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Er wollte nichts in seiner Akte stehen haben.

So wirst du nie alten Kaffee im Schrank stehen haben.

I can roughly understand the meaning of these two sentences but my question is: Is this the only combination of haben with another verb that exists or are there other combinations of haben with other verbs like liegen, sitzen, stecken, hängen?

Is there a grammar to back this (stehen haben) combination up?

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That construction haben+Infinitiv works great with all verbs that describe the way the subject is attached somewhere. Those are indeed stehen, liegen, sitzen, stecken, hängen, and some prefixed versions of those.

Die Akte liegt mir vor. — Ich habe die Akte vorliegen.

Dein Fahrrad steht im Weg. — Du hast dein Fahrrad im Weg stehen.

In colloquial German, you may use it for way more verbs.

Er hatte die jeden Abend bei sich rumlungern.

It's always about the attachment.

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