Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Time Computation Changes
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
Current Time Period
New Time Period
FRCP 6 ( c ) -motion and notice served
prior to the hearing
supporting affidavit served
5 days
14 days
1 day prior
7 days
20 days after service
20 days after service
21 days
21 days
10 days after notice
14 days after notice
within 14 days
14 days after
motion to strike a defense to be filed
statement filed within 10 days
10 days after statement
served
20 days after service
FRCP 14 filing third party complaint without
Court leave to file
within 10 days after serving
answer
14 days
FRCP 15 amendments for pleading with no
responsive pleading allowed
response to amended pleading
within 20 days of service
within 10 days of service
within 21 days
within 14 days
FRCP 23 Class action appeal filed with circuit
within 10 days of district ct ord.
within 14 days
FRCP 27 notice of hearing served on adverse
party
at least 20 days before hearing
21 days
FRCP 12 answer due
answer to counterclaim/crossclaim
reply to answer ( if ordered)
if court denies a Rule 12 motion, answer
due
if court grants more definite statement motion
answer to more definite statement
FRCP 32 limit on use of depo taken with
short notice
Objection to written question waived if not
served
within 5 days after service
FRCP38 jury demand no later than 10 days
after last pleading directed to the issue
no later than 10 days
21 days
less than 14 days
less than 11 days
within 7 days
no later than 14 days
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Time Computation Changes
filing demand for additional issues
within 10 days of service of demand
within 14 days
FRCP 50 judgment as a matter of law
30 days
losing party's new trial motion
no later than 10 days after entry
of judgment
no later than 10 days after entry
30 days
FRCP 52 motion to amend findings
no later than 10 days after entry
30 days
FRCP 53 objections to report of special
master
no later than 20 days after service
21 days
FRCP 54 (d) clerk tax costs notice to pty
FRCP 54 motion to review clerk's taxation
1 day
5 days
14 days
7 days
FRCP 55 - hearing for entry of default
jgm against minor or incompentent pty
3 days notice
14 days
no later than 30 days
opposing affidavits
court sua sponte order new trial
motion to alter or amend judgment
no later than 10 days after entry
of judgment
10 days after service of motion
no later than 10 days after entry
10 days after entry of judgment
14 days
30 days
30 days
FRCP 62 automatic stay
10 days after entry
14 days
FRCP 65 TRO expiration
not to exceed 10 days after it is
entered
14 days
move to dissolve
2 days notice
no change
FRCP 68 Offer of Judgment
acceptance
more than 10 days before trial
within 10 days of service
14 days
14 days
FRCP 71.1 Service of answer in condemnation
cases
within 20 days of service
FRCP 59 ( c ) motion for new trial
21 days
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Time Computation Changes
FRCP 72 Objections to R & R
Response to Objections
within 10 days of service of R & R
within 10 days of service of obj
14 days
14 days
FRCP 81 Serving answer to removed case
or after initial service
or after summons
filing of jury demand in removal
within 5 days of removal
20 days after receiving initial pleading
20 days after service of the summons
10 days after party files removal or
is served with notice of removal
within 7 days
21 days
21 days
14 days
within 20 days after service
21 days
within 10 days of execution of process
within 20 days after service
14 days
21 days
10 days after execution of the bond
14 days
within 20 days of filing claim
21 days
Supplemental Rule B
maritime garnishee answer
Supplemental Rule C
filing notice of right or interest
filing of answer after filing statement
of interest
Release of property after bond posted
Supplemental Rule G
answer filed
