What is the "mailbox rule" in the context of a motion for contempt of court?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Williams v. Kernan, No. 2:18-cv-2841 JAM DB P (E.D. Cal. 2020):
1. Pursuant to the "mailbox rule," prisoners are deemed to have filed documents with the court on the date they gave them to prison authorities for mailing. See Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 270 (1988). All of petitioner's filings have been given the benefit of the mailbox rule.
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