What is the date for filing a state habeas petition against a prison mailbox?

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The following excerpt is from Moore v. Sherman, No. 2:19-cv-1131 MCE KJN P (E.D. Cal. 2020):

1. All of the filing dates for petitioner's state habeas petitions were given benefit of the prison mailbox rule. See Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266 (1988).

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