Seventh Circuit· 11/19/2012

Elliot Ray v. Marc Clements

Citations

700 F.3d 993
2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 23725
2012 WL 5835251

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holding that the prison mailbox rule applies to a prisoner’s state post-conviction filings for the purpose of AEDPA’s statute of limitations unless the state has clearly rejected the rule
holding that when a petitioner’s post-conviction motion is not received by the court, the petitioner must submit a sworn statement and corroborating evidence to support his claim that he timely delivered the filing to a prison official
holding prison mailbox rule applies to petitions for state postconviction relief unless state law clearly rejects it
holding prison mailbox rule applies to petitions for state postconviction relief unless state law clearly rejects it
holding prison mailbox rule applies to petitions for state postconviction relief unless state law clearly rejects it
noting that generally, the party raising an affirmative defense bears the burden of proof

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Judges: Bauer, Manion, Williams

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