Habeas Corpus, in the Federal Court, is a petition that claims that you are being detained against your US constitutional rights. These are the official forms for use in Family Court proceedings.Meanwhile, while his § 2255 case was still pending in the Northern District of Texas, Mr. Fulton, again pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. You should use this form if. Federal habeas corpus is a procedure under which a federal court may review the legality of an individual's incarceration. This action is before the Court on Diane Monroe's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Henry Cook Salisbury, appellant, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking his release from the custody of T. Ralph Grimes, Sheriff of Fulton County. Involved in a criminal case or a habeas proceeding for an indigent defendant. Petition for habeas corpus must be filed in county of petitioner's conviction. Allen is examined as the case that firmly established that all Federal constitutional claims may be heard through the writ of habeas corpus.