Is a pro se inmate entitled to use the prison mailbox rule in determining the constructive filing date of his state and federal habeas petitions?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Griffin v. Foulk, No. 2:14-CV-00837 TLN AC P (E.D. Cal. 2014):

1. As a pro se inmate, petitioner is entitled to the use of the prison mailbox rule in determining the constructive filing date of his state and federal habeas petitions. Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 166, 276 (1988).

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