Habeas Corpus PETITION COMESNOW the petitioner by the undersigned attorney, and unto this Honorable Court, respectfully avers: 1. That the petitioner and the respondent are both of age, and residents of ______________________; 2. That the petitioner, _____________________, in whose behalf this application is being made, is actually restrained of his liberty by the respondent’s _____________the latter’s residence at _______________; 3. That this restraint of liberty consists of the following: (State facts
constituting the illegal confinement); 4. That such restraint of liberty of the petitioner by the respondent is without any legal authority; 5.That the petitioner through counsel has exhausted all efforts available at law .and that he has no other plain, speedy, and adequate remedy to protect his personal rights except by his application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. WHEREFORE, your petitioner prays that a Writ of Habeas Corpus be issued by his honorable Court, directed to ________________ commanding the latter to have the body of __________________before this Court at the time and place therein specified, and to summon the respondent ____________________ then and there to appear and to Show cause of the detention of said ___________________; _______________________ And that after due proceedings, the said ____________________ be restored to his liberty and forthwith dis-charged from confinement.
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