US · rules
D. Utah DUCivR 5-4
Habeas Corpus Petitions and Prisoner Civil Rights Complaints
Forms.
Unless represented by counsel, an incarcerated party must use forms that are
substantially the same as those forms available from the Clerk of Court when
filing:
(1) habeas corpus petitions under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2254 or 2255;
(2) complaints under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 or 1985; or
(3) complaints under any other civil-rights statute, if a form is available.
Answers.
The responding party need not answer a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed
under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2254 or 2255 until the court notifies the parties that an
answer is required.
Provenance
- Source
- www.utd.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-19
- Content hash
e671e4bc591d3d6b084fb10431fa98f36adff07f92a5813866735ce938a6334a
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