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California Rules of Court

Rule 3.721. Case management review

Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.721

Current text effective July 1, 2007.

In every general civil case except complex cases and cases exempted under rules 3.712(b)-(d), 3.714(c)-(d), 3.735(b), 2.573(e), and 3.740(c), the court must review the case no later than 180 days after the filing of the initial complaint

#History

Rule 3.721 amended effective July 1, 2007; adopted effective January 1, 2007.

What this rule requires

Filing Timing and Cure Windows

  • In every general civil case except complex cases and cases exempted under rules 3.712(b)-(d), 3.714(c)-(d), 3.735(b), 2.573(e), and 3.740(c), the court must review the case no later than 180 days after the filing of the initial complaint

Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.