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Answer Due: The answer due date prior to the extension.
Extend To: The new answer due date as a result of the extension.
Waive: Whether the extension is due to waiving the summons.
Stip/Order: The date of the stipulation or order of extension.
Comments: Any comments about the extension.
The Critical Deadlines Fields
The Last Date to Serve S&C, Last Date to File S&C, Answer Due, and BP/Interrogatories Due fields each have a Critical Deadline field associated with them. If a Critical Deadlines field is newly selected when the SOL is saved, a critical deadline will automatically be created. If the critical deadline has already been created, the field will be selected and uneditable; to deselect the field, you must directly delete the associated critical deadline. (Changes made to the defendant SOL will be reflected as applicable in the associated critical deadlines.) The details of the deadline depend on which of the Critical Deadline fields is selected.
If Critical Deadlines [Last Date to Serve S&C] is selected, the critical deadline will be of the type Last Date To Serve S&C, with the defendant to whom the SOL applies in the Party column, the Last Date to Serve S&C in the Due Date column, the Date of Service in the Date Complied column, No in the Waived and Superseded columns, and "created from SOL for S&C Due" in the Comments column.
If Critical Deadlines [Last Date to File S&C] is selected, the critical deadline will be of the type File Summons and Complaint, with the defendant to whom the SOL applies in the Party column, the Last Date to File S&C in the Due Date column, the filed date in the Date Complied column, No in the Waived and Superseded columns, and "created from SOL for S&C File" in the Comments column.
If Critical Deadlines [Answer] is selected, the critical deadline will be of the type Answer Due, with the defendant to whom the SOL applies in the Respondent column, one of the plaintiffs in the Party column, the Answer Due date in the Due Date column, the Answer Received date in the Date Complied column, No in the Waived and Superseded columns, and "created from SOL for Answer Due" in the Comments column.
If Critical Deadline? [BP/Interrogatories] is selected, the critical deadline will be of the type BP/Interrogatories Due, with the defendant to whom the SOL applies in the Party column, the BP/Interrogatories Due date in the Due Date column, the BP/Interrogatories Served date in the Date Complied column, No in the Waived and Superseded columns, and "created from SOL for BP/Interrogatories Due" in the Comments column.
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If the row representing the statute of limitations you wish to add the tolling or extension to is not open (its open/close icon are represented by an arrow), click the open/close icon for the row. This will reveal the Tolling/Extension subtable for that row.
Alternatively, click the right-click icon in the untitled column of the row representing the SOL you wish to add the tolling or extension to, or right-click anywhere in that row. This will bring up a menu of options. Click the Add Tolling/Extension option in the menu. This will bring up an Add/Edit panel for tollings and extensions, blank except for defaults. Skip to step 4.
Click the Add Tolling/Extension button. This will bring up an Add/Edit panel for tollings and extensions, blank except for defaults.
Fill the fields in with your desired information. See The Add/Edit Tolling/Extension Panel for details about the fields.
Click Save to save the tolling or extension and close the panel.
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The Add/Edit Tolling/Extension Panel allows you to fill in the details of a tolling or extension. See Add/Edit Panels for general information about panel structure and usage. This panel contains the following fields:
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Plaintiff Name: The plaintiff to whom the statute of limitations applies.
SOL Type: The SOL type (including its length).
SOL Date: The deadline of the SOL.
Date Complied: The date of compliance with the SOL.
Comments: Any comments about the statute of limitations.
[column with no title]: The Action icon. The right-click menu contains Edit and Delete, Add Tolling/Extension, Delete, and View History.
Editing a Plaintiff SOL
To edit a plaintiff-centric statute of limitations:
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The Add/Edit Plaintiff SOL Panel allows you to fill in the details of a plaintiff-centric statute of limitations. See Add/Edit Panels for general information about panel structure and usage. This panel contains the following fields:
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Plaintiff Name: The plaintiff to whom the statute of limitations applies.
SOL Type: The SOL type (including its length).
From Date [any date]: The date from which the SOL begins to be counted.
Pick From Date [relevant dates]: The date A dropdown to select the type of date (such as Date of Birth or Date of Death) from which the SOL begins to be counted.
SOL Date: The deadline of the SOL.
Date Complied: The date of compliance with the SOL.
Comments: Any comments about the statute of limitations.
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Criteria: The page the deadline was generated from, this defaults to General if the deadlines was created from the Critical Deadlines page.
Type: The deadline type.
Party: The party or parties to whom the action governed by the deadline is directed.
Responsible Party: The party responsible for meeting the deadline.
Due Date: The date of the deadline.
Date Complied: The date the deadline was met.
Waived: Whether the deadline was waived.
Superseded: Whether the deadline has been superseded.
Comments: Any comments about the deadline.
[column with no title]: The right-click menu contains Edit, Delete, and DeleteView History.
Editing a Critical Deadline
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