Extending time to file a notice of appeal in the unlimited civil jurisdiction of the Superior Court from a judgment or appealable order
California Rules of Court, rule 8.108 provides for the extension of the 60-day time limit to file a notice of appeal found in Rule 8.104. These “extensions” do not involve excuse of the deadline to file a notice of appeal due to health issues or other unforeseen circumstances, but, rather, procedural contexts such as the filing of a post-trial motion. Under these circumstances, it is logical to extend the time to file a notice of appeal to permit such post-trial motions to be heard in the Superior Court before the appeal proceeds. Of course, it is the filing of a notice of appeal in the unlimited civil Superior Court jurisdiction which begins the appellate process within the appropriate appellate district:
Rule 8.108. Extending the time to appeal
(a) Extension of time
This rule operates only to extend the time to appeal otherwise prescribed in rule 8.104(a); it does not shorten the time to appeal. If the normal time to appeal stated in rule 8.104(a) is longer than the time provided in this rule, the time to appeal stated in rule 8.104(a) governs.
(Subd (a) adopted effective January 1, 2008.)
(b) Motion for new trial
If any party serves and files a valid notice of intention to move for a new trial, the following extensions of time apply:
(1) If the motion for a new trial is denied, the time to appeal from the judgment is extended for all parties until the earliest of:
(A) 30 days after the superior court clerk or a party serves an order denying the motion or a notice of entry of that order;
(B) 30 days after denial of the motion by operation of law; or
(C) 180 days after entry of judgment.
(2) If the trial court makes a finding of excessive or inadequate damages and grants the motion for a new trial subject to the condition that the motion is denied if a party consents to the additur or remittitur of damages, the time to appeal is extended as follows:
(A) If a party serves an acceptance of the additur or remittitur within the time for accepting the additur or remittitur, the time to appeal from the judgment is extended for all parties until 30 days after the date the party serves the acceptance.
(B) If a party serves a rejection of the additur or remittitur within the time for accepting the additur or remittitur or if the time for accepting the additur or remittitur expires, the time to appeal from the new trial order is extended for all parties until the earliest of 30 days after the date the party serves the rejection or 30 days after the date on which the time for accepting the additur or remittitur expired.
(Subd (b) amended effective July 1, 2012; adopted as subd (a); previously amended and relettered effective January 1, 2008; previously amended effective January 1, 2011.)
(c) Motion to vacate judgment
If, within the time prescribed by rule 8.104 to appeal from the judgment, any party serves and files a valid notice of intention to move-or a valid motion-to vacate the judgment, the time to appeal from the judgment is extended for all parties until the earliest of:
(1) 30 days after the superior court clerk or a party serves an order denying the motion or a notice of entry of that order;
(2) 90 days after the first notice of intention to move-or motion-is filed; or
(3) 180 days after entry of judgment.
(Subd (c) amended effective January 1, 2011; adopted as subd (b); previously amended effective January 1, 2007; previously relettered effective January 1, 2008.)
(d) Motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict
(1) If any party serves and files a valid motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and the motion is denied, the time to appeal from the judgment is extended for all parties until the earliest of:
(A) 30 days after the superior court clerk or a party serves an order denying the motion or a notice of entry of that order;
(B) 30 days after denial of the motion by operation of law; or
(C) 180 days after entry of judgment.
(2) Unless extended by (g)(2), the time to appeal from an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict is governed by rule 8.104.
(Subd (d) amended effective January 1, 2015; adopted as subd (c); previously amended effective January 1, 2007; previously relettered as subd (d) effective January 1, 2008; previously amended effective January 1, 2007, and January 1, 2011.)
(e) Motion to reconsider appealable order
If any party serves and files a valid motion to reconsider an appealable order under Code of Civil Procedure section 1008, subdivision (a), the time to appeal from that order is extended for all parties until the earliest of:
(1) 30 days after the superior court clerk or a party serves an order denying the motion or a notice of entry of that order;
(2) 90 days after the first motion to reconsider is filed; or
(3) 180 days after entry of the appealable order.
(Subd (e) amended effective January 1, 2011; adopted as subd (d); previously relettered effective January 1, 2008.)
(f) Public entity actions under Government Code section 962, 984, or 985
If a public entity defendant serves and files a valid request for a mandatory settlement conference on methods of satisfying a judgment under Government Code section 962, an election to pay a judgment in periodic payments under Government Code section 984 and rule 3.1804, or a motion for a posttrial hearing on reducing a judgment under Government Code section 985, the time to appeal from the judgment is extended for all parties until the earliest of:
(1) 90 days after the superior court clerk serves the party filing the notice of appeal with a document entitled "Notice of Entry" of judgment, or a filed-endorsed copy of the judgment, showing the date either was served;
(2) 90 days after the party filing the notice of appeal serves or is served by a party with a document entitled "Notice of Entry" of judgment or a filed-endorsed copy of the judgment, accompanied by proof of service; or
(3) 180 days after entry of judgment.
(Subd (f) amended effective January 1, 2016; adopted effective January 1, 2011.)
(g) Cross-appeal
(1) If an appellant timely appeals from a judgment or appealable order, the time for any other party to appeal from the same judgment or order is extended until 20 days after the superior court clerk serves notification of the first appeal.
(2) If an appellant timely appeals from an order granting a motion for new trial, an order granting-within 150 days after entry of judgment-a motion to vacate the judgment, or a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, the time for any other party to appeal from the original judgment or from an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict is extended until 20 days after the clerk serves notification of the first appeal.
(Subd (g) amended and relettered effective January 1, 2011; adopted as subd (e); previously relettered as subd (f) effective January 1, 2008.)
(h) Service; proof of service
Service under this rule may be by any method permitted by the Code of Civil Procedure, including electronic service when permitted under Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6 and rules 2.250-2.261. An order or notice that is served must be accompanied by proof of service.
(Subd (h) amended and relettered effective January 1, 2011; adopted as subd (f); previously relettered as subd (g) effective January 1, 2008.)
