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· 8/30/1990

Gilbert Hostler v. Captain Groves Robert J. Flanagan David R. MacKay Robert I. Cassady Frank Terry Richard T. Cezanc Donald B. Wawrzaszek Troy West

Citations

  • 912 F.2d 1158
  • 17 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 727
  • 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 15254
  • 1990 WL 124672

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “[Pjrison authorities would have greater incentive to delay the processing of section 1983 suits, since such suits often target prison officials.”
  • applies Houston “to notices of appeal filed in non-habeas civil cases by incarcerated prisoners acting pro se.”
  • The “broad language of Houston and its important policy concerns” indicate that it should be applied in contexts other than habeas cases when prisoners act pro se.
  • The \broad language of Houston and its important policy concerns\ indicate that it should be applied in contexts other than habeas cases when prisoners act pro se.
  • Houston applies retroactively to pro se state prisoners’ appeals in section 1983 actions.
  • Houston applies retroactively to pro se state prisoners' appeals in section 1983 actions.

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Judges: Choy, Thompson, Trott

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