Ficher v. Kent

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA CHARLES F. FICHER, JR. #332513 CIVIL ACTION VERSUS NO. 14-2281 JASON KENT, WARDEN, D.W.C.C. SECTION: E (5 ) ORDER AND REASONS Plaintiff Charles Ficher, Jr. filed a notice of appeal1 of a judgment entered by the District Court on August 2, 2019.2 The Fifth Circuit remanded the case to this Court for a determination of whether Plaintiff’s notice of appeal was timely filed under the prison mailbox rule found in Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(c)(1).3 LAW AND ANALYSIS The Fifth Circuit has held that petitioners seeking habeas corpus…