In California, anyone who is in prison, or otherwise restrained in some way by the criminal justice system, can bring a writ of habeas corpus petition to challenge their imprisonment. The right to do this is guaranteed by the California Constitution.
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Browse through the petitions on the site and review the issues.
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You can contact the Clerk of the Court to get the transcripts of the case and the sentencing where they were adjudicated or USE SEARCH FORM below
Prisoner Petitions – California (CA) Inmate List
Petition Search from July 14, 1988 to April 8, 2024
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| Antonio Castro-Guzman - Judge James V. Selna More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: June 16, 2014 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Andres Ortega Alcaraz - Judge Dale S. Fischer More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: July 14, 2014 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Alfredo Granados Canchola - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> | Jeffrey Beard | Filed: July 22, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Alejandro Sanchez - Judge David O. Carter More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: August 01, 2014 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Angel Garcia - Judge Patrick J. Walsh More Information >>> | Scott Frauenhiem | Filed: August 01, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Akram Abusharar Esq - Judge Arthur Nakazato More Information >>> | Chuck Hagel, John Kerry | Filed: August 05, 2014 Mandamus & Other § |
| Ali Achekzai - Judge Dean D. Pregerson More Information >>> | Michael F Martel | Filed: August 13, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Abdullah Naim Hafiz - Judge John F. Walter More Information >>> | E Valenzuela | Filed: September 30, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Arnulfo Nodal - Judge Sheri Pym More Information >>> | Fred Williams | Filed: October 15, 2014 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Ashton Grewer, Amanda Grewer, Alexis Grewer, Florence Gallo, William Thornton - Judge Arthur Nakazato More Information >>> | Barbara Jeanne Altemeier | Filed: October 17, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Alejandro Arias - Judge Michael R. Wilner More Information >>> | Koehn | Filed: October 29, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Abdullah Naim Hafiz - Judge John F. Walter More Information >>> | E Valenzuela | Filed: December 15, 2014 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Abdullah Naim Hafiz - Judge John F. Walter More Information >>> | E. Valenwela | Filed: March 17, 2015 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Alex David Trujilio - Judge Sheri Pym More Information >>> | R Madden, People of the State of CA | Filed: May 06, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Anthony Syharath - Judge George H. Wu More Information >>> | W.L. Montgomery | Filed: June 12, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Alexander Barnes - Judge Douglas F. McCormick More Information >>> | Neil McDowell | Filed: September 01, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Anthony Wyatt Cannata - Judge Alexander F. MacKinnon More Information >>> | Tami Holt | Filed: December 04, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Albert Jose Robiatti - Judge Kenly Kiya Kato More Information >>> | Joel Martinez | Filed: December 23, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Andres Romo - Judge Jacqueline Chooljian More Information >>> | Paramo, RJ Donovan Warden | Filed: March 21, 2016 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Anthony Vega‚ Jr. - Judge James V. Selna More Information >>> | Ronald Rackley | Filed: March 29, 2016 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Anthony Lebron - Judge David O. Carter More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: June 23, 2016 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Aurelio Morillon-Rivas - Judge Andrew J. Guilford More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: June 30, 2016 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Arsenio L. Collins - Judge Suzanne H. Segal More Information >>> | Debbie Asuncion | Filed: July 05, 2016 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Andrew Alexander Corrales - Judge Kenly Kiya Kato More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: November 16, 2016 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Anthony Nunez - Judge Percy Anderson More Information >>> | Sheila Hanson, Robert R Fitzgerald, Kimberly Menninger, Lance J., Vickie Hix, Matthew O. Plunkett, Thomas J. Reilly | Filed: August 28, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Charles F Eick jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Arthur Steven Acosta‚ Jr. - Judge Josephine L Staton More Information >>> | S. L. Swain | Filed: January 30, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Antonin Guzman - Judge Philip S Gutierrez More Information >>> | Sgt Kiltz, Deputy Unknown, Deputy Erazo, Deputy Murphy | Filed: May 28, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Douglas F McCormick |
| Antonin Guzman - Judge Philip S Gutierrez More Information >>> | Sgt. M. Woodruff, Sgt. D. Villa, Sgt Orange Viramontez, County Sheriffs, Unkown Dispatch Officer | Filed: June 05, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Douglas F McCormick |
| Antonin Guzman - Judge Philip S Gutierrez More Information >>> | Alfredo Rasch, Dale Mason, Cinnamon Walters | Filed: June 21, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Douglas F McCormick |
| Aaron Guardado - Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank More Information >>> | Neil McDowell | Filed: July 01, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Rozella A Oliver |
| Abdul R. Bynum - Judge Andre Birotte More Information >>> | Josie Gastelo | Filed: July 09, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge John E McDermott |
| Antony T. Murell Jr., Anthony T. Murrell Jr. - Judge David O Carter More Information >>> | Steven Eldred, Paul Mine Rich, County of Orange, Jan C. Sturla | Filed: July 31, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Autumn D Spaeth |
| Antony T. Murrell‚ Jr. - Judge Karen L Stevenson More Information >>> | Steven Eldred, Paul Mine Rich, County of Orange, Jan C. Sturla | Filed: August 06, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge John F Walter |
| Antonio Dickerson - Judge Stephen V Wilson More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: February 11, 2020 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Abraham Romero - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | H Coffee, R Samms | Filed: October 20, 2003 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Defendant |
| Anthony E. Mack - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | M K Witcher, J - Hughes, W. J. Sullivan, D - K Chapman, Todd, M. Yarborough, J Kabler, A Lopez, T Traynham, J. Marshall | Filed: June 02, 2004 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Armando Ortiz - May 21, 2007 More Information >>> | Filed: May 21, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ | |
| Ahmed Farooq - Sep 18, 2007 More Information >>> | Robert S Mueller, Michael Chertoff, Rosemary T. Melville, Emilio Gonzalez | Filed: September 18, 2007 Mandamus & Other §8:1446 Petition for Natur |
| Armando S. Castellon - Judge Oliver W. Wanger More Information >>> | Federal Bureau of Prisons, Jeff Wrigley, Taft CI | Filed: January 05, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Armando Solis - Judge William M. Wunderlich More Information >>> | C. M. Harrison | Filed: January 08, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Akop Chichyan - Judge William M. Wunderlich More Information >>> | Federal Bureau of Prisons, Jeff Wrigley, Taft CI | Filed: January 08, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Antonio Meeks - Judge William M. Wunderlich More Information >>> | Jeff Wrigley | Filed: January 09, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Antoine Garabet - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Jeff Wrigley | Filed: January 09, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Albert K. Pi - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | Federal Bureau of Prisons, Jeff Wrigley, Taft CI | Filed: January 11, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Alex Lamota Marti - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | W S Wadkins, S Knight, Mcguirt, S. Boos, W.W. Williams, W. Gardner, F - Padilla | Filed: January 12, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Arvie B. Carroll - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | B. Gricewich, C. Peiffer | Filed: January 16, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Abel Olivo - Judge William M. Wunderlich More Information >>> | S. Woodford, James Yates | Filed: January 18, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Andrew Warren - Judge Oliver W. Wanger More Information >>> | Linda Clark, Gary Renzaglia, Stephen Mayberg, W. T. Voss | Filed: January 18, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Anthony Joseph Sanchez - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | Carl Sparks, Kern County Sheriff's Office, County of Kern, Stancliff | Filed: January 23, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Albert Ramos - Judge Oliver W. Wanger More Information >>> | James Yates | Filed: January 26, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
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