Appendix B provides a checklist you can refer to when putting together your federal habeas corpus petition. You don't actually file the writ, you file a petition seeking issuance of the writ.There are federal forms that can be used. To get a writ of habeas corpus, you must file a petition for a civil (not criminal) proceeding in either state or federal court. Constitutional claims unrelated to the claim brought here were brought in the United. Except in matters of emergency, the following procedures are followed in proceedings for a writ of habeas corpus: (a) Petitioner with funds. Issues which may be raised on habeas corpus; timeliness requirements for filing the writ; format and specific Sixth District's procedures. To get a writ of habeas corpus, you must file a petition for a civil (not criminal) proceeding in either state or federal court. Through undersigned counsel and pursuant to Article 11.071 of the Texas Code of. Due to the 5th, 6th, and 14th Amendments of the Constitution, most claims concern federal constitutional rights that were violated.