entry of the judgment. Fed.R.Civ.P. 59(e); Rice v. Ford Motor Co., 88 F.3d 914, 918 (11th Cir.1996). In calculating this time period: [T]he day of the act, event, or default from which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the period so computed shall be included, unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday.... When the period of time prescribed or allowed is less than 11 days, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays shall be excluded in the computation. Fed.R.Civ.P. 6(a). Here, Nelson filed by placing in the prison mail his Rule 59(e) motion on October 4, 2004. See Fed.R.App.P. 4(c)(1) (appeals by inmates confined in an institution); Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 276, 108 S.Ct. 2379, 2385, 101 L.Ed.2d 245 (1988) (<HOLDING>). Contrary to the defendants’ jurisdictional
holding that prisoners notice of appeal deemed filed on date he delivered it to prison officials for mailing to court holding that prisoners notice of appeal is deemed filed on date he delivered it to prison officials for mailing to court holding that a pro se prisoners notice of appeal is considered filed upon delivery to prison authorities for mailing to the court holding that an noa filed by a pro se prisoner is deemed filed on the date that the prisoner delivers it to prison authorities for mailing holding that a pro se prisoner complaint is deemed filed as of the date the prisoner gives the complaint to prison officials to be forwarded to the court