Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.900 · Chapter 1. General Provisions
Submission of a cause in a trial court
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
(a) Submission
A cause is deemed submitted in a trial court when either of the following first occurs:
(1) The date the court orders the matter submitted; or
(2) The date the final paper is required to be filed or the date argument is heard, whichever is later.
(b) Vacating submission
The court may vacate submission only by issuing an order served on the parties stating reasons constituting good cause and providing for resubmission.
(c) Pendency of a submitted cause
A submitted cause is pending and undetermined unless the court has announced its tentative decision or the cause is terminated. The time required to finalize a tentative decision is not time in which the cause is pending and undetermined. For purposes of this rule only, a motion that has the effect of vacating, reconsidering, or rehearing the cause will be considered a separate and new cause and will be deemed submitted as provided in (a).
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007.)
(Subd (c) amended effective January 1, 2007.)
Rule 2.900 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 825 effective January 1, 1989.
Source of truth
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- As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
- Official file
- https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/two/rule2_900
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