State Ex Rel. Shimkus v. Sondalle

¶ 1. Mark Shimkus, an inmate of the Fox Lake Correctional Institution, appearing pro se, appeals from an order dismissing his certiorari petition challenging the decision of a prison disciplinary committee. The circuit court dismissed the petition as untimely filed. Because it is undisputed that Shimkus deposited his petition, along with an authorization to withdraw the filing fee from his prison account, in the appropriate mail receptacle at Fox Lake well within the time limit for filing such actions, we reverse, concluding that, under these circumstances, the forty-five day time limit for…