In California jurisdiction

1. Suppose a complaint is filed on October 18, 2023 and personally served on the defendant on November

27, 2023. Please calculate the following dates:

a. the last day for defendant to file and serve his Answer

b. the last day for defendant to serve and file his Demurrer

c. the last day for plaintiff to file and serve the Proof of Service of Summons and Complaint

d. the first day plaintiff may serve discovery

e. the last day the plaintiff may amend the complaint without leave of court

2. Suppose a complaint is filed on November 21, 2023 and personally served on the defendant on

December 12, 2023. Please calculate the following dates:

a. the first possible day plaintiff may file a request for entry of default if defendant fails to respond

b. the last day plaintiff may file a Request for Entry of Default if defendant fails to respond

c. the first day plaintiff may serve discovery

d. the last day the Complaint may be amended without leave of court

3. It is June 4, 2019, you have just been served with Form Interrogatories. What date should you calendar

as the date the Response must be served?

a. Personal Service

b. Service via USPS

c. Service via email

4. You are working in a law office in Sacramento, CA. Your employer tells you he is working on a motion,

which will be heard on April 25, 2019. The attorney for the opposing party is located in El Cajon, CA.

Your attorney wants to avoid the cost of personally serving the attorney in El Cajon, but is concerned he

won't have it finished on time. He asks you to advise him of the following:

a. what's the last day he can serve it by fax

b. what's the last day he can serve it by USPS

c. what's the last day he can serve in personally

d. What's the last day he can serve it electronically

5. You have been served with a Motion to Compel via USPS. The hearing date is October 1, 2019, your

attorney has decided to take a vacation during the week of the hearing and doesn't think he will be back

in town for the 9:00 am hearing. Please calculate the following:

a. date the Opposition be filed and served

b. may the Opposition be served via USPS

c. may the attorney call from the road on his way back from his vacation to say he will be appearing at

the hearing by telephone

d. the last day the attorney may give notice of intent to appear by telephone

6. Please calculate the following dates regarding a Motion for Summary Judgment:

a. The first day the MSJ may be brought

b. how many days' notice are required prior to the hearing

c. when must it be heard [how many days prior to trial]

d. when is the Opposition due

e. when is the Reply due