Court sources and deadline rules LexFlow supports
A calculated date is only as trustworthy as its source and its rule. Here is exactly what LexFlow covers today, and what stays manual.
Sources
Court activity comes into a matter from a source you connect:
- CourtListener/RECAP: you add your own CourtListener key, and tracked dockets sync every hour.
- PACER: you connect your own PACER login.
- LexFlow court mail: forward court emails to your LexFlow court-mail address and LexFlow turns them into court events and hearings.
Deadline rule sets
LexFlow calculates the dates below from the triggering event. Every calculated date is shown for your review; check it against the court's own rules before you rely on it.
Federal courts (FRCP/FRAP)
- Answer to complaint — FRCP 12(a)(1)(A)
- Answer after waiver of service — FRCP 12(a)(1)(A)(ii)
- Notice of appeal — FRAP 4(a)(1)(A)
- Notice of appeal (US is a party) — FRAP 4(a)(1)(B)
- Motion for new trial — FRCP 59(b)
- Discovery responses — FRCP 33/34
- Summary judgment motion — FRCP 56(b)
- Removal to federal court — 28 U.S.C. §1446(b)
New York (CPLR)
- Answer (personal service) — CPLR 3012(a)
- Answer (other service) — CPLR 3012(c)
- Notice of appeal — CPLR 5513(a)
- Discovery responses — CPLR 3122
- Motion to reargue — CPLR 2221
- Summary judgment after note of issue — CPLR 3212(a)
California (CCP)
- Answer to complaint — CCP 412.20
- Demurrer — CCP 430.40
- Notice of appeal — CRC 8.104(a)
- Discovery responses — CCP 2030.260
- Motion for new trial — CCP 659(a)
- Motion filing before hearing — CCP 1005(b)
Texas
- Answer (Monday next after 20 days) — TRCP 99(b)
- Discovery responses — TRCP 196.2(a)/197.2(a)
- Defendant responses to early discovery — TRCP 196.2(a)/197.2(a)
- Motion to dismiss — TRCP 91a.3
- Earliest summary judgment hearing — TRCP 166a(c)
- Motion for new trial — TRCP 329b(a)
- Notice of appeal — TRAP 26.1
- Accelerated appeal — TRAP 26.1(b)
- Appeal after post-trial motion — TRAP 26.1(a)
Florida
- Answer to complaint — Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.140(a)(1)
- Answer after motion to dismiss denied — Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.140(a)(1)
- Interrogatory answers — Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.340(a)
- Defendant interrogatory answers after service — Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.340(a)
- Response to request for production — Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.350(b)
- Earliest summary judgment hearing — Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.510(c)(1)
- Motion for new trial or rehearing — Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.530(b)
- Notice of appeal — Fla. R. App. P. 9.110(b)
- Service of initial process — Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.070(j)
Illinois
- Appearance and answer — Ill. S. Ct. R. 181(a)
- Interrogatory answers — Ill. S. Ct. R. 213(d)
- Response to production request — Ill. S. Ct. R. 214(c)
- Post-trial motion (jury) — 735 ILCS 5/2-1202(c)
- Motion for rehearing (bench trial) — 735 ILCS 5/2-1203(a)
- Motion to vacate default judgment — 735 ILCS 5/2-1301(e)
- Notice of appeal — Ill. S. Ct. R. 303(a)(1)
- Petition for relief from judgment — 735 ILCS 5/2-1401(c)
How a date is calculated
You choose the triggering event, LexFlow applies the rule set of the matter's jurisdiction, and you preview the whole chain of dates before it is applied. A chain you applied can be rolled back.
What stays manual
Any court or jurisdiction outside these rule sets stays manual. Local court rules and judges' standing orders are yours to check. We do not treat an unsupported jurisdiction as covered.