United States Ninth Circuit

In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action for impeding a prisoner's exercise of religion, the dismissal of the complaint is reversed where the mailbox rule of Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266 (1988), applies to a pro se prisoner's Section 1983 complaint.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/19/2008
• Decided 06/05/2009
• Published 06/05/2009

Judges

• WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:, Before: W. FLETCHER and RAYMOND C. FISHER, Circuit Judges, and CHARLES R. BREYER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David Christian Lundsgaard, Graham & Dunn, Seattle, WA, Dameion Douglas, Pro se, Ontario, OR, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jacqueline A. Weber, Office of the Mutlnomah County Attorney, Portland, OR, for the appellees.