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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| Bobby James Williams - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | BPH Deputy Commissioner | Filed: January 06, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Byron Summersville - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Gary Swarthout, Board of Parole Hearings | Filed: January 12, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Bryan James Epis - Judge Frank C. Damrell More Information >>> | USA | Filed: January 17, 2011 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Barney Washington - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> | G. Swarthout | Filed: January 25, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Bart Lyons - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> | Folsom Police Department, Folsom Mercy Hospital | Filed: January 28, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Benito Morales - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Mackie, Rademaker, Rayles, Day | Filed: February 10, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Bernard Hughes - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | R.J. Rackley, S. Wright, Rehabilitation, D. J. Foston, Daniels, California Department of Corrections | Filed: February 25, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Brian Meier - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | John Zufall | Filed: March 10, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Billy Paul Birdwell‚ II - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | Gomez, R. Fletes, M. Kaplan | Filed: March 11, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Brian Fowler - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | W. Knipp | Filed: April 05, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Brady K. Armstrong - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> | M. McCue, Roche, T. Brewer, D. Pontarolo, Chandler, Levin, J. Sands, Fernandez, G. James, S. Turner, D. L. Runnels, Silvia Garcia, P. Mangis, Dail, J. Rohlfing, Callison, Jimenez | Filed: April 11, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Bennie Wilson - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | C. Echevarriia, V. Rupio | Filed: April 12, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Billy Driver - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | J. Walker | Filed: April 18, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Brandon Alexander Fernandez - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | California Department of Correction & R. E. Rehabilitation, Barnes, Matthew Cate | Filed: April 27, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Bobby R. Grant‚ Jr. - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Randy Grounds | Filed: May 05, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Bryon Ames - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | Gregg Cohen, Williams Goodwin, Charles Willard, Daryl Plemons, George Russell, Ron Warner, Larry Olsen, Dodd, Eric Maher, Yvette Borden, Davidson, Jonathan Skillman, , Gregg Avilla, Sandra Lee, Irene Rodriguez, Matthew Rogers, Robert Williams, David Baker | Filed: May 11, 2011 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Brian A. Smith - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | John Haviland, S. Peck, R. Knudson, T Wamble, Randy Grounds | Filed: May 24, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Brian R. Brown - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | High Desert State Prison, - Whittaker | Filed: June 06, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Bob Savage - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | R. L. Andreasen, E. Arnold, M. Sabin, J. Bick, D. B. Lewis, K. Dickinson, E. Mitchell, V. Singh, N. Aguilera, J. Walker, M. Cates, G. Williams, G. Burt, A. Beebe, J. Jackson, Hurt, D. Mehta, N. Grannis, D. Foston, J. P. Gonzalez, Y. Cheng, W. J. Sinkovich | Filed: June 20, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Bernie Briggs - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | D. Foston, I. Sanchez, R. Davis | Filed: June 29, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Brice Anthony Peeler - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | T. Kabban-Miller | Filed: June 30, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Bruce Thorns - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | S. Shannon, J. A. Baker, Tim V. Virga | Filed: July 12, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Bernard C. Hughes - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | CDCR | Filed: July 14, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Brian L. Brown - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | M. Dangler, D. Jackson, Tom Felker, B. Ingwerson | Filed: July 21, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Benjamin Beck - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Frank Chavez | Filed: July 28, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Branko Majstoric - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, Tomen | Filed: July 29, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Bruce Senator - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | D. Ayers, D. Foston, Gabriel Borges, N. Troy Fransham, Fennel, J. Munoz, Kim, L. Snead, D. Holmgren, R. Couzens, T. Holland, Richard M. Hill, D. Lytle, Matthew Cates, Paramvir Sahota, G. Williams, Robin Dezember, J. Johnson, Kevin R. Chappell, J. Yamamoto | Filed: August 01, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ballard Shawn - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections | Filed: August 09, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Brian Joseph McMonagle - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | Don L. Meyer | Filed: August 09, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| B. Kim Thomas - Judge Lawrence K. Karlton More Information >>> | Parker Development | Filed: August 11, 2011 Civil Rights §28:1983 |
| Branden Perez - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | Swarthout | Filed: August 22, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Brian Keith Williams - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | Board of Prison Hearings | Filed: September 06, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Bernardino Martinez - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | M. O. McDonald | Filed: September 06, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Billy Driver - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | J. Clark Kelso, E. Rapoport, A Pereira, Tim V Virga, K A Daly, - Rico, A Briones | Filed: September 09, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Brandon Alexander Fernandez - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Director of California Department of Corrections, Mike McDonald, Rehabilitation | Filed: October 19, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Billy Driver‚ Jr. - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Matthew A Lopes, Jr, McCartney, Tim Virga, NG. Sup. | Filed: November 01, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Billy J. Lacey - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | Derral Adams | Filed: November 07, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Brian Edwards - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | M. D. McDonald | Filed: November 21, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Bryon Ames - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | Amber, Tim Virga, B. Goeman, Single, Duke, R. Vincent Nagrampa, L. D. Zamora, AW-HDSP, Bachmann, D. Swingle, D. Frazier, J., Amy, Valerie Lucero, Maria Melegrito, T. Robertson, Jon D. Malan, Lankford, Abdur-Rahman, Clay Parker, Warden-HDSP, Hamkar, G Woff | Filed: December 02, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Barry DeWayne Woods - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | A. Hedgepeth | Filed: December 07, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Byron I McCloud - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> | Gary R. Stanton, Linda J Seifert, Ambriz, Tanner, Tomasik, James Spering, Azevedo, Clark, Mike Reagan, Barbara R Kondylis, Solano County Board of Supervisors, Dibue, John M Vasquez | Filed: December 27, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Bernard L Smith - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | S Hernandez, D. Foston, Ahrens, California K State Prison Sacramento, Hontz, Kostecky, Wedell, Couch, Harvey, Baker, A. Deems, T. Virga, Hamad, M Borges, Korelas, D Winslow, Hamkar, A Maseret, V Mini, Bal, Gordon, T. Woods, C Keems | Filed: December 01, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Brady K. Armstrong - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> | D. Young, Chandler, T. Brewer, Turner | Filed: January 17, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Billy Wolfington - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | Olden, Demeaul, Barrientos, Capel, Castaweon, Chand, M. Castaneda | Filed: January 30, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Brian Stump - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> | Marsh, Gary R. Stanton | Filed: February 15, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Billy Henderson - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | California Highway Patrol, Glenn Medical Center, R. Gardner, Gridley, Willows Police Department, A. Lazo, Glenn County Sheriff's Department, Rasmussen, David York, Blair | Filed: February 27, 2012 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Bennie Mathis - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | M.D., J. Fortune, L D Zamora, A. Lonigro, J. Chokatos | Filed: February 29, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Billy Driver - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Correa, Epp, T Moore, G Morrow | Filed: March 06, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Brian Flores - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | Gary R. Stanton | Filed: March 22, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Brandon Michael Meyer - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | United States of America, Michael Babcock | Filed: April 05, 2012 General §28:2241 |
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