Deadline calculation applies the governing rule's counting method, addressing whether the trigger day is included, whether weekends and holidays count, how periods ending on non-business days are handled, and whether additional days are added for the service method.
Federal Rule 6 provides the computation method.
Alternative Names:
Computing Deadlines, Time Computation
Why it Matters?
The recurring errors are consistent: counting from filing rather than service, forgetting added days for particular service methods, and missing that a period ending on a court holiday extends to the next business day. Local rules and standing orders also modify computation in some courts. Because the errors are systematic rather than random, rules-based calendaring eliminates most of them where the trigger is entered correctly.
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What are the common calculation errors?
Do local rules affect computation?
