SECTION 2255 MOTIONS
Petitions for a writ of habeas corpus and complaints pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 filed by a
petitioner incarcerated in the District of Columbia, and motions filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §
2255 (attacking a sentence imposed by the Court), must be filed on standard forms to be supplied
upon request to the petitioner or plaintiff by the Clerk without cost. Counsel filing a petition for
a writ of habeas corpus, a complaint under 42 U.S.C. §1983, or a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255
need not use a standard form, but any such petition, complaint or motion shall contain essentially
the same information set forth on the standard form.
