What is the "mailbox rule" and what is the proper date for filing a motion?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Joy v. King, No. 2:19-cv-0790 JAM DB P (E.D. Cal. 2019):
1. Under the "mailbox rule," the court considers the date a prisoner turns over his filing to prison authorities for mailing as the filing date. See Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 270 (1988). Plaintiff signed his complaint on May 2 and it was filed here on May 3.
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