Court Date Calculator

Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(a), you exclude the day of the triggering event itself, then count every following calendar day — including weekends and holidays — toward the deadline. If the final day lands on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day.

Optionally — FRCP Rule 6(d) adds 3 calendar days to a deadline when the triggering document was served by mail, left with the clerk, or served electronically (rather than by hand). Check the box if this applies to your situation.

Most state court systems use a similar calendar-day counting method with a weekend/holiday extension, but the exact rules, deadline lengths, and observed holidays can differ by state and by court. This calculator uses the federal (FRCP) rule and federal holidays — always confirm against your specific court's local rules and the applicable statute or order before relying on the result.

No — this is a date-math tool based on the general federal computation-of-time rule. It doesn't account for court-specific local rules, judge's standing orders, or substantive law governing what deadline applies to your case. Confirm any real deadline with an attorney or the court clerk.

Under FRCP 12(a)(1)(A), a defendant generally has 21 days to answer after being personally served with the summons and complaint, or 60 days (90 days if outside the US) if they waived formal service. The presets on this calculator auto-fill these common periods — always confirm which applies to your specific case.