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· 10/18/2001

Willie Edwards, Jr. v. United States

Citations

  • 266 F.3d 756
  • 2001 WL 1117270

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that the mailbox rule applies to motions filed pursuant to Rule 59(e), under the reasoning of Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266 (1988)
  • discussing Houston and collecting circuit court cases applying the rule to various types of court filings
  • listing numerous situations in which the prison mailbox rule has been applied
  • applying “prison mailbox rule” to prisoner’s Rule 59(e) motion
  • mailbox rule applies to Rule 59(e) motions
  • mailbox rule applies to Rule 59(e) motions

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Judges: Posner, Ripple, Wood

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