Cal. R. app. I Emergency Rule 10
Notwithstanding any other law, including Code of Civil Procedure section 583.310, for all civil actions filed on or before April 6, 2020, the time in which to bring the action to trial is extended by six months for a total time of five years and six months.
Notwithstanding any other law, including Code of Civil Procedure section 583.320, for all civil actions filed on or before April 6, 2020, if a new trial is granted in the action, the three years provided in section 583.320 in which the action must again be brought to trial is extended by six months for a total time of three years and six months. Nothing in this subdivision requires that an action must again be brought to trial before expiration of the time prescribed in (a).
This rule will sunset on June 30, 2022, unless otherwise amended or repealed by the Judicial Council. This sunset does not nullify the effect of the extension of time in which to bring a civil action to trial under the rule.
Cal. R. Ct. App I R. R. Emergency Rule 10
Advisory Committee Comment
The sunset of the rule does not nullify the effect of the six-month extension established by the rule for all civil actions filed on or before April 6, 2020. Depending on the specific facts of the case, the effect of the extension may survive beyond the sunset date of the rule. For example, if a civil action subject to Code of Civil Procedure section 583.310 was filed on February 15, 2020, the time in which to bring the action to trial would fall in August 2025, having been extended by six months for a total time of five years and six months, rather than February 2025.