(a) REQUIRED FORM. A pro se person in custody must use the
standard form — available without charge from the clerk and on the
court’s website — to file:
(1) an application under 28 U.S.C. § 2241,
(2) an application under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 or a motion under 28
U.S.C. § 2255, or
(3) a complaint, such as a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint, that
alleges a violation of the United States Constitution or other
federal law by a governmental official.
(b) FEE. In an in forma pauperis action by a person in custody, the
judge can order the person to pay the clerk’s and the marshal’s fee.
Failure to pay can result in dismissal of the action.
