Houston v. Lack, No. 87-5428 (U.S. Supreme Court) (487 U.S. 266; 108 S.Ct. 2379) (June 24, 1988) (Justice Brennan)
Case held that under Fed.R.App.P. 4(a)(1) a pro se prisoner's notice of appeal is deemed filed at the moment of delivery to prison authorities for forwarding to the district court.
In this case, a pro se prisoner mailed his notice of appeal from prison within the 30-day statute of limitations ...
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