Cal. Codes » Code of Civil Procedure / PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS / TITLE 8. OF THE TRIAL AND JUDGMENT IN CIVIL ACTIONS / CHAPTER 1.5. Dismissal for Delay in Prosecution / ARTICLE 3. Mandatory Time for Bringing Action to Trial or New Trial
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Cal. Code of Civil Procedure § 583.330 (2026)

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The parties may extend the time within which an action must be brought to trial pursuant to this article by the following means:

(a)By written stipulation. The stipulation need not be filed but, if it is not filed, the stipulation shall be brought to the attention of the court if relevant to a motion for dismissal.

(b)By oral agreement made in open court, if entered in the minutes of the court or a transcript is made.