PRETRIAL ADJUDICATION
...Summary Judgment & Summary Adjudication
......Timing
.........Hearing Date: Unlawful Detainer
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  • Special SJ rules for unlawful detainer actions.
  • Normal time frames in Code Civ. Proc. §437c do not apply to summary judgment in unlawful detainer actions.
  • SJ motion in unlawful detainer may be made any time after answer filed upon giving 5 days notice. SJ shall be granted or denied on same basis as Code Civ. Proc. §437c motion.
  • Summary judgment motion does not extend trial date.
  • Holiday extension of CCP 12a does not apply to acts governed solely by contractual provisions and court did not err in sustaining Ds' demurrer.