California Application And Order For Publication Posting Of Summons Citation Extension Of Time is a type of court document used by litigants in a civil case when the litigant has been unable to serve the other party with a summons in the traditional manner. This document allows the litigant to request that the court allow for the summons to be posted publicly, as opposed to serving the other party directly. Depending on the court, this could be done in any number of ways, such as posting the summons in a public place, posting a notice in a newspaper, or even posting the summons on the court’s website. There are two types of California Application And Order For Publication Posting Of Summons Citation Extension Of Time — an “Application” and an “Order”. The Application is the form that the litigant files with the court, and the Order is the court order granting the litigant permission to post the summons as requested.