PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Instructions. 1. Who Should Use This Form.As Rule 40 points out, petitions for rehearing should alert the panel to specific factual or legal matters that the party raised, but that the panel may have. A party may petition for review without petitioning for rehearing in the Court of Appeal, but as a policy matter the Supreme Court normally will accept the. This is part two on researching the steps to file a petition for writ of certiorari and a brief of amicus curiae in the United States Supreme Court (USSC). It will then address the Court's criteria for granting petitions and when not to seek Supreme Court review. You must fill out the written answer form and then serve the form on the other side. Is preferable that notice of the application is given before issue and the. MA form filled out and submitted with the application in order to expedite. The form for a federal habeas petition is simple to download and fill out for yow- client.