The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it. The Writ of Habeas Corpus protects prison inmates from false imprisonment to ensure people are not thrown into jail unlawfully.The court must rule on a petition for writ of habeas corpus within 60 days after the petition is filed. A Writ of Habeas Corpus is one of the primary ways of obtaining a client's freedom based on his or her actual innocence. This petition, called a writ of Habeas Corpus, is filed in Federal Court (US District Court ) whether you are serving time in a federal or state prison. Senior Circuit Judge, San Diego, California. This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed on behalf of. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX seeking relief to remedy his unlawful detention. App.—San Antonio 1991, pet. Forma pauperis with a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus ("Petition") pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenges his conviction in San Diego.