Does a prisoner's court document need to be delivered to prison officials on the date the prisoner delivered it to the prison officials for mailing?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Gutierrez v. Foulk, No. 2:13-cv-1972 GEB AC (E.D. Cal. 2015):
1. See Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266 (1988) (establishing rule that a prisoner's court document is deemed filed on the date the prisoner delivered the document to prison officials for mailing).
2. Montes could not be located by law enforcement, and therefore was not prosecuted with petitioner and Perez.
3. See supra n. 1.
4. Cert. pet. filed, No. 14-1398 (May 22, 2015).
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