STATE OF OHIO. Plaintiff. You should use this form if.Petitioner, a member of the Ohio bar, has been held in contempt of a state court and sentenced to jail and fined. On March 24, 2009, petitioner filed the instant petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Image 4 of Judge Leavitt's decision in the habeas corpus case. Generally, anyone detained or imprisoned can file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States. §2241(c) allows federal courts to is sue a writ of habeas corpus ordering the transporta tion of a state prisoner only when necessary to bring. As an incarcerated person. 109-1038 — HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS AND ISSUES OF ACTUAL INNOCENCE109th Congress (2005-2006). Senate Committee Meeting.