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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| Huy Nguyen - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | Gary R. Stanton, Marsh | Filed: January 25, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Huy Nguyen - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | Terrie | Filed: February 17, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Henry M. Mitchell - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | M. Seifert, D. Leon, Matthew Cate, R. Juarez, R. Bolen, D. Foston, United States Postal Service, A. Gutierrez, S. Johnson, Connie Gipson, K. J. Allen | Filed: March 09, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Henry Lee Meadows - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> | Weist, Vanmeter, K. Daly, Herrera | Filed: March 12, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Hung Trong Nguyen - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | D. Paramo | Filed: March 12, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Hoang Nguyen - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | USA | Filed: March 14, 2012 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Huston Hughes - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | Vimal Singh | Filed: March 30, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Harold B Brooks - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | V. Singh | Filed: April 16, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Homer L. Preyer - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | N. Saukhla, M. Dithomas, N K Elam | Filed: April 18, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Humberto Diaz - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | G. D. Lewis | Filed: April 25, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Hector Garza - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | R. Grounds | Filed: May 14, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Harry Lloyd Howard - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | Fuedner, Griggs, S. Leese, Kielhmeier, Brown, Cappel, Kite, Barbara Whitson, Azel Middlebrooks | Filed: May 17, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Helen Sophia Purdy - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | Butte County Superior Court, People of State of California | Filed: July 11, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Hung Duong Nguon - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | Tim V. Virga | Filed: July 20, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Harold Joseph Nagelmaker - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | T. Yip Kimura, Andrew Pomozal, Kelso J. Ling | Filed: July 23, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Harold Armstrong‚ Sr. - Judge Lawrence K. Karlton More Information >>> | Hubert, J. Rohlfing, R. Barnes, S. Martin, R. Lankford, D. Garbutt | Filed: August 03, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Heath Daniel Woodward - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | Ralph Diaz | Filed: August 20, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Harold Vincent Franklin - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | Connie Gipson | Filed: August 22, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Hakim Ali-Akbar - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Greg Bracket | Filed: September 21, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Heriberto Castro Gutierrez - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | Ron Barns | Filed: September 24, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Herman Garcia Sandoval - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | William Knipp | Filed: October 04, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Heriberto Botello - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Tim Virga | Filed: October 04, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Henry Lalo Correa - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | Connie Gipson | Filed: October 31, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Henry A. Jones - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | D. Reed, Munroe, T. Virga, Whitted, E. Medina, J. Jones | Filed: November 01, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Horace A. Bell - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | Stiles, Ortiz | Filed: November 02, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Howard Lee Roberts - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Kevin Chappell | Filed: November 08, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Henry Ivan Cogswell - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | Matthew Cate | Filed: November 07, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Harvey Mack Leonard - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | Audrey K. King | Filed: December 13, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Henry Zarazu - Nov 13, 2013 More Information >>> | Fred Foulk | Filed: November 13, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Hakim Akbar-Jones - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | Michael McDonald | Filed: January 08, 2013 Civil Rights §28:1441 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Herbert Lee Rowzee‚ Jr. - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Marc Elias, Tim Viarga, Daaiyallah Fardan | Filed: January 24, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Harrison L. Burton - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | F. Leckie, Ron Barnes, J. Chenoweth | Filed: January 28, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Harrison Burton - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | J. Chenoweth, Ron Barnes | Filed: January 28, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Hakim Ali-Akbar - Judge Troy L. Nunley More Information >>> | D. Marsala, Fannon, R Chandler, A. Amero, D. Sisson, D. Nichols, E Zahniser, G Jones, D Davey, C Bolls, R. Barton, Michael McDonald, W. Pine, G. Hale, S L Chapman, Jim Miller, Bivins | Filed: February 12, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Hanif S. Abdullah - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | Carl F. Specht | Filed: March 06, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Henry A. Jones - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Tim Virga, K. Daly, M. Gomez, P. Kuppinger, G. Moore, Lincoln | Filed: March 06, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Hassan Roberts - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | Director of the California Department of Corrections | Filed: April 03, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Henry A. Jones - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Kamala D. Harris | Filed: April 05, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Henry Lalo Correa - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | - Cowart, Castro, Connie Gibson, E. Mendez, McMurrey | Filed: April 22, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Hassan Roberts - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections | Filed: June 03, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Hassan Roberts - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | Director, California Department of Corrections | Filed: August 07, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| H. Dymitri Haraszewski - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Warden, Mule Creek State Prison | Filed: August 12, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Henry Kapononuiahopili - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Paul Copenhaver | Filed: September 12, 2013 General §28:2241 |
| Herman Michael Covarrubias - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: September 12, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Huan Nguyen - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | G.D. Lewis | Filed: September 16, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Humberto Moran-Torres - Judge Troy L. Nunley More Information >>> | USA | Filed: September 18, 2013 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Howard Lawrence Turner - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | W. David Smiley, L. D. Zamora, A. Shittu | Filed: October 07, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Harrison Burton - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | W. Pine, Cross, Stanfee, Plainer, J. T. F. Chenoweth, Robertson, Foulk, L. Lopez, Perry, Riley, Lawerence, R. Cisnero, Barnes, Chandler, Whittaker | Filed: October 15, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Harold Kent Sutton - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: November 04, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Henry Zarazu - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Fred Foulk | Filed: November 13, 2013 General §28:2254 |
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https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/