Is a pro se inmate entitled to use the prison mailbox rule in determining the constructive filing date of his federal habeas petition?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Smith v. Davis, No. 2:15-cv-1785 JAM AC P (E.D. Cal. 2016):

1. As a pro se inmate, petitioner is entitled to the use of the prison mailbox rule in determining the constructive filing date of his federal habeas petition. Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 166, 276 (1988).

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