Legal Opinion
United States v. Brett C. Kimberlin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 25, 1990No. 88-1181, 88-1650PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
In 1988 this court dismissed Brett Kim-berlin’s appeal for want of jurisdiction, because the notice of appeal reached the clerk’s office after the time provided by Fed.R.App.P. -4. Shortly after we entered judgment, the Supreme Court held in Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 108 S.Ct. 2379, 101 L.Ed.2d 245 (1988), that an indigent, unrepresented prisoner may file a notice of appeal by tendering it to prison officials rather than to the clerk of the district court. The Court remanded Kimberlin’s case to us, — U.S. -, 109 S.Ct. 39, 102 L.Ed.2d 19 (1988), with…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Pennsylvania v. FinleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Missouri v. JenkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Fallen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Hill v. HawesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by21 opinions
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