Since 2011. An occasional commonplacing of the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal.
Not written by a barrister. The name was thought up by a second-year American law student sitting in a coffeehouse in Manhattan. Neither an authoritative statement of the law nor legal advice. Don't rely. Quick work.
Fifth Circuit: Clarence Brown v. Allison Taylor, et al
Prisons, FRCP
Prisoner mailbox rule is potentially applicable in cases of civil confinement.
Sua sponte dismissal of pro se claim without notice or opportunity to amend was error.