Motion vault

RESEARCH RESOURCE: Not reviewed or approved as a filing-ready motion.

Jurisdiction: Federal; caption-specific; capital habeas

Document type: historical habeas court order

Potential use: Proposed-order structures for counsel, exhaustion, evidentiary scheduling, expert funding and prisoner participation

Limitations: FJC examples are historical and not endorsed as current law. 2010 guide predates Pinholster and Shinn. Orders are not motions; no universal right to discovery, funds or a hearing. Verify current local rules and governing law.

RESEARCH RESOURCE: Not reviewed or approved as a filing-ready motion.

Jurisdiction: Federal; caption-specific; capital habeas

Document type: historical habeas court order

Potential use: Proposed-order structures for counsel, exhaustion, evidentiary scheduling, expert funding and prisoner participation

Limitations: FJC examples are historical and not endorsed as current law. 2010 guide predates Pinholster and Shinn. Orders are not motions; no universal right to discovery, funds or a hearing. Verify current local rules and governing law.

RESEARCH RESOURCE: Not reviewed or approved as a filing-ready motion.

Jurisdiction: Federal; caption-specific; capital habeas

Document type: historical habeas court order

Potential use: Proposed-order structures for counsel, exhaustion, evidentiary scheduling, expert funding and prisoner participation

Limitations: FJC examples are historical and not endorsed as current law. 2010 guide predates Pinholster and Shinn. Orders are not motions; no universal right to discovery, funds or a hearing. Verify current local rules and governing law.

RESEARCH RESOURCE: Not reviewed or approved as a filing-ready motion.

Jurisdiction: Federal; caption-specific; capital habeas

Document type: historical habeas court order

Potential use: Proposed-order structures for counsel, exhaustion, evidentiary scheduling, expert funding and prisoner participation

Limitations: FJC examples are historical and not endorsed as current law. 2010 guide predates Pinholster and Shinn. Orders are not motions; no universal right to discovery, funds or a hearing. Verify current local rules and governing law.

RESEARCH RESOURCE: Not reviewed or approved as a filing-ready motion.

Jurisdiction: Federal; caption-specific; capital habeas

Document type: historical habeas court order

Potential use: Proposed-order structures for counsel, exhaustion, evidentiary scheduling, expert funding and prisoner participation

Limitations: FJC examples are historical and not endorsed as current law. 2010 guide predates Pinholster and Shinn. Orders are not motions; no universal right to discovery, funds or a hearing. Verify current local rules and governing law.

RESEARCH RESOURCE: Not reviewed or approved as a filing-ready motion.

Jurisdiction: Federal; caption-specific; capital habeas

Document type: historical habeas court order

Potential use: Proposed-order structures for counsel, exhaustion, evidentiary scheduling, expert funding and prisoner participation

Limitations: FJC examples are historical and not endorsed as current law. 2010 guide predates Pinholster and Shinn. Orders are not motions; no universal right to discovery, funds or a hearing. Verify current local rules and governing law.

RESEARCH RESOURCE: Not reviewed or approved as a filing-ready motion.

Jurisdiction: Federal; caption-specific; capital habeas

Document type: historical habeas court order

Potential use: Proposed-order structures for counsel, exhaustion, evidentiary scheduling, expert funding and prisoner participation

Limitations: FJC examples are historical and not endorsed as current law. 2010 guide predates Pinholster and Shinn. Orders are not motions; no universal right to discovery, funds or a hearing. Verify current local rules and governing law.

RESEARCH RESOURCE: Not reviewed or approved as a filing-ready motion.

Jurisdiction: Federal; caption-specific; capital habeas

Document type: judicial case-management guide

Potential use: Proposed-order structures for counsel, exhaustion, evidentiary scheduling, expert funding and prisoner participation

Limitations: FJC examples are historical and not endorsed as current law. 2010 guide predates Pinholster and Shinn. Orders are not motions; no universal right to discovery, funds or a hearing. Verify current local rules and governing law.

RESEARCH RESOURCE: Not reviewed or approved as a filing-ready motion.

Jurisdiction: Federal; ACLU-authored research guide

Document type: search warrant litigation research guide

Potential use: Defense-side examples for preserving or developing PCR claims, sentence challenges, expert issues and evidentiary requests

Limitations: Historical federal defense example; some are pretrial only. Not a stand-alone PCR vehicle. Check subsequent law, current Rule 702, sentencing definitions, local rules, facts and actual disposition.

RESEARCH RESOURCE: Not reviewed or approved as a filing-ready motion.

Jurisdiction: Federal; Northern District of California brief bank, Ninth Circuit context

Document type: defense motion or brief

Potential use: Defense-side examples for preserving or developing PCR claims, sentence challenges, expert issues and evidentiary requests

Limitations: Historical federal defense example; some are pretrial only. Not a stand-alone PCR vehicle. Check subsequent law, current Rule 702, sentencing definitions, local rules, facts and actual disposition.