Trigger events include service of process, service of a discovery request, entry of judgment, filing of a motion, and receipt of a notice. Identifying the correct trigger and its date is the prerequisite to calculating any deadline.
Different deadlines run from different triggers within the same event.
Alternative Names:
Triggering Event, Deadline Trigger
Why it Matters?
Trigger identification is the error that automated calculation cannot catch, since a system computes correctly from whatever date is entered. Entry of judgment versus the verdict, service versus filing, and receipt versus mailing are the recurring confusions, and each produces a confidently calculated wrong date. Verification against the docket rather than the calendar entry is the control.
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Why can automated systems not catch trigger errors?
What are the recurring confusions?
