Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Doe continues to be held in the King County Correctional Facility as of the submission of this writ.A writ of habeas corpus is a judicial mandate to a prison official, usually the warden, ordering that an inmate be brought to the court. Appendix B provides a checklist you can refer to when putting together your federal habeas corpus petition. Subsequently file an out of time, amended petition relating back to his original timely petition under a claim of improper dismissal). To file a habeas corpus petition, you must prepare a written request to a court or judge, known as a writ of habeas corpus. Any prisoner, or another person acting on their behalf, may petition the court, or a judge, for a writ of habeas corpus. JOSEPH PONTE, Commissioner,. Department of Correction,. Respondent.