Urban Justice Docket — Deadlines, notice, and what happens when a date is missed
UJD-0081
Missing a DeadlineFiling Late and Asking to Be Heard
Submitting a document after the deadline and hoping that nobody notices is a strategy with a distinctly poor record. The alternative is filing it together with an application that explains itself, which succeeds a great deal more often than most people expect.
The board
Deadlines, notice, and what happens when a date is missed. Every entry is filed under the part of the timetable it belongs to.
Counting the Days
How a period is counted: which day it starts on, whether weekends count, and when a deadline that lands on a closure moves.
All entries under Counting the Days- UJD-0001When the Clock Actually Starts RunningCourts and agenciesWhere the period starts
- UJD-0005What a Month Means in a DeadlineCourts and agenciesLonger periods
- UJD-0004Weekends, Holidays and ClosuresCourts and agenciesCalendar and business days
- UJD-0009Deadlines That Run Backwards From an EventCourts and agenciesClock mechanics
- UJD-0007The Last Day, and What Time It EndsCourts and agenciesClock mechanics
- UJD-0011Within, By, and Not Later ThanCourts and agenciesReading the rule
- UJD-0010Reading a Deadline Out of the Rule ItselfCourts and agenciesReading the rule
- UJD-0012Two Deadlines at Once, and Which GovernsCourts and agenciesOverlapping periods
Time Limits on a Claim
Limitation periods: when a claim accrues, what a discovery rule changes, and the limits that cannot be extended at all.
All entries under Time Limits on a Claim- UJD-0016The Discovery Rule, and What It PostponesCourt rulesAccrual
- UJD-0018Continuing Wrongs and Repeated ActsCourt rulesContinuing conduct
- UJD-0021A Statute of Repose, and Why It Is DifferentCourt rulesLimits that cannot move
- UJD-0023Shortening a Period by ContractCourt rulesAgreements about time
- UJD-0025Two Jurisdictions, Two Limitation PeriodsCourt rulesWhich limit applies
- UJD-0022Deadlines That Are JurisdictionalAgency practiceLimits that cannot move
- UJD-0015When a Claim Accrues, and Why It Is Not ObviousCourt rulesAccrual
- UJD-0017Harm That Appears Years After the ConductCourt rulesAccrual
Pausing and Extending
Tolling agreements, equitable tolling, stays, and asking a decision-maker for more time before the deadline rather than after.
All entries under Pausing and Extending- UJD-0038A Second Request for TimeCourt rulesRepeat requests
- UJD-0036Consent Extensions Between the PartiesCourt rulesAsking for more time
- UJD-0035Seeking Relief Once the Period Has ExpiredCourt rulesAsking for more time
- UJD-0031A Pending Proceeding Somewhere ElseCourt rulesPauses the law supplies
- UJD-0032What a Stay Freezes, and What It Does NotCourt rulesStays
- UJD-0039Extensions That Are Refused, and What FollowsCourts and agenciesRepeat requests
- UJD-0028Standstill While Negotiations ContinueCourt rulesAgreed pauses
- UJD-0030Concealment That Stops the ClockCourt rulesPauses the law supplies
Giving Notice
What notice has to say, how it is delivered, and the difference between serving a document and telling somebody about it.
All entries under Giving Notice- UJD-0041Notice That Is Correct and UselessCourts and agenciesWhat notice contains
- UJD-0050Proving That Notice Was GivenCourts and agenciesProof of service
- UJD-0040The Contents That Make a Notice EffectiveCourts and agenciesWhat notice contains
- UJD-0042Personal Service, and Who May Carry It OutCourts and agenciesPersonal service
- UJD-0045Substituted Service, and What It RequiresCourts and agenciesSubstituted service
- UJD-0052Actual Knowledge Against Proper ServiceCourts and agenciesDefects
- UJD-0044Service by Mail, and the Conditions on ItCourts and agenciesService by mail
- UJD-0049Service by Email and by PortalCourts and agenciesElectronic notice
Receiving Notice
Addresses, forwarding, deemed receipt, refused mail, and the notice that arrived at a place somebody no longer lives.
All entries under Receiving Notice- UJD-0058Refusing to Accept a DocumentAgency practiceRefusal and return
- UJD-0059Returned Mail, and What It ProvesAgency practiceRefusal and return
- UJD-0063Notice to a Representative Rather Than a PartyCourts and agenciesThird parties
- UJD-0062Notice Received by Somebody ElseAgency practiceThird parties
- UJD-0055Mail Forwarding, and What It MissesAgency practiceAddresses
- UJD-0057Rebutting the Presumption of ReceiptAgency practiceDeemed receipt
- UJD-0060Notices That Arrive Only in a PortalCourts and agenciesElectronic delivery
- UJD-0064The Notice Nobody Ever SawAgency practiceWhen nothing arrived
Filing, and When It Counts
Where a document is filed, what timestamp governs, and why a rejected filing is not a filing at all.
All entries under Filing, and When It Counts- UJD-0069System Outages on the Last DayCourts and agenciesElectronic filing
- UJD-0072A Fee That Blocks a FilingCourts and agenciesFees
- UJD-0077Amending a Document Already FiledCourts and agenciesCorrections
- UJD-0078Taking a Document Back, and What That CostsCourts and agenciesCorrections
- UJD-0066Filing and Service Are Different ActsCourts and agenciesFiling against service
- UJD-0071Courier, Fax and After-Hours FilingCourts and agenciesPaper filing
- UJD-0067What an Electronic Timestamp RecordsCourts and agenciesElectronic filing
- UJD-0070The Mailbox Rule, and Where It AppliesCourts and agenciesPaper filing
Missing a Deadline
Default, dismissal and late filings: what can be cured, what the cure requires, and what cannot be undone.
All entries under Missing a Deadline- UJD-0083The Reasons That Rarely WorkCourt rulesCuring it
- UJD-0085Prejudice to the Other PartyCourt rulesWhat the other side argues
- UJD-0090When the Adviser Missed It, Not the PartyCourts and agenciesWhat cannot be fixed
- UJD-0091Starting Again Instead of CuringCourt rulesAfterwards
- UJD-0087Undoing a Default Already EnteredCourt rulesSetting aside
- UJD-0089Deadlines With No Relief AvailableCourt rulesWhat cannot be fixed
- UJD-0079What a Default Actually IsCourt rulesWhat happens first
- UJD-0088A Decision Made Without Proper NoticeCourt rulesSetting aside
Hearings and Appearances
Notice of a hearing, asking to move it, appearing remotely, and what failing to appear costs.
All entries under Hearings and Appearances- UJD-0102Failure to Appear, and What FollowsCourts and agenciesNot appearing
- UJD-0095The Reasons a Postponement Is GrantedCourts and agenciesMoving the date
- UJD-0092How Much Notice of a Hearing Is RequiredCourts and agenciesGetting the date
- UJD-0099Arriving Late to a Listed HearingCourts and agenciesAttending
- UJD-0101Accessibility Requests and Lead TimeCourts and agenciesAccommodations
- UJD-0097Appearing Remotely, and What It RequiresCourts and agenciesAttending
- UJD-0098Being Required in Two Places at OnceCourts and agenciesAttending
- UJD-0094Asking to Move a HearingCourts and agenciesMoving the date
The Window to Appeal
What starts the appeal clock, how long it runs, and the difference between appealing a decision and asking for it to be reopened.
All entries under The Window to Appeal- UJD-0105The Event That Opens the Appeal WindowCourts and agenciesWhat starts it
- UJD-0109Appealing Part of a DecisionCourts and agenciesThe notice
- UJD-0111Appealing Once the Window Has ClosedCourts and agenciesExtensions
- UJD-0114A Decision That Resolves Only Part of a CaseCourts and agenciesFinality
- UJD-0108What a Notice of Appeal Must DoCourts and agenciesThe notice
- UJD-0107An Oral Decision and a Written OneCourts and agenciesWhat starts it
- UJD-0110Extending the Appeal PeriodCourts and agenciesExtensions
- UJD-0117What Happens to the Decision MeanwhileCourts and agenciesWhile it runs
Waiting and Delay
Processing times, chasing a pending matter, expedite requests, and what delay does to a case that is already made.
All entries under Waiting and Delay- UJD-0121Who to Ask When Nobody AnswersAgency practiceChasing it
- UJD-0122Asking for a Matter to Be ExpeditedAgency practiceExpediting
- UJD-0118What a Published Processing Time MeansAgency practiceProcessing times
- UJD-0130Deciding Whether to Wait or Start AgainCourts and agenciesWhat delay costs
- UJD-0126Tracking a Matter While It WaitsAgency practiceKeeping track
- UJD-0119When a Matter Is Outside Normal TimesAgency practiceProcessing times
- UJD-0120Making an Inquiry About a Pending MatterAgency practiceChasing it
- UJD-0124When No Determination Ever ArrivesAgency practiceRemedies