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District of Columbia civil deadline calculator

Calculate 2 fixed time limits from the released District of Columbia pack. Choose the deadline and trigger date to see the raw date, calculation steps, citation and checks that still need to be made.

Cited time limits
2
Rule review
6 August 2026
Output
Review date

Check the result before use

This is a self-check calculation of the sourced base period, not a final filing instruction. District of Columbia legal holidays, court-specific closures and emergency closure orders are not bundled. Every calculated date is a review date: check D.C. Super. Ct. Civ. R. 6(a) and the current court calendar before filing or serving. Check the cited rule, the correct factual branch, every order and any electronic-filing cut-off.

21 days from Service of the summons and complaint on the defendant

D.C. Super. Ct. Civ. R. 12(a)(1)(A)AdvisoryVerify against the rules

Waiver of service, a governmental party, a special proceeding and a timely Rule 12 motion use separate branches.

Legal disclaimer

Deadline Engine calculates dates from encoded procedural rules. It is software, not legal advice, and no output is approved for your matter. Check the jurisdiction, inputs, current cited rule, facts and any order or agreement before recording or using the date. Responsibility for the operative deadline and diary remains with you.

Exact released scope

Deadlines covered by this calculator

Every row below is rendered from the calculator catalogue. It shows the encoded base period, exact trigger, citation, counting direction and retained primary source. Rules or orders outside this list are not implied to be covered.

Answer an ordinary District of Columbia Superior Court civil complaint

21 days
Trigger
Service of the summons and complaint on the defendant
Counting basis
trigger day excluded, counted forwards
Scope
Waiver of service, a governmental party, a special proceeding and a timely Rule 12 motion use separate branches.
Relief or exception
Any enlargement is governed by Superior Court Civil Rule 6(b), the applicable rule and a valid court order.
Check before use
This is the sourced base period, not a final filing date. Apply the cited computation rule, current legal holidays, court closures, service branch and any order before use.

Serve a responsive pleading after a District of Columbia Rule 12 motion is denied or postponed

14 days
Trigger
Notice of the court's action denying the motion or postponing disposition until trial
Counting basis
trigger day excluded, counted forwards
Scope
The branch following a more-definite-statement order has a different trigger and is outside this pack.
Relief or exception
The rule applies unless the court sets a different time. No extension is assumed.
Check before use
This is the sourced base period, not a final filing date. Apply the cited computation rule, current legal holidays, court closures, service branch and any order before use.

Source boundary

Official sources and calculation basis

The base-period calculation uses D.C. Super. Ct. Civ. R. 6(a). The source pack was reviewed on 6 August 2026. A newer amendment, local rule, closure direction or case-specific order can change the date.

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