Legal Deadline Calculator
without the guesswork.
Court Deadline Rule 6 Calculator — Follow the federal civil Rule 6 sequence for trigger-day exclusion, last-day adjustments and eligible service additions. Uses a focused calculator with visible assumptions. Inputs stay in your browser.
The federal civil workflow excludes the trigger day, counts every following calendar day, adjusts a last day that falls on a weekend or legal holiday, and only then applies Rule 6(d)'s three-day addition when the selected service method qualifies.
Context matters.
- This workflow is for Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6. It does not calculate state, criminal, bankruptcy or appellate deadlines.
- Electronic service and personal delivery do not receive Rule 6(d)'s additional three days. Mail, leaving with the clerk and an applicable consented method can.
- A statute, court order, local rule, filing-system cutoff, inaccessible clerk office, state holiday or specially declared holiday can control. File early and have counsel or the clerk confirm.
Sources & scope
This page shows the source trail, jurisdiction and review date alongside the result. Always confirm time-sensitive rules with the linked authority.
What to know before using the result.
Are weekends and holidays skipped throughout a Rule 6 period?
No under the current federal civil rule. Exclude the trigger day, count every following calendar day, then move the last day forward if it lands on a weekend or applicable legal holiday.
Does electronic service add three days?
No. Current Rule 6(d) does not add three days for electronic service or personal delivery. The addition can apply to mail, leaving with the clerk and an applicable consented method.
Does this include every court closure and holiday?
No. The tool includes recurring federal holidays and one user-entered additional holiday, but court orders, local rules, state holidays, one-off declarations, clerk accessibility and filing-system cutoffs must be checked.