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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| Herman Garcia Sandoval - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | James Tilton, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: January 04, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Hasan Adnan Yaghoub - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | Warden, Attorney General for the State of California | Filed: January 05, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Howard LaRoyce Leonard - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | Gaskin, J. Gibson | Filed: January 17, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Howard Dontus Leonard - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | J. James Walker, M Moreno | Filed: January 26, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Herman Terrell - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | D. K. Sisto, Attorney General CA | Filed: February 08, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Henry L Meadows - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | Porter, Walizer, Walker, Davey, Minton, - - Woodford, Just, Mason, Hayes, - Purdy | Filed: March 12, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Hung Viet Vu - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | Richard Kirkland, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: March 14, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Harvey Eugene Larson - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | McDonald | Filed: March 15, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Hafed Thabet - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | R. J. Subia, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: March 20, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Harvey Eugene Larson - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | M Williams, Reveris | Filed: April 02, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Harvey Eugene Larson - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | Patton, McDonald, Cain, Runnels | Filed: April 06, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Henry Hayes - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | Tom Felker, B Tilford | Filed: April 16, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Harvey Eugene Larson - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | McDonald, Faulkner, Patton, Cain, Runnels | Filed: April 30, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Hung Ho - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | California Correctional Center | Filed: May 02, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Harvey Eugene Larson - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Runnels, McDonald | Filed: June 01, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Harvey Eugene Larson - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | Patton, R. Stafford, - Cain | Filed: June 01, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Howard Nedoss Dontus Leonard - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | James - Walker | Filed: June 04, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Howard Maurice Hudson‚ Jr. - Judge Frank C. Damrell More Information >>> | Sacramento Police Department, Timothy Frawley, K Jackson, Michael Smith | Filed: July 09, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Howard Dontus Leonard - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | Robert P Oneal, M. D. Yax, Michael V. White, J Gerald Levi, Robert Horel, Robert Nadel | Filed: July 12, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Howard Maurice Hudson‚ Jr. - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | Michael Smith, Sacramento Police Department, Jackson | Filed: July 09, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Howard Maurice Hudson‚ Jr. - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | Drug Administration, Sacramento County Main Jail, Food, Food Distributors | Filed: July 09, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Hassan Ameer Smartt - Judge Frank C. Damrell More Information >>> | Jeffrey Rohlfing, MAR Committee | Filed: July 18, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Harry Cooks - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | D. K. Sisto, Attorney General for the State of California | Filed: July 20, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Howard Lee Roberts - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | Tom Felker, Gerald Brown | Filed: July 23, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Howard Nedoss Dontus Leonard - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> | Darrell Williams | Filed: July 23, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Hector J. Chavez - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | George M. Galaza | Filed: August 01, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Hal Haydon - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | D. K. Sisto, State of California, Board of Parole Hearings | Filed: August 07, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Haytham Sharief - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Shelby Harris, Michael Chertoff, Sue Curda, Emilio Gonzalez | Filed: August 14, 2007 Mandamus & Other §08:1329 Writ of Mandamus |
| Henry Lee Wallace - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | Sacramento Sheriff, Sacramento County Jail Classification Committee, Sheriff Deputies | Filed: September 05, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Hamza Patrick Scott - Judge Arthur L. Alarcon More Information >>> | Mike Alacade, Abul Ra'oof Nasir, J. Ward, D. K. Sisto, P. Fandler, S.R. Stiles | Filed: March 13, 2007 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Hamid Hayat - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> | USA | Filed: September 10, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| Harvey Eugene Larson - Judge Ronald S.W. Lew More Information >>> | McDonald | Filed: September 19, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Hoang Nguyen - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | USA | Filed: October 01, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| Howard Peoples - Judge Lawrence K. Karlton More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: October 02, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Hossein Habibian - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> | USA | Filed: October 10, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| Harry Lloyd Howard - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | D. K. Sisto, Attorney General for the State of California | Filed: October 11, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Howard Maurice Hudson‚ Jr. - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | Sacramento County Main Jail | Filed: October 23, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Howard Maurice Hudson‚ Jr. - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | Kimberly Belshe, California Health, Frank Human Furtek, Services Agency | Filed: October 23, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Howard Maurice Hudson‚ Jr. - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | William L. Gausewitz, Iwasa, John McGinness | Filed: October 23, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Howard Maurice Hudson‚ Jr. - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | William L. Gausewitz, Sacramento County Main P. Jail, Jones, John McGuinness | Filed: October 23, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Herbert Lee‚ Jr. - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | John Marshall, People of the State of California | Filed: November 16, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Harold Eugene Carmony - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | Stephen Mayberg, Attorney General CA, Norman Kramer | Filed: December 27, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Hajeet Kaur - Feb 19, 2008 More Information >>> | Michael B. Mukasey, U.S. Citizenship, Emilio T. Gonzalez, Michael Chertoff, Robert S. Mueller‚ III, Gerard Heinauer, Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security | Filed: February 19, 2008 Mandamus & Other §28:1361 Petition for Writ |
| Harpreet Kaur - May 07, 2008 More Information >>> | Robert S. Mueller‚ III, Emilio T. B. US Gonzalez, Immigration Services, Michael Chertoff, Michael Mukasey, Citizenship, Gerard Heinauer, Department of Homeland Security | Filed: May 07, 2008 None §U.S. Government Defendant jury demanded by 28:1361 Petition for Writ of Mandamus |
| Harvey Davis - Jun 25, 2008 More Information >>> | S. R. Moore | Filed: June 25, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus |
| Hardip Singh, Harkamal Singh, Sukhjeet Kaur - Nov 13, 2008 More Information >>> | David Roark, Department of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, F. Gerard Heinauer, Robert S. Mueller‚ III, Jonathan Scharfen, Michael B Mukasey, US Citizenship, Immigration Services | Filed: November 13, 2008 None §U.S. Government Defendant jury demanded by 28:1361 Petition for Writ of Mandamus |
| Harold L. Armstrong - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | People of the State of California, D. L. Runnels | Filed: January 07, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Hugo Ortiz - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | James E. Tilton, Tommy Felker | Filed: January 09, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Herbert O Allen‚ Jr. - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | Susan L Hubbard, S. Hemenway, L. Jensen, Pat Mandeville, California Department of Corrections | Filed: January 17, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Hamisi Marshall - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | Davis Police Department, Corey Shell, Deanna Hayes, Yolo County District Attorney's Office, Ben Adams, Jeff W Resig | Filed: February 05, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Federal Question |
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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/