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Legal Mail Use Required to Invoke Mail Box Rule
Rule 4(c)(1), Fed.R.App.P., allows an incarcerated appellant to rely on
timely placement of a notice of appeal in the institution's internal mail
system, but requires a declaration or notarized statement setting forth the
date of deposit and that first-class postage was paid. Absent the
declaration or statement, the court lacks …
timely placement of a notice of appeal in the institution's internal mail
system, but requires a declaration or notarized statement setting forth the
date of deposit and that first-class postage was paid. Absent the
declaration or statement, the court lacks …
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