Does a prison mailbox have to be sent to a defendant in a civil proceeding pro se?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Robben v. Cal. Supreme Court, No. 2:16-cv-3023 KJM AC P (E.D. Cal. 2019):

1. Because plaintiff is a prisoner proceeding pro se, he is afforded the benefit of the prison mailbox rule. Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 276 (1988).

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