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.
California Federal prisons and prisoner list.
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Browse through the petitions on the site and review the issues.
How do you search out why someone is in Jail or Prison?
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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| Darren Andrew Petricka - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Secretary of Corrections, James Tillman | Filed: November 04, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Devonte Bernard Harris - Judge Jeremy Fogel More Information >>> | M. A. Look, James E. Tilton, M. Smelosky, Brenda Davis, Robert Horel, Mike Miller | Filed: December 17, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| David A. Marshall - Judge Jeremy Fogel More Information >>> | Robert L. Ayers, Jr | Filed: January 07, 2009 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Devonte Bernard Harris - Judge Jeremy Fogel More Information >>> | James Thom, A. Griffin, Troy Woods, O. W. S. Spencer, William Barlow, N. Freeman, James Harkin, M. Knight, R. Rice | Filed: January 09, 2009 Plaintiff §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Dave H. Hannah - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Ben Curry | Filed: February 05, 2009 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Danny Kerbs - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Ed Foulk | Filed: March 02, 2009 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Demetrius Borstad - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | J Hartley | Filed: August 19, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Douglas Swede-Raymond Nelson - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | People of the State California, A Schwartzenegger | Filed: August 25, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Devonte Bernard Harris - Judge Jeremy Fogel More Information >>> | Robert Horel, Mike Gardner, Troy Woods, D. O'Donnell | Filed: August 31, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Douglas Swede-Raymond Nelson - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Bev-Mo, C. Scosield, Arnold Schwarznegger, of People the State of California, King, ABC | Filed: September 28, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Darryl W. Brown - Judge Jeremy Fogel More Information >>> | James Walker | Filed: October 01, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Dion Davis - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Derrell G. Adams | Filed: October 06, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Douglas Swede-Raymond Nelson - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Filed: October 16, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| David A. England - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | // | Filed: October 23, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| David Marc Govang - Judge Ronald M. Whyte More Information >>> | USA | Filed: October 20, 2009 None §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| David Losoya - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Jean Woodford, Kirkland | Filed: November 04, 2009 Plaintiff §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Donald Cecil Stroud - Judge Jeremy Fogel More Information >>> | Brown | Filed: November 12, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| David Marshall Gates - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | // | Filed: November 17, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Daniel Wolf Phillips - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Hedgpath | Filed: November 17, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Diaz Albaro Ruelas - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | // | Filed: November 17, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Dino Loren Smith - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Gary Swarthout | Filed: November 25, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| David M. David - Judge Jeremy Fogel More Information >>> | Filed: December 17, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ | |
| Donald R. DeBose‚ Jr. - Judge Ronald M. Whyte More Information >>> | Robert Ayers, Grant, D. Sellhan, D. Leighton, Robert Fox, P. Crerar, D. Lee, A. Chu, N. Grannis, E. Evans | Filed: December 22, 2009 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Daniel Stephen Whalen - Judge Jeremy Fogel More Information >>> | Redding Police Department, California Department of Corrections, Monterey County Sheriffs, Shasta County Sheriffs | Filed: December 22, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| David E. Patterson - Judge Ronald M. Whyte More Information >>> | C. Noll, Board of Parole Hearings, Arnold Schwarzenegger | Filed: January 06, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Darren Vincent Ford - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | Kathleen Dickenson | Filed: January 26, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| David M Gates - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | California Department Corrections, Atascadero State Hospital | Filed: March 15, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| David M Gates - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | // | Filed: May 06, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| David Thayne Smith - Judge Jeremy Fogel More Information >>> | S. Madan, John O'Neal, J. Chudy, R K. J. Grounds, Sather, Walker | Filed: June 18, 2010 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Daniel David Lopez - Judge Ronald M. Whyte More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: June 21, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Dale Hawkins - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | A Hedgpeth, Guerra | Filed: June 30, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Derrell Morgan - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Gary Swarthout | Filed: July 27, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Duane A. Singleton - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: August 25, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Diego A. Jaramillo - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Randy Grounds | Filed: August 26, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Daniel Joseph Carpenter - Judge Ronald M. Whyte More Information >>> | Arnold Schwarzenegger, State of California, Cate Matthew | Filed: August 31, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| David G. Soto - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | Michael Henessy, Del Los Reyes, Jones | Filed: September 10, 2010 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| David A. Raley - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Vincent Cullen | Filed: September 23, 2010 Death Penalty §28:2254 |
| Dustin Shane Freiberger - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | // | Filed: October 28, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Daniel Laquinn Jones - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | Anthony Hedgepeth | Filed: November 09, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| David Upton - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | Aref Fakhoury | Filed: November 29, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Delano Currie - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | // | Filed: November 29, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| David Marshall Gates - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Atascadero State Hospital | Filed: November 29, 2010 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Daniel Treglia - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | James Sipola, Lewis, Inc. USA, Matthew Cate, M. C. Sayre, Glenmark Generics, Claire Williams, Steve Nakamura, Stella Penkian, Nancy Adams | Filed: December 03, 2010 Prison Condition §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Danny A. Mearis - Judge Ronald M. Whyte More Information >>> | V Cullin | Filed: December 28, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| David W. Martin - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Randy Grounds | Filed: January 05, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Duane A. Singleton - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | Santa Rita County, Department of Corrections, Jail Nurse Delora, Alameda Co. Sheriff's Dept., Alameda County | Filed: January 10, 2011 Prison Condition §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Duane A. Singleton - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | Prison Health Services, Department of Alameda Corrections, County, Jail Nurse Delora, Alameda Co. Sheriff's Department, Santa Rita County | Filed: January 14, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| David Gaston Wilkes - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, Corcoran State Prison, Walden House | Filed: January 31, 2011 Prison Condition §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| David B. Portee - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Randy Grounds | Filed: February 28, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Dennis V. Gilbert‚ Jr. - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | County Facilities in California, Alameda County of California, Federal, All State | Filed: March 08, 2011 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
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