Timings Flashcards
Time to respond to complaint if ∆ waived service
60 days
Time to serve offer of judgment
14 days before trial
Time to amend pleading once, as a matter of course, after its service or after responsive pleading motion is served
21 days
Time to accept offer of judgment
14 days after service
Time to file for appeal
30 days
Time to respond to interrogatories
30 days
General time limit for service of process
90 days from filing complaint
Time to return request to waive service of process
30 days in US, 60 days outside US
Time after judgment to file motion for new trial
28 days
Time to file jury demand after last pleading directed to jury-triable issue is served
14 days
Time to serve answer after pre-trial motion if it is denied or postponed
14 days
Time to withdraw pleading after a rule 11 motion is served by a party (safe harbor)
21 days
Time to appeal class action certification or denial
14 days
Expiration of TRO
14 days
Outer time limit for removal based on diversity
1 year