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Prisoner's Civil Suit Filed When Given to Prison Officials in Texas

By Matthew T. Clarke

On December 8, 2004, the Texas Court of Appeals held that a prisoner's
lawsuit was considered filed the day he turned it over to prison officials
for mailing.

Edwin H. Witherspoon, a Texas state prisoner, filed a civil rights suit
against prison officials in state court. ...

 

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