Charles Clay Warner, Jr., Petitioner v. Zelda G. Glass, Respondent

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that a pro se inmate’s civil petition is deemed filed when the inmate places it in a properly addressed and stamped envelope that is received by prison authorities for mailing, rather than when the clerk actually receives it. Applying that rule, the Court reversed the Court of Appeals' affirmation of the trial court’s dismissal and remanded for further proceedings.