Deterministic · citation-chained · traced
Deadline Engine
Rule 2.514-style computation by pure functions — trigger-day exclusion, short-period rules, weekend and legal-holiday rolls, mail-service additions. Every result shows its work. A language model never computes a deadline here.
20 days after service of original process. Different periods apply to the state, its agencies, and certain defendants; removal, motions under 1.140(b), and stipulated extensions change the analysis.