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Prison Mailbox Rule Applies to Civil Rights Complaint
Prison Mailbox Rule Applies To Civil Rights Complaint
by Jon Michael Withrow
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th circuit reversed and remanded a district court's dismissal of a prisoner's § 1983 complaint as untimely filed, holding that the prison mailbox rule applied to a prisoner's civil rights complaint. ...
by Jon Michael Withrow
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th circuit reversed and remanded a district court's dismissal of a prisoner's § 1983 complaint as untimely filed, holding that the prison mailbox rule applied to a prisoner's civil rights complaint. ...
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