§ 2016.060.Saturday, Sunday or holiday as last day to act

Ordinary civil deadlines that fall on a weekend or holiday roll forward to the next court day, but discovery operates on a tighter clock tied to an approaching trial, and this section adapts the extension rule accordingly. When the last day to perform or complete any act under the Civil Discovery Act falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday as defined in Section 10, the deadline extends only until the next court day that is closer to the trial date.

That distinction matters because discovery cutoffs are calculated backward from trial, and a deadline that rolled forward the ordinary way could eat into time the statute means to preserve before trial begins. By anchoring the extension to whichever direction keeps the deadline closer to trial, the section keeps discovery cutoffs from quietly expanding the discovery window at the expense of trial preparation time.