Does the prison mailbox rule apply to a state habeas petition?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Winn v. Foulk, No. 2:13-cv-02111 KJM AC P (E.D. Cal. 2015):
1. The prison mailbox rule was used in determining the filing date of petitioner's state habeas petitions because they were submitted pro se. See Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266 (1988).
2. Review of that court's online docketing system indicates that he has not.
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