Legal Opinion

Roosevelt Miller v. George Sumner, Director Nevada Department of Prisons State Attorney General of Nevada

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided December 4, 1990No. 88-1798PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RYMER, Circuit Judge:

The notice of appeal in this action was filed by Roosevelt Miller, a Nevada state prisoner, more than thirty days after entry of the order appealed from. It was therefore untimely under Fed.R.App.P. 4(a)(1). However, because notices of appeal by pro se prisoners are deemed filed when delivered to prison authorities for forwarding to the court under Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 108 S.Ct. 2379, 101 L.Ed.2d 245 (1988), we remanded for the district court to determine whether Miller delivered his notice within the applicable period. Miller v. Sumner, 872 F.2d 287 (9th…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Houston v. LackSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Roosevelt Miller v. George Sumner, Director, Nevada Department of Prisons State Attorney General of NevadaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989

3Cited by19 opinions

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  5. United States v. Louis A. LeonardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991

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