PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS Chapter 5: Docketing the
Lead Event 1
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Select Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus from the Available
Events menu. Clicking on the word Petition places it in the
Selected Event box. 2
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Select the party you are representing in this case and click
NEXT. 3
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ECF displays this screen when the attorney filing the document
is appearing in this case for the first time. This will add the
attorney's information to the docket and activate electronic
notice. Leave all boxes checked and Click NEXT.
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Select the party or parties you are filing against. To select
multiple parties, hold down the Ctrl key and click on each of the
desired parties. Once you have selected your parties, click NEXT.
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Attach the Petition All documents must be in PDF format and
cannot exceed 10 MB (megabytes) in size. Click on the Main Document
Browse button to begin. Navigate to the appropriate directory and
file on your computer to locate the Petition. Make sure you are
attaching the correct one. Double click on the file name to upload
the file to CM/ECF. 6
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The petition will appear in the Filename window box. 7
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The filing fee for a Habeas Corpus petition is $5.00. Click
NEXT to continue to Pay.gov to pay the filing fee. 8
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In Pay.gov, enter payment information about your debit card,
credit card or bank account and click Continue.
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Complete the authorization and click Submit Payment.
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The docket text of your transaction is displayed. Modify the
docket text by either the drop down menu or the description text
box and click NEXT.
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This is the final text of the official court record. Pressing
the NEXT button commits this transaction. You will have no further
opportunity to modify this transaction if you continue.
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This is your receipt, the Notice of Electronic Filing. You will
also receive e-mail notification of this filing with a link to the
document.