Federal post-trial motion deadline calculator
Motions after judgment under Rules 50, 52, 54, 59 and 60, the court's own new-trial power, and the Rule 62(a) stay. Most run 28 days from entry of judgment, and the court must not extend seven of them.
Your dates
Example: Renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law (Rule 50(b)), from Friday, November 20, 2026
FRI
Friday, December 18, 2026
- 28 daysFRCP 50(b)
- Dec 18, 2026
Notes on this date
- This calculator does not yet apply state holidays. Rule 6(a)(6)(C) also treats as a legal holiday, for periods that are measured after an event, "any other day declared a holiday by the state where the district court is located" (for an appeal, FRAP 26(a)(6)(C) adds the state of the circuit clerk's principal office). Leaving a state holiday out can only move a forward deadline earlier, never later. That is the safe error if you are computing your own deadline. It is the wrong tool for arguing that the other side filed late: check that state's holidays first.
- Rule 6(d) does not apply: this period runs from entry, not from being served.
- Not extendable. Under Rule 6(b)(2) the court must not extend this time.
- The jury-discharge date is the trigger only if the motion addresses a jury issue not decided by a verdict. Counted from entry. If the rules required a separate document and none was entered, the entry date may not be the docket date. Check Rule 58.
- Unless a statute, local rule or court order sets a different time, Rule 6(a)(4)(A) ends the last day for electronic filing at midnight in the court's time zone. No district was chosen, so the zone is not shown.
How this was computed
- Trigger → Nov 20, 2026 after the entry of judgment
- Count → Dec 18, 2026
Not yet countersigned. The rule text was transcribed from the official source; no attorney has countersigned this row.
Rule text: FRCP 50(b)
No later than 28 days after the entry of judgment—or if the motion addresses a jury issue not decided by a verdict, no later than 28 days after the jury was discharged—the movant may file a renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law and may include an alternative or joint request for a new trial under Rule 59.
Official source: FRCP 50(b)
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The calculators apply the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and the removal statutes in title 28 of the U.S. Code, each quoted from the official text and cited to the subdivision. Every rule row shows its status on the rule verification record. 68 of 68 rule rows and 21 of 21 authority rows are not yet countersigned by an attorney.
Local rules and a judge's standing orders may change these dates. No district's local rules or chambers rules are applied yet.
This calculator does not yet apply state holidays. Rule 6(a)(6)(C) also treats as a legal holiday, for periods that are measured after an event, "any other day declared a holiday by the state where the district court is located" (for an appeal, FRAP 26(a)(6)(C) adds the state of the circuit clerk's principal office). Leaving a state holiday out can only move a forward deadline earlier, never later. That is the safe error if you are computing your own deadline. It is the wrong tool for arguing that the other side filed late: check that state's holidays first.
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How the math works
Step 1: count. Under Rule 6(a)(1), the day of the event that starts the period is left out, every day is counted, weekends and legal holidays included, and the last day is included. A period measured before an event, such as disclosures due 30 days before trial, is counted backward from the event.
Step 2: roll. If the last day is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, a period measured after an event runs to the next day that is not one. A period measured before an event moves back to the day before under Rule 6(a)(5). Each result names the days it rolled over.
Step 3: legal holidays. Rule 6(a)(6) lists the days set aside by statute, the days the President or Congress declares, and state holidays. This calculator applies the statutory days, the Friday or Monday on which federal employees observe a weekend holiday, and the days the President closed the executive branch (4 since 2024, listed on the federal legal holidays page). The observed days are treated as legal holidays; no court of appeals has decided that point, so a result that moves only because of one also shows the observed day as the safe date. A day the President closes the executive branch is treated as a day declared a holiday by the President; the Ninth Circuit has not decided this. The Federal Register was read for closure orders through September 30, 2026.
This calculator does not yet apply state holidays. Rule 6(a)(6)(C) also treats as a legal holiday, for periods that are measured after an event, "any other day declared a holiday by the state where the district court is located" (for an appeal, FRAP 26(a)(6)(C) adds the state of the circuit clerk's principal office). Leaving a state holiday out can only move a forward deadline earlier, never later. That is the safe error if you are computing your own deadline. It is the wrong tool for arguing that the other side filed late: check that state's holidays first.
Step 4: the 3 added days. Rule 6(d) adds 3 days when a party may or must act within a time after being served and service was by mail, by leaving the paper with the clerk, or by other means consented to in writing (Rule 5(b)(2)(C), (D) and (F)). Electronic service adds nothing, and neither does handing the paper to the person or leaving it at the person's office or home (Rule 5(b)(2)(A), (B)). The days are added after the period would otherwise expire: count, roll, add 3, roll again, the order the 2005 committee note gives. A period that runs from entry, filing, your own service or service of the summons gets no added days, and each result says why.
Step 5: when the last day ends. Unless a statute, local rule or court order sets a different time, the last day for electronic filing ends at midnight in the court's time zone. The result shows the time only where the court's own document states the zone, which today is the Southern District of California; everywhere else it says the zone is not confirmed. The rule speaks only of filing, so the line appears only on filing deadlines.
An inaccessible clerk's office. This calculator does not know when a clerk's office is inaccessible. Rule 6(a)(6) lists holidays set by statute or declared by the President, Congress or a state; a court's own closure order is not on that list. Courts disagree whether an open e-filing system defeats inaccessibility, so filing on or before a closure day is the safe course.
What is particular to these rows. Every period but Rule 59(c) runs from entry, so Rule 6(d) adds nothing to them. Rules 50(b), 50(d), 52(b), 59(b), 59(d), 59(e) and 60(b) (whose time limit is Rule 60(c)(1)) are on the Rule 6(b)(2) list, and the result says the court must not extend them. Rule 54(d)(2)(B)(i) and Rule 59(c) are not on that list. Rule 62(a) is a stay, not a deadline for a party, so it shows as informational.
Rows this calculator covers
| Deadline | Rule | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law (Rule 50(b)) | FRCP 50(b) | Not yet countersigned |
| New-trial motion after judgment as a matter of law (Rule 50(d)) | FRCP 50(d) | Not yet countersigned |
| Motion to amend findings (Rule 52(b)) | FRCP 52(b) | Not yet countersigned |
| Motion for a new trial (Rule 59(b)) | FRCP 59(b) | Not yet countersigned |
| Opposing affidavits on a new-trial motion (Rule 59(c)) | FRCP 59(c) | Not yet countersigned |
| New trial on the court's own initiative (Rule 59(d)) Informational. | FRCP 59(d) | Not yet countersigned |
| Motion to alter or amend a judgment (Rule 59(e)) | FRCP 59(e) | Not yet countersigned |
| Motion for attorney's fees (Rule 54(d)(2)(B)(i)) | FRCP 54(d)(2)(B)(i) | Not yet countersigned |
| Motion for relief from a judgment or order (Rule 60(c)(1)) | FRCP 60(c)(1) | Not yet countersigned |
| Automatic stay of execution (Rule 62(a)) Informational. | FRCP 62(a) | Not yet countersigned |
The verbatim text, source, edition and page of every row are on the rule verification record.
Common questions
How long is there to file a Rule 50(b), 52(b) or 59 motion?
28 days after the entry of judgment, for a renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law (Rule 50(b)), a motion to amend findings (Rule 52(b)), a motion for a new trial (Rule 59(b)) and a motion to alter or amend a judgment (Rule 59(e)). Rule 6(b)(2) says the court must not extend the time to act under these rules, so the calculator labels each of them not extendable.
Does Rule 6(d) add 3 days to a post-trial motion deadline?
No. These periods run from entry of the judgment, not from being served, so Rule 6(d) adds nothing. The exception on this page is Rule 59(c): opposing affidavits are due 14 days after being served with the motion, and Rule 6(d) adds 3 days when the motion was served by mail, by leaving it with the clerk, or by other consented means.
What is the deadline for a Rule 60(b) motion?
Rule 60(c)(1) requires the motion to be made within a reasonable time, and for reasons (1), (2) and (3) no more than a year after the entry of the judgment or order or the date of the proceeding. The year is an outer limit, not a safe harbor. Reasons (4), (5) and (6) have no fixed outer limit, so the calculator shows no date for them. One year from February 29 is shown as February 28, the earlier date.
Which date counts as the entry of judgment?
The calculator counts from the date you enter. If the rules required a separate document and none was entered, the entry date may not be the docket date. Check Rule 58.