Local Rule DUCivR 5-4: HABEAS CORPUS PETITIONS AND PRISONER CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINTS
D. Utah — Civil rule
DUCivR 5-4 HABEAS CORPUS PETITIONS AND PRISONER CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINTS
(a) 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.
(b) 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.