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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT HACKWORTH, JR.,

Plaintiff,

v.

E. AREVALOS, et al.,

Defendant.

No. 1:19-cv-1362 NONE JLT P 

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION FOR HEARING 

(Doc. 21) 

Plaintiff moves for a hearing to address his concerns regarding the delayed mailing of his 

second amended complaint by institutional staff at Kern Valley State Prison. Plaintiff’s primary 

concern appears to be that the pleading will be considered untimely even though he mailed it two 

weeks before the filing deadline. While the Court did not receive this pleading until August 3, 

2020—shortly after the filing deadline—plaintiff’s proof of service indicates that he submitted it for 

mailing on July 15, 2020. (See Doc. 20 at 69.) Under the “mailbox rule,” when a pro se prisoner 

gives prison authorities a pleading to mail to court, the court deems the pleading constructively 

“filed” on the date it is signed. Roberts v. Marshall, 627 F.3d 768, 770 n.1 (9th Cir. 2010); see

Douglas v. Noelle, 567 F.3d 1103, 1107 (9th Cir. 2009) (stating the “mailbox rule applies to Section 

1983 suits filed by pro se prisoners”).

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Pursuant to the mailbox rule, plaintiff’s second amended complaint is deemed timely filed, 

even though it was received after the filing deadline. Plaintiff’s motion for a hearing (Doc. 21) is 

therefore DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 2, 2020 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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