This petition must be clearly handwritten in ink or typed. You should exercise care to make sure all answers are true and correct.(a) Petition; form and court ruling. (1) Except as provided in (2), the petition must be on the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (form HC-001). There is an official form (Judicial Council Form HC-001) for filing a state petition for writ of habeas corpus. Williams filed a habeas corpus petition in federal district court, asserting five of the seven errors raised in his delayed motion. Keith Williams appeals the district court's denial of his habeas corpus petition. A detainee or their authorized representative actively petitions a court for relief through a legal process. Notably, before this 2016 law went into effect, the only way someone convicted of a crime could vacate their judgments was to file a habeas corpus petition.