The purpose of this manual is to aid you, proceeding pro se, in preparing pleadings to file with the Supreme Court. If you want a file-stamped copy of the petition, you must enclose an additional copy of the petition and ask the court to file-stamp it and return it to you.Included on this page are forms for filing civil complaints, private criminal complaints and notices of settlement when cases are privately resolved. These are the official forms for use in Family Court proceedings. That provision allows a federal court to grant a state prisoner the writ of habeas corpus "on the ground that he or she is in custody in. These sample forms may be useful when filing documents for the civil and family courts. If you have any questions, consult an attorney. Sample Forms These sample forms may be useful when filing documents for the civil and family courts. If you have any questions, consult an attorney. § 2254 habeas corpus petition in the E.D. PA. if it is deemed timely filed under the AEDPA and if he has exhausted his claims.