Post-conviction, habeas, writ and cert petitions, drafted to your court's rules
For people representing themselves and for law firms, in state and federal courts across the United States. The software drafts the petition; you review it, sign it and file it.
Legal Ops Depot is litigation software. Its engine drafts a petition of any kind, for post-conviction relief, habeas corpus, an extraordinary writ or review by a higher court (cert-style), for the court on your caption and to that court's official rules, with every case citation checked on 4 points. You review it, sign it and file it yourself. One price per filing, paid once: $899.
Petition: post-conviction, habeas, writ or cert
$899one price per filing, paid once
A petition of any kind: post-conviction relief, habeas corpus, an extraordinary writ, or review by a higher court (cert-style).
- Any one petition: post-conviction, habeas, writ or cert-style
- Every case citation checked on 4 points
- 3 checkpoints: two stops for your review, then a final read
- The filing packet, formatted to your court's rules
- You review it, sign it and file it
Payment through Stripe. Not a law firm.
- About 10 million court decisions in the law library
- 77.5 million citation links between those decisions
- 3,400 courts matched to their official court rules, in 57 U.S. jurisdictions
- 15 phases 94 defined steps and 3 checkpoints behind every filing
Which petitions does the software draft?
One item on Pricing covers each of these. You choose the petition; the software drafts the one you choose.
Post-conviction relief
A challenge to a criminal conviction or sentence after the direct appeal has ended. The catalog puts all post-conviction relief under the Petition item, whatever the court calls the paper.
Habeas corpus
A petition for a writ of habeas corpus, in state court or in federal court.
Extraordinary writ
A petition for an extraordinary writ, such as mandamus or prohibition.
Review by a higher court
Cert-style petitions, including a petition for a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court.
What do you get with a petition?
A finished packet you can take to the clerk, the same for every filing: what you receive on How it works.
The filing itself
The filing itself, formatted to your court's rules: caption, margins, fonts, spacing, and page or word limits.
Every companion document
Every companion document that court requires with it, such as a cover page, certificate of service, certificate of compliance and table of authorities.
Exhibits, indexed and numbered
Exhibits, indexed and numbered. A record appendix is ordered separately.
A citation ledger
A citation ledger: every case the filing relies on, where it came from, and why it fits your facts.
The deadline math
The deadline math, written out, with the rule each date comes from.
A print-ready PDF
A print-ready PDF, checked page by page.
How does the software build the petition?
The same engine builds every filing: 15 phases, 94 defined steps and 3 checkpoints. See every phase on How it works.
You order it on Pricing
Payment runs through Stripe. Your card details go straight to Stripe; this site never sees or stores them.
You add your case details
Your order is saved in your account, and you add your case details there: who is filing, the court if you know it, the signature-block lines and your documents.
The engine does the work
The record and every document you give it are read in full, day-count deadlines are computed from the document and the rule text (the federal habeas one-year limit is flagged for you to check), and the research runs in the law library, the authority that binds your court first and the law against the petition searched as hard as the law for it. Then the petition is drafted to your court's rules, attacked, and every case citation is verified.
You review at 3 checkpoints
By default, the work stops twice for review, and the whole filing gets a final read before it ships. In order: Checkpoint 1 · The consult (after intake), Checkpoint 2 · Strategy sign-off (before drafting) and Checkpoint 3 · Final read (before filing).
You sign it and file it
The finished packet comes back to you. You sign it and file it with the clerk yourself. The software does not appear in your case, speak for you, or sign anything for you.
- It existsThe case is found in the source, not recalled from memory.
- The quote is word for wordAny quoted language matches the opinion exactly.
- It says what the filing saysThe point it is cited for is actually in the opinion.
- No later decision found overrules itThe research looks for later decisions that cite it.
Only overruled U.S. Supreme Court decisions are flagged automatically, so read the limits.
How much does a petition cost?
One price per filing, paid once. The price shown here is read from the same catalog as Pricing.
Petition: post-conviction, habeas, writ or cert
$899one price per filing, paid once
A petition of any kind: post-conviction relief, habeas corpus, an extraordinary writ, or review by a higher court (cert-style).
- Any one petition: post-conviction, habeas, writ or cert-style
- Every case citation checked on 4 points
- 3 checkpoints: two stops for your review, then a final read
- The filing packet, formatted to your court's rules
- You review it, sign it and file it
Payment through Stripe. Not a law firm.
Filings priced separately
This item is one petition. A record appendix is a separate item, and so are motions, briefs and a notice of appeal. The court's own filing fee is not included; you pay it to the clerk. See every price.
Not sure which item fits?
For a filing not listed or a firm’s volume, request a quote and get a price before you pay anything. Rush: flat rate, or quoted pricing available for large filings.
Questions about petitions
Which petitions does the Petition item cover?
A petition of any kind: post-conviction relief, habeas corpus, an extraordinary writ, or review by a higher court (cert-style). One price per filing, paid once.
My court calls it a motion, not a petition. Which item is it?
The Petition item. The catalog puts all post-conviction relief under the Petition item, whatever the court calls the paper: a 3.850, a 440.10, an 11.07, a PCRA petition or a federal § 2255 motion.
Does it work in state and federal court?
Yes. The engine works to the official rules of the court on your caption, state or federal, once that court's rules are loaded. The law library has 3,400 courts matched to their official court rules, in 57 U.S. jurisdictions.
Does the software keep track of my deadline?
It checks every document for deadlines, computes them from the document and the rule text, and writes out the deadline math with the rule each date comes from. The one-year limit for a federal habeas petition (28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)) is not computed: it is flagged for you to check. Filing on time stays your responsibility.
Is Legal Ops Depot a law firm? Will it tell me how my case will turn out?
No. Legal Ops Depot is AI litigation software, not a law firm. Nothing here is legal advice, and no result is promised. The software drafts the petition at your direction; you review it, sign it and file it yourself.
How are the case citations checked?
Every case citation is checked against the full court opinion on 4 points: the case exists, any quote is word for word, the case says what the petition says it says, and no later decision the research finds overrules it. A citation that fails any point is removed.
Why is every case citation checked?
Because AI tools can invent cases. A public database of court decisions that found a party relied on AI-invented material, mostly fake citations, listed 2,225 cases as of October 27, 2026 (AI Hallucination Cases, by Damien Charlotin). Some courts now require anyone who used generative AI on a filing, including people representing themselves, to say so and to certify that every citation was verified; the circuit courts for Miami-Dade and Broward counties in Florida did so in orders of May 20, 2026 (Florida Bar News, May 21, 2026). The software checks each case citation in the petition on 4 points and removes any that fails. Following your court's rules on AI use is still your responsibility.
Why not use the free court form?
You can, and if a free form fits your case, use it. Many courts publish free fill-in forms for people representing themselves. A form gives you the blanks to fill in. It does not research the law, find and check the case citations, or write the petition to your court's rules. That is the work the software does.
Guides on petitions
- GuideWhat is post-conviction relief?How it differs from an appeal, what it is called in each state, and why its deadlines matter.
- GuideHow do I petition the U.S. Supreme Court?Cert petitions, extraordinary writs, the deadline and the format.
- GuideHow do I write an appellate brief?The steps of an appeal, the parts of a brief, its length limits and the mistakes that sink one.
- GuideHow do you file a federal habeas corpus petition?Exhaustion, the one-year limit, the right court, form AO 241 and what happens after you file.
- GuideWhat is the deadline for a federal habeas petition?The one-year limit in 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d): when it starts, what pauses it, and equitable tolling.
- GuideHow do you file a § 2255 motion?The sentencing court, form AO 243, what goes in it, the one-motion rule and what the court does next.
Suing over a civil rights violation instead? That is a complaint, not a petition.
See civil rights complaintsLegal Ops Depot is AI litigation software, not a law firm, and nothing on this page is legal advice. The software drafts at your direction; you decide what to file, and you remain the filer. No result is promised. Disclosures