Does the prison mailbox rule apply in this case?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Bell v. Martel, No. 2:17-00063-MCE-CKD (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2020):

Based on the prison mailbox rule, plaintiff filed his original complaint in this action on December 23, 2016. ECF No. 1 at 18; see also Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266 (1988). Likewise, the first amended complaint was filed on July 3, 2017. ECF No. 18 at 21.

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