This manual explains how someone without a lawyer can file a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the California state courts. This petition must be clearly handwritten in ink or typed.You should exercise care to make sure all answers are true and correct. Sacramento County Superior Court. The Writ of Habeas Corpus protects prison inmates from false imprisonment to ensure people are not thrown into jail unlawfully. Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. They withdrew following a change of venue of the trial from San Francisco to Sacramento, California. Judge Puglia appointed Mr. Hamilton Hintz of Sacramento, California to represent the Defendant in early April, 1974. In responding to his arguments, the Sacramento County Superior Court held: The petition for writ of habeas corpus has been filed and considered. By order filed January 10, 2013, petitioner's complaint was dismissed, and petitioner was granted leave to file an amended petition for writ of habeas corpus.