What is the date on which a prisoner's notice of appeal was delivered to prison staff for delivery to the court?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Gray v. Swarthout, No. CIV S-10-2463 JAM EFB P (E.D. Cal. 2011):
8. The court deems the filing date for of this petition to be the date reflected on the certificate of service. See Houstan v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 276 (1988) (prisoner's notice of appeal deemed timely filed on the date it was delivered to prison staff for delivery to the court).
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