Emergency rule 9 refers to a collection of court rules recently adopted in California that work to toll certain cases due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 6, 2020, the California State Judicial Council adopted emergency rule 9 to suspend statutes of limitation on all civil cases in California court until 90 days after the Governor lifted the state of emergency related to coronavirus. In May of 2020, the Judicial Council of California amended rule 9 so that it was no longer tied to the state of emergency declaration. The amended rule will restart statutes of limitations on set dates, and will: suspend all statutes of limitations for civil causes of action (typically filed in Superior Court) from April 6 to October 1, 2020, provided that they exceed 180 days, or suspend all statutes of limitations, for civil causes of action from April 6 to August 3, 2020, provided that they involve a time period of 180 days or less. Note that emergency rule 9 is broad in scope, especially after the Judicial Council amends it. It applies to all civil causes of action, even those brought under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).