The petition must be typed or neatly written, and you must sign and date it under penalty of perjury. A false statement may lead to prosecution.Except for original actions in habeas corpus, original actions also require a deposit in the amount of one hundred dollars as security for costs. The attorney filing a case should complete the form as follows: I.(a) Plaintiffs-Defendants. On June 16, 2014, Clinton Linder ("Petitioner"), pro se, executed a petition for a writ of federal habeas corpus in this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Where can I file a state writ of habeas corpus? You can file in a common pleas court, a court of appeals, or the Ohio Supreme Court. Habeas corpus should be denied unless the state court decision was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law as. Before the Court is the Petition of Cornelius Lynch ("Lynch" or "Petitioner"), for a Writ of Habeas Corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. If they are all from the same proceedings, must fill out a separate form for each cause number.