What is the effect of the prison mailbox rule on a petition?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Razavi v. Kernan, No. 2:18-cv-0030 WBS AC P (E.D. Cal. 2018):
2. For any petitions filed while the petitioner was incarcerated and proceeding pro se, he is entitled to the benefit of the prison mailbox rule. Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 276 (1988) (documents are considered filed at the time prisoner delivers them to prison authorities for mailing).
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