Meshell v. Dretke

Full title: RONNIE LYNN MESHELL, Petitioner, v. DOUGLAS DRETKE, Director, Texas…

Court: United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Dallas Division

Date published: Aug 23, 2005

No. 3:03-CV-086-D (N.D. Tex. Aug. 23, 2005)

Opinion

No. 3:03-CV-086-D.

August 23, 2005

ORDER

SIDNEY FITZWATER, District Judge

After conducting a de novo review, the Court finds that the Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge are correct, and they are adopted as the findings and conclusions of the Court.

Petitioner's motion to reopen the time for filing an appeal is GRANTED. Petitioner's appeal filed July 13, 2005,¹ shall be considered timely filed.

1 Petitioner's motion is dated July 13, 2005, and was docketed July 18, 2005. See Spotville v. Cain, 149 F.3d 374, 377 (5^th Cir. 1998) (per curiam) (holding, under prison mailbox rule, pro se motions are filed when papers are delivered to prison authorities for mailing).

SO ORDERED.