You should use this form if. • you are a federal prisoner and you wish to challenge the way your sentence is being carried out (for example, you.It tests the legality of a detention or a restraint and the goal is to use it really almost i guess it's an emergency basis. Habeas Corpus, A writ employed to bring a person before a court, most frequently to ensure that the party's imprisonment or detention is not illegal. This Court ordered Defendant's counsel to file a response to the. State's motion and to indicate whether he was adopting the appeal. You are required to calculate the values for each schedule and insert on the forms as appropriate. (b) Petitions for writs seeking certiorari, habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto, or prohibition filed with the Clerk, including any petition arising out of a. This article offers trial practitioners a synopsis of the extraordinary writs most courts use to review interlocutory orders and actions. Habeas corpus means "that you have the body," and is a writ of inquiry used to test the validity of a person's detention.