For state prisoners, this may mean first presenting your claims to the state courts, including the state supreme court, before seeking federal habeas relief. Pro Se Prisoner Resources, from the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.By submitting your application for PISA, you are allowing the HCAO to share information related to your case with UST Law. The deadline for filing a habeas corpus petition expired one year later, in August 2009. First, a U.S.C. § 2254 allows us to file a petition for Habeas Corpus when the client is in custody under sentence of a state court and is in a state prison. How to File Habeas Corpus and Compassionate Release David is a law school graduate and former practicing attorney. Latin for "that you have the body.