---
title: "Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241"
citation: "AO 242"
authority_id: "AUTH-AO-242"
authority_type: "policy"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "nonbinding_official_form"
official_url: "https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/forms/petition-a-writ-habeas-corpus-under-28-usc-ss-2241"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-AO-242/"
legal_review: "2026-08-25"
links_checked: "2026-10-15"
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license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241

## Holding or rule used

National § 2241 petition form, subject to current district form and local filing requirements.

## Material limitation

Use only for the bounded proposition in the linked modules. The actual custody, filing posture, respondent, district, circuit law, administrative record, continuing injury, merits, and relief remain separate where identified.

## Official source and pinpoints

AO 242, AO 242 (effective September 1, 2017): <https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/forms/petition-a-writ-habeas-corpus-under-28-usc-ss-2241>


## Used in

- [28 U.S.C. § 2241 — Filing, Custodian, District, and Administrative Exhaustion](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/60-post-conviction/2241-filing-jurisdiction-respondent-and-exhaustion.md)