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
A(6667 rec) B(2672 rec) C(5072 rec) D(7219 rec) E(3624 rec) F(1781 rec) G(3370 rec) H(1652 rec) I(881 rec) J(12301 rec) K(3180 rec) L(3668 rec) M(7331 rec) N(980 rec) O(682 rec) P(1851 rec) Q(155 rec) R(8661 rec) S(6027 rec) T(3927 rec) U(192 rec) V(1179 rec) W(2587 rec) X(89 rec) Y(412 rec) Z(232 rec)| Plaintiff/ Respondent Name | Petitioner/ Defendant Name | Filed, Nature of Suit, Judge |
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| Frankie Allen Hernandez - Judge Marilyn H. Patel More Information >>> | Tim V. Virga, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: October 28, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Fred Arnold - Judge Vaughn R. Walker More Information >>> | California Dept. of Corrections | Filed: November 10, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Fidel Padilla - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | Horacio, Diano, Sullivan | Filed: December 10, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Faye Slice - Judge Vaughn R. Walker More Information >>> | Paul Copenhaver | Filed: February 26, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Felix Colon - Judge Charles R. Breyer More Information >>> | C. Wilson, G. Hoover, County of Monterey, S H Hinley, Butcher, Gariage, Baker, Avalos, Rivera | Filed: May 28, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Fernando Moreno Mendez, Maria Del Carmen Gomez - Judge Thelton E. Henderson More Information >>> | Janet Napolitano, Eric Holder‚ Jr., Aiken Timothy | Filed: June 04, 2010 General §28:2241 |
| Frank Lewis - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: August 26, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Felix Costa Torres - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation | Filed: September 20, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Freddy Civil Locon - Judge Charles R. Breyer More Information >>> | Janet Napolitano, Eric Holder‚ Jr., Aiken Timothy | Filed: September 28, 2010 General §28:2241 |
| Faustino Ayala - Judge Thelton E. Henderson More Information >>> | Greg Lewis | Filed: September 28, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Forrest M. Richardson - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | David Doe, Vincent Cullen, G. Robberecht, Coe, Reyes, Charles C. Morales | Filed: January 31, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Fidel Padilla - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | Guerrero | Filed: February 28, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Fikri Bayramoglu - Judge William Alsup More Information >>> | J. Tim Ochoa | Filed: March 23, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Fikri Bayramoglu - Judge William Alsup More Information >>> | J. Tim Ochoa | Filed: April 06, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Farrar Garnett - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | Department of California State Prison, The People of the State of California | Filed: June 17, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Fikri Bayramoglu - Judge William Alsup More Information >>> | J. Tim Ochoa | Filed: June 24, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Fernando R. Medina - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | G. D. Lewis | Filed: July 13, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Frederick Bernard Savannah - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> | People of the State of Calfornia | Filed: July 25, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Floyd Foster‚ Jr. - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> | San Mateo County | Filed: August 10, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Francisco Palmeno - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> | Trimble | Filed: August 19, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> | Filed: August 19, 2011 Prison Condition §42:1983 | |
| Frank J. Fernandez - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> | G. D. Lewis | Filed: August 30, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Francisco Torres‚ Jr. - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | USA | Filed: September 01, 2011 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Fred G. Swanigan - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Randy Grounds | Filed: September 28, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Francisco Vega‚ Jr. - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Trimble | Filed: November 17, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Forrest M. Richardson - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | T. Moreno, C. Morales, Young, Graham, Reyes, D. Ogle | Filed: January 20, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Fernando Quezada Perez - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation | Filed: January 31, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Filed: March 14, 2012 Prison Condition §42:1983 | |
| Felix P. Lucero - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Vincent Cullen | Filed: March 14, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Frederick Lim Johnson - Judge Maxine M. Chesney More Information >>> | USA | Filed: March 21, 2012 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Frederick R. Cote - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> | B. Cash | Filed: April 17, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Francisco Ramos - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | Gary R. Stanton | Filed: May 09, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | Filed: June 29, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 | |
| Francis G. Hernandez - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | Kevin Chappell | Filed: July 18, 2012 Death Penalty §28:2254 |
| Francis Grandinetti - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Rich International Airways | Filed: October 05, 2012 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Fernando Moreno Mendez, Maria Del Carmen Gomez - Judge Charles R. Breyer More Information >>> | Janet Napolitano, Eric Holder‚ Jr., Aiken Timothy | Filed: November 30, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Fred Chisom - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Paul Myslin, Richard Ulmer, Public Office, SPD, Defender's Matt Sutorose, DA's Office | Filed: December 12, 2012 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Francis Grandinetti - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | other Corrections Laws, Ronald W. Regan, for the Interstate Corrections Compact, Arnold Schwarzenegger, George W. Bush, Linda C. Lingle | Filed: January 07, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Francis Grandinetti - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Benjamin J. Coyetano, George R. Ariyoshi, Law Various Firms, Hawaii-ACLU Consent Decree Officials, John D. Waihee‚ III, State of Hawaii | Filed: January 07, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Floyd Smith - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | D. Hurley, J. D. Lozano, B. Ebert, M. Sword, R. Briggs, T. Moore, K. Chappell, Rodriguez | Filed: January 23, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Francisco Vasquez - Judge Jon S. Tigar More Information >>> | Randy Grounds | Filed: March 11, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Frank L. Davis - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Kevin Chappell | Filed: April 10, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Fred Fulford - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, Griffen, Rehabilitation | Filed: June 05, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Fred Fulford - Judge PSLC RMH More Information >>> | Griffen | Filed: June 20, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Frank Lee - Judge Joseph C. Spero More Information >>> | M. Denney, M. Phillips | Filed: July 18, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Fleming Smith - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | C.D.C.R | Filed: August 13, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Fleming Smith - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | J. Clark Kelson | Filed: August 13, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Fernando G. Lopez - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> | Aric Enos, Ken Henderson, Nick Nguyen, John Pate, Justin Mead, Luis Martin, Clous | Filed: August 21, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Frank Derell Vaughn - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> | Filed: October 22, 2013 General §28:2254 | |
| Franklin Lynch - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Kevin Chappell | Filed: January 03, 2014 General §28:2241 |
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A parole suitability hearing is often a very stressful and significant event for inmates, victims, victims’ family members, correctional staff, and the community. The Board is dedicated to protecting public safety, treating all persons who participate in a parole hearing with respect and dignity, applying the law in an unbiased manner, and protecting the rights of inmates and victims.
https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/