---
title: "Build a limitation and filing-deadline calendar from the file"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/build-a-limitation-and-procedural-deadline-calendar-from-the-file/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A5-T1-R15-US"
practice_area: "Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Build a limitation and filing-deadline calendar from the file

> List dates that appear in the file: the facts that may start a period, any tolling agreement, and any earlier filing. Do not state the deadline and do not name a limitations statute.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/build-a-limitation-and-procedural-deadline-calendar-from-the-file/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | List dates that appear in the file: the facts that may start a period, any tolling agreement, and any earlier filing. Do not state the deadline and do not name a limitations statute. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer identifies the claim and the statute that times it. 28 U.S.C. § 1658 provides that, except as otherwise provided by law, a civil action arising under an Act of Congress enacted after § 1658 was enacted may not be commenced later than 4 years after the cause of action accrues. Many federal statutes have their own period. A state-law claim takes that state's period. The tool's list of dates is not the deadline. The lawyer sets the calendar. A wrong date is not something a tool may close. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Build a limitation and procedural-deadline calendar from the file](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/build-a-limitation-and-procedural-deadline-calendar-from-the-file.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List dates that appear in the file: the facts that may start a period, any tolling agreement, and any earlier filing. Do not state the deadline and do not name a limitations statute.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Section 1658 is a residual period. It does not apply where the Act provides a different time, and it does not apply to a state-law claim.
- Do not apply an Australian limitation statute to a U.S. filing.

## Sources

- [28 U.S.C. § 1658 (time for commencing a civil action arising under an Act of Congress)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1658) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Federal Court Form 122: notice of appeal](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-fca-122-notice-of-appeal.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Federal Court Form 122, the notice of appeal under rules 36.01(1)(b) and 36.01(1)(c), as published on the Court forms catalogue. |
| [Federal Court Form 121: notice of appeal from the Federal Circuit and Family Court](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-fca-121-appeal-from-fcfcoa.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Federal Court Form 121, the notice of appeal from the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia under rule 36.01(1)(a). |
| [Federal Court Form 117: application for leave to appeal](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-fca-117-leave-to-appeal.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Federal Court Form 117, the application for leave to appeal under rule 35.12(1). |
| [Federal Court Form 16: applicant's genuine steps statement](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-fca-16-applicant-genuine-steps.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Federal Court Form 16, the applicant's genuine steps statement under rule 8.02. |
| [Federal Court Form 31: notice of cross-claim](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-fca-31-notice-of-cross-claim.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Federal Court Form 31, the notice of cross-claim under rule 15.02(1). |
| [Federal Court Form 48: notice of discontinuance](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-fca-48-notice-of-discontinuance.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Federal Court Form 48, the notice of discontinuance under rule 26.12(1). |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*