What is the prison mailbox rule used to determine the filing date of a habeas petition?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Davis v. Lackner, No. 2:13-cv-1914 MCE AC P (E.D. Cal. 2014):

1. The prison mailbox rule was used in determining the filing date of all of petitioner's state and federal habeas petitions. See Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266 (1988).

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