.
Adjournment & Extension Requirements
An application to extend a legally required time must be heard by the judge handling the matter, unless that judge is unable, dead, or absent, in which case another judge of the same court may hear it.
The rule's wording
An application for an order extending the time within which any act is required by law to be done must be heard and determined by the judge before whom the matter is pending; provided, however, that in case of the inability, death, or absence of such judge, the application may be heard and determined by another judge of the same court.
Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.