What is the effect of the prison mailbox rule on a habeas petition?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Reep v. Diaz, No. 2:11-cv-02892 TLN ACP (E.D. Cal. 2014):

5. Petitioner was afforded the benefit of the prison mailbox rule for all state and federal court habeas petitions to the extent they contain a completed proof of service. See Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266 (1988).

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