Delaware courts
What is the deadline for chancery: written objection to a subpoena for production or inspection?
Chancery: written objection to a subpoena for production or inspection is governed by Ct. Ch. R. 45(c)(2)(B). This page does not calculate a date. Two limbs with a shorter-of comparison: 14 days after service, but only up to the compliance date where compliance is required in less than 14 days. Read the rule text and the noted conditions before relying on any date.
Read why no date is calculated- Period
- 14 calendar days
- Trigger
- Service of the subpoena, or the time specified for compliance where that is sooner
- Rule
- Ct. Ch. R. 45(c)(2)(B)
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Why this page does not calculate a date
Two limbs with a shorter-of comparison: 14 days after service, but only up to the compliance date where compliance is required in less than 14 days. The engine must take the subpoena's compliance date as an input and return the earlier of the two, rather than defaulting to 14 days.
Read Rules of the Delaware State CourtsSubject to paragraph (d)(2) of this rule, a person commanded to produce and permit inspection and copying may, within 14 days after service of the subpoena or before the time specified for compliance if such time is less than 14 days after service, serve upon the party or attorney designated in the subpoena written objection to inspection or copying of any or all of the designated materials or of the premises.
Ct. Ch. R. 45(c)(2)(B)
Which date starts the 14-day period?
The period runs from the service of the subpoena, or the time specified for compliance where that is sooner.
Count forward from the trigger event. Confirm the event on the docket or in the service record before entering a date.
Read Rules of the Delaware State CourtsSubject to paragraph (d)(2) of this rule, a person commanded to produce and permit inspection and copying may, within 14 days after service of the subpoena or before the time specified for compliance if such time is less than 14 days after service, serve upon the party or attorney designated in the subpoena written objection to inspection or copying of any or all of the designated materials or of the premises.
Ct. Ch. R. 45(c)(2)(B)
This period runs from service as the rule defines it. Do not substitute the filing date, the day a courtesy copy arrived or the day you first read the paper.
Which date do I enter?How are the 14 calendar days counted?
- Exclude the day of the trigger event.
- Count every following day, including intermediate Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays.
- If the last day is a Saturday, Sunday or Delaware legal holiday, continue to the next day that is not one of those.
Exclude the trigger day and count calendar days under Ct. Ch. R. 6(a) (Court of Chancery). Divergent sibling provisions: Super. Ct. Civ. R. 6(a).
If the final day is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday in the Delaware calendar, the computation rule carries it to the next open day.
Delaware computes time under Ct. Ch. R. 6(a) (Court of Chancery). Divergent sibling provisions: Super. Ct. Civ. R. 6(a). The applied calendar bundles the state legal holidays for the covered years; court-specific closures and emergency orders are not bundled.
Read Ct. Ch. R. 6(a) (Court of Chancery). Divergent sibling provisions: Super. Ct. Civ. R. 6(a)The calculation gives the ordinary national-rule date. Check relevant holidays, the court’s accessibility and its filing cutoff separately.
Review the filing checklistWhy no worked calculation is shown
No date is calculated on this page because the encoded provision could not be reduced to one fixed period. Read the rule text, the starting event and the noted branches, then confirm the period in the current rules before relying on any date.
Two limbs with a shorter-of comparison: 14 days after service, but only up to the compliance date where compliance is required in less than 14 days. The engine must take the subpoena's compliance date as an input and return the earlier of the two, rather than defaulting to 14 days.
Can an order, motion or extension change the deadline?
- Extensions
- None stated as to the period. Once an objection is served, the serving party is not entitled to inspect or copy except pursuant to an order of the court by which the subpoena was issued.
- Orders and local rules
- A scheduling order, stipulation approved by the court, standing order or local rule can set a different period and controls over the national default.
- None stated as to the period. Once an objection is served, the serving party is not entitled to inspect or copy except pursuant to an order of the court by which the subpoena was issued.
- A stipulation, scheduling order, standing order or local rule can set a different period and controls over the national default.
- Two limbs with a shorter-of comparison: 14 days after service, but only up to the compliance date where compliance is required in less than 14 days. The engine must take the subpoena's compliance date as an input and return the earlier of the two, rather than defaulting to 14 days.
What should I check before filing?
These checks help you review the result. They do not activate a calendar date or certify that the deadline applies.
Common questions
Find answers about when this 14-day period starts, how it is counted, what can change it and how to keep your calculation.
Starting the clock
Does the clock start on the service of the subpoena, or the time specified for compliance where that is sooner, or when I first learned of it?
The period runs from the service of the subpoena, or the time specified for compliance where that is sooner as the rule defines it, not from the day you read about it, received a courtesy copy or attended a hearing. Use the date shown on the docket or in the service record.
Counting days and filing
Is it 14 calendar days or business days?
Calendar days. Count intermediate weekends and holidays. If the final day is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, Ct. Ch. R. 6(a) (Court of Chancery). Divergent sibling provisions: Super. Ct. Civ. R. 6(a) carries it forward to the next day that is not one of those.
Ct. Ch. R. 6(a) (Court of Chancery). Divergent sibling provisions: Super. Ct. Civ. R. 6(a)Which time zone and filing cutoff apply?
Delaware filing rules and the court’s electronic filing system set the cutoff. This calculator does not verify filing hours or system availability.
Ct. Ch. R. 6(a) (Court of Chancery). Divergent sibling provisions: Super. Ct. Civ. R. 6(a)What if the court is inaccessible on the last day?
Ct. Ch. R. 6(a) (Court of Chancery). Divergent sibling provisions: Super. Ct. Civ. R. 6(a) and the court’s administrative orders govern an inaccessible clerk’s office. Check the court’s notices. This calculator does not predict a closure.
Ct. Ch. R. 6(a) (Court of Chancery). Divergent sibling provisions: Super. Ct. Civ. R. 6(a)Extensions and local rules
Can the court extend this deadline?
None stated as to the period. Once an objection is served, the serving party is not entitled to inspect or copy except pursuant to an order of the court by which the subpoena was issued. A request does not itself extend the period, and no discretionary extension is calculated here.
Do local rules, standing orders or a scheduling order change the date?
They can. Many courts set their own periods by local rule, standing order or case-specific order, and those control over the national default. This calculator gives the national-rule date only; compare it with any order in the case before relying on it.
Choosing the right calculator
Does this calculator decide whether the rule applies to my case?
No. It calculates a period from the date you provide under the cited rule. It does not decide whether the rule governs your filing, whether an exception applies, or whether the filing has merit. Those questions need separate review.
Can I calculate the deadline without an account?
Yes. Enter the trigger date to see the free national-rule calculation, citation, counting steps and warnings. You can add court context after the result. Missing court review keeps the result provisional.
Results, records and your case
What is included in an Evidence Record?
The retained inputs, result, cited rule, calculation working, warnings and review state. The PDF includes a payload digest and retained-data appendix, and the record can be verified against its fingerprint later. It records the calculation, not a guarantee of legal correctness.
Does saving to a case activate the calendar?
Not automatically. Provisional records remain subject to review. A separately labeled manual date does not alter the original calculation.
Official sources and review
The period and the counting method come from different provisions. The official source is the court’s published rules; the reading links open the rule text at the Legal Information Institute.
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Ct. Ch. R. 45(c)(2)(B) | Trigger and period |
| Ct. Ch. R. 6(a) (Court of Chancery). Divergent sibling provisions: Super. Ct. Civ. R. 6(a) | Counting, holidays and the last day |
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