Houston v. Lack
- Decided
- June 24, 1988
- Docket
- 87-5428
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
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What later courts said
- holding that pro se prisoner’s notice of appeal deemed filed when delivered to prison officials for forwarding to the district court — Beaudry v. Corrections Corp. of America (2003)
- holding that pro se prisoner's notice of appeal was timely filed when it was delivered to prison authorities for filing — (untitled) (1999)
- holding that pro se prisoner’s notice of appeal was timely filed when it was delivered to prison authorities for filing — Ellis v. City of San Diego (1999)
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How the opinion begins
[*268] Justice Brennan delivered the opinion of the Court.
Pro se prisoners can file notices of appeal to the federal courts of appeals only by delivering them to prison authorities for forwarding to the appropriate district court. The question we decide in this case is whether under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(1) such notices are to be considered filed at the moment of delivery to prison authorities for forwarding or at some later point in time.
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Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266 (1988)Read the full opinion
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