Habeas Corpus SCOTUS
SCOTUS Rule 20 For Habeas Corpus
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The Clerk of SCOTUS denies petitions for writs of habeas corpus not by Rule 20.4. (b) but by Rule 14 (g)(h) not applicable for petition for writ of Habeas corpus.
Rule 20. 2.
A petition seeking a writ authorized by 28 U. S. C. § 1651(a), § 2241, or § 2254(a) shall be prepared in all respects as required by Rules 33 and 34. The petition shall be captioned “In re [name of petitioner]” and shall follow, insofar as applicable, the form of a petition for a writ of certiorari prescribed by Rule 14. All contentions in support of the petition shall be included in the petition. The case will be placed on the docket when 40 copies of the petition are fled with the Clerk and the docket fee is paid, except that a petitioner proceeding in forma pauperis under Rule 39, including an inmate of an institution, shall file the number of copies required for a petition by such a person under Rule 12.2, together with a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, a copy of which shall precede and be attached to each copy of the petition. The petition shall be served as required by Rule 29 (subject to subparagraph 4(b) of this Rule).
Rule 14 (g) A concise statement of the case setting out the facts material to consideration of the questions presented, and also containing the following:
(i) If review of a state-court judgment ……
(ii) If review of a judgment of a United States court
(h) A direct and concise argument amplifying the reasons relied on for allowance of the writ. See Rule 10
Rule 10. Considerations Governing Review on Certiorari
(a) a United States court of appeals has entered a decision in conflict with the decision of another United States court of appeals . . .
(b) a state court of last resort has decided an important federal question in a way that conflicts with the decision of another state court of last resort or of a United States court of appeals;
(c) a state court or a United States court of appeals has decided an important question of federal law that has not been, but should be, settled by this Court, or has decided an important federal question in a way that conflicts with relevant decisions of this Court.
Rule 20. 4.
(a) A petition seeking a writ of habeas corpus shall comply with the requirements of 28 U. S. C. §§ 2241 and 2242, and in particular with the provision in the last paragraph of § 2242, which requires a statement of the “reasons for not making application to the district court of the district in which the applicant is held.” If the relief sought is from the judgment of a state court, the petition shall set out specifically how and where the petitioner has exhausted available remedies in the state courts or otherwise comes within the provisions of 28 U. S. C. § 2254(b). To justify the granting of a writ of habeas corpus, the petitioner must show that exceptional circumstances warrant the exercise of the Court’s discretionary powers, and that adequate relief cannot be obtained in any other form or from any other court. This writ is rarely granted.
(b) Habeas corpus proceedings, except in capital cases, are ex parte, unless the Court requires the respondent to show cause why the petition for a writ of habeas corpus should not be granted. A response, if ordered, or in a capital case, shall comply fully with Rule 15. Neither the denial of the petition, without more, nor an order of transfer to a district court under the authority of 28 U. S. C. § 2241(b), is an adjudication on the merits, and therefore does not preclude further application to another court for the relief sought.
Rule 20. 5.
The Clerk will distribute the documents to the Court for its consideration [ . . . ] when a response under subparagraph 4(b) has been ordered and fled, when the time to file has expired, or when the right to file has been expressly waived.
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