Habeas corpus is filed in the appellate court or submitted to a justice or judge. The following list describes all the document types currently available for efiling in the Utah State Courts.A person may petition an appellate court for extraordinary relief referred to in Rule 65B of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure 65B. This chapter does not apply to: (a), habeas corpus petitions that do not challenge a conviction or sentence for a criminal offense;. 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. I am trying to file a writ of habeas corpus for my brother that is incarcerated in wayne county jail. I need help filling it out. The petition must name the custodian as the respondent and state the facts concerning the applicant's custody and include the legal basis for the request. Federal courts are not required to hear the petition if a previous petition presented the same issues and no new grounds were brought up. My sons father snatched him out of my arms during an out of state visit and refused to return my son to me.