houston-v-lack
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-7077 | Richard T. Ringold v. Delvin Peoples, Warden | Georgia | 2026-03-23 | Pending | IFP | appellate-procedure federal-preemption federal-rules-of-appellate-procedure houston-v-lack prisoner-mailbox-rule supremacy-clause | 1. How can the Supreme Court of Georgia issue a ruling that conflicts with the Federal Prisoner Mailbox Rule codified in Federal Rules of Appellate Pr… |
| 24-5238 | Robert Castle v. Daniel Akers, Warden | Sixth Circuit | 2024-08-06 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | 28-usc-2244 aedpa federal-courts habeas-corpus houston-v-lack post-conviction-relief prison-mailbox-rule statute-of-limitations | For purposes of establishing consistency in determinations of "properly filed" as required by 28 U.S.C. §2244(d)(2), should Federal Courts apply the p… |
| 23-7315 | In Re Craig Michael Ralston | 2024-04-26 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | access-to-courts appellate-procedure clerical-error federal-rules-of-appellate-procedure houston-v-lack judicial-review mail-receipt postal-service prison-mailbox-rule timely-filing | Is a certified mail receipt and date-stamp from the United States Postal Service along with the Prison Mailroom time-stamp enough to meet the requirem… | |
| 23-6395 | In Re Daniel Lee Beckley | 2023-12-28 | Denied | IFP | all-writs-act appellate-procedure federal-appeals filing-deadline houston-v-lack incarcerated-person mandamus prison-mail prisoner-litigation pro-se-filing supreme-court-mandate timely-filing | In Houston v. lack , 487 U.S. 266,108 S.Ct. 2379, 101 L.Ed.2d 245 (1988), this Honorable Court held that when an incarcerated person submits his/her l… | |
| 23-5471 | Scott A. Shreffler v. Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | 2023-08-29 | Denied | IFP | appellate-procedure civil-procedure clerical-error due-process evidentiary-hearing houston-v-lack notice-of-appeal prisoner-mailbox-rule pro-se-filing timeliness | QUESTION I: ERRED IN DISMISSING THE PETITIONER'S APPEAL FOR UNTIMELY FILING OF NOTICE OF APPEAL, BASED ON PETITIONER'S ADMITTED CLERICAL ERROR OF MI… |
| 22-5607 | Steven Justin Villalona v. Mr. Hansen, et al. | Eleventh Circuit | 2022-09-19 | Denied | IFP | appellate-procedure civil-procedure equity equity-doctrine federal-rules-civil-procedure filing houston-v-lack notice notice-of-judgment pro-se pro-se-prisoner statutory-interpretation | 1. Whether this Court's holding in Houston v. Lack — was based on equity or the interpretation of the word filed? 2. Whether district courts may pres… |
| 19-7162 | Carlos Juan Negron v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al. | Eleventh Circuit | 2020-01-03 | Denied | IFP | civil-procedure document-submission due-process filing habeas-corpus houston-v-lack judicial-procedure legal-filing prison prison-filing prisoner-rights statute-of-limitations timeliness | Whether a document when placed in the hands of prison officials hands for mailing pursuant to Houston v. Lack . 487 U.S. 266, 108 S.Ct. 2379, 101 L.Ed… |
| 19-6704 | JB Foster McAfee v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2019-11-21 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | circuit-court circuit-court-rejection civil-procedure-mail-box-rule due-process federal-rules-appellate-procedure federal-rules-of-appellate-procedure habeas-corpus houston-v-lack mail-box-rule obstruction-of-justice prison-mail prisoner-appeals prisoner-petition sentencing-guidelines timeliness timely-filing | Whether a prisoner's petition for rehearing of his appeal decision that is due in 14 days, is considered timely filed under the "mail box rule" and Ho… |
| 18-8096 | Antonio R. Hall v. United States | Fourth Circuit | 2019-02-22 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | civil-procedure district-court houston-v-lack mailbox-rule notice-of-appeal pro-se timeliness timely-filing | DOES THE PRESUMPTION OF TIMELINESS TO BE ACCORDED THE PETITIONER'S PRO SE NOTICE OF APPEAL UNDER THE "MAIL BOX" RULE OF HOUSTON v. LACK, 487 U.S. 266 … |
| 18-5032 | Ramon Vasquez v. City of Reading, Pennsylvania, et al. | Pennsylvania | 2018-06-28 | Denied | IFP | access-to-courts civil-procedure constitutional-rights due-process filing-deadlines habeas-corpus houston-v-lack judicial-discretion nunc-pro-tunc prisoner-filing pro-se standing sua-sponte-dismissal | The Supreme Courts' precedent set forth in Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 276 (1988) dictates that a document is considered filed with the court at th… |