UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
INFORMAL BRIEF
RE:
Declaration of Inmate Filing
1.
An inmate's notice of appeal is timely if it was deposited in the institution's internal mail
system, with postage prepaid, on or before the last day for filing. Timely filing may be
shown by:
• a postmark or date stamp showing that the notice of appeal was timely deposited in
the institution's internal mail system, with postage prepaid, or
• a declaration of the inmate, under penalty of perjury, of the date on which the notice
of appeal was deposited in the institution's internal mail system with postage prepaid.
To include a declaration of inmate filing as part of your informal brief, complete and
sign the declaration below:
Declaration of Inmate Filing
I am an inmate confined in an institution. I deposited my notice of appeal in the institution's
internal mail system on ___________________ [insert date]. First-class postage is being prepaid
either by me or by the institution on my behalf.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct (see 28 U.S.C. § 1746;
18 U.S.C. § 1621).
Signature: _______________________________
Date: ______________________
Jurisdiction
2.
Name of the court or agency from which you are appealing:
Dates of the order or orders for which review is sought:
Issues for Review
3.
Use the following spaces to set forth the facts and argument in support of the issues you
wish the Court of Appeals to consider. The parties may cite case law, but citations are
not required.
Issue 1.