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Start from service of the summonsAnswer and pleading deadlinesTime to answer or move under Rule 12, waiver of service, amending once as a matter of course, and a jury demand, under FRCP 4, 12, 15 and 38.FRCP 12(a)(1)(A)(i)Start from service of a discovery requestDiscovery and pretrial deadlinesThe Rule 26(f) conference and disclosures, responses to interrogatories, document requests and admissions, subpoena objections, summary judgment and Rule 72.FRCP 33(b)(2)Start from entry of judgmentPost-trial motion deadlinesRenewed judgment as a matter of law, amended findings, new trial, altering or amending a judgment, attorney's fees, relief from judgment and the automatic stay.FRCP 59(e)Start from entry of the judgment or orderNotice of appeal deadlinesThe 30-day and 60-day times to file a notice of appeal under FRAP 4(a), a cross-appeal, the effect of post-judgment motions, extension and reopening.FRAP 4(a)(1)(A)Start from service of the complaintRemoval and remand deadlinesThe 30-day removal periods under 28 U.S.C. 1446(b), the 1446(c)(1) one-year limit on later-paper diversity removals, the 30-day remand motion under 1447(c), and Rule 81(c)(2).28 U.S.C. 1446(b)(1)

Federal legal holidays in 2026

Federal legal holidays in 2026 under FRCP 6(a)(6)(A) and (B)
DateHoliday
THUJan 1, 2026New Year's Day
MONJan 19, 2026Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
MONFeb 16, 2026Washington's Birthday
MONMay 25, 2026Memorial Day
FRIJun 19, 2026Juneteenth National Independence Day
FRIJul 3, 2026Independence Day (observed) For Saturday, July 4, 2026. Observed day. Treated as a legal holiday; no court of appeals has decided it.
SATJul 4, 2026Independence Day
MONSep 7, 2026Labor Day
MONOct 12, 2026Columbus Day
WEDNov 11, 2026Veterans' Day
THUNov 26, 2026Thanksgiving Day
FRIDec 25, 2026Christmas Day

State holidays are not applied. Every year from 2024 to 2030, with sources

Legal holidays

The days Rule 6(a)(6) and FRAP 26(a)(6) skip, 2024 to 2030, with the observed Fridays and Mondays and the presidential closure days, each with its source.

Federal legal holidays

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