This article offers trial practitioners a synopsis of the extraordinary writs most courts use to review interlocutory orders and actions. The Florida Constitution authorizes the following extraordinary writs: prohibition, mandamus, quo warranto, habeas corpus, and certiorari.To get a writ of habeas corpus, you must file a petition for a civil (not criminal) proceeding in either state or federal court. The clerk of the circuit court is authorized and required to charge the statutorily prescribed filing fees or service charges in habeas corpus proceedings. All other Writs of Habeas Corpus are to be given a civil case number and randomly assigned to a Circuit Civil Division Judge. The § 2254 allows us to bring U.S. Constitutional Issues into a Federal Court (U. Generally, anyone detained or imprisoned can file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States. If you believe the government has illegally imprisoned you and want to file a writ of habeas corpus, you should speak to a criminal defense lawyer. A petition for habeas corpus must be filed with the clerk of the court in the county where the defendant is detained. Vacancies in the office of capital collateral regional counsel shall be filled in the same manner as appointments.