Opinion ID: 734158
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Extensions Of Time

Text: 5 A prisoner may seek leave to extend the thirty (30) day time period to correct any filing deficiency regarding pauper status. The district court may, in its discretion, grant such an extension for up to thirty (30) days as long as the inmate files the extension motion within thirty (30) days after the district court files the order of deficiency. The extension motion must be filed within thirty (30) days of the order; otherwise the motion may not be granted unless the prisoner makes an affirmative showing that he or she did not receive the deficiency order within the thirty (30) days. If such a showing is made in a notarized statement or a declaration complying with 28 U.S.C. § 1746 and setting forth the date the inmate received the notice, then the district court may, in its discretion, grant an additional thirty (30) days from the date of the filing of the extension order to allow the prisoner to correct the deficiency. The extension motion is deemed filed when the inmate gives the document to prison officials to be mailed. See Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 270, 108 S.Ct. 2379, 2382, 101 L.Ed.2d 245 (1988). When the inmate places the motion in the prison mail system, the inmate must provide a notarized statement or declaration with the motion complying with 28 U.S.C. § 1746, setting forth the date of deposit, and stating that first class postage was prepaid. This declaration assures the court that the documents were timely given to prison officials.