OPINION BY GUNTHER, J., July 17, 1956: This is an appeal from the refusal of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County to grant the writ of habeas corpus. Department of Court Records shall assign a Family Division docket number and open a case file.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. When Chapman filed his § 1983 action in the District Court, his state appeal was pending before the Pennsylvania Superior Court. You should use this form if. Habeas Corpus, in the Federal Court, is a petition that claims that you are being detained against your US constitutional rights. 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. AEDPA on the filing of Section 2254 habeas petitions. Local Rule 212.1 Pre-Trial Procedure for All Actions in the Civil Division of the Court Of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. "When a motion is filed in a habeas case under a. Rule.