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.
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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| Jose B Hernandez - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Superior Court Santa Clara County | Filed: January 28, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jose Ayon - Judge Martin J. Jenkins More Information >>> | Tony Hedgpeth | Filed: January 28, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jose B. Hernandez - Judge Maxine M. Chesney More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: January 30, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Joseph Neale‚ Jr. - Judge Marilyn H. Patel More Information >>> | Rehabilitation, Robert Horel, California of Department Corrections, Timothy McCarthy | Filed: January 31, 2008 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jeffrey E. Walker - Judge Charles R. Breyer More Information >>> | John Jones, DOE Jane | Filed: January 31, 2008 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| John N. White - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Tillman, Ayers | Filed: January 31, 2008 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jeffrey E. Walker - Judge Charles R. Breyer More Information >>> | John Doe 1 | Filed: February 05, 2008 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jeffrey E. Walker - Judge Charles R. Breyer More Information >>> | John Doe 1 | Filed: February 05, 2008 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| John Michael Kirk - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | David, Felker, James, N. Grannis | Filed: February 05, 2008 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jose Miguel Avalos - Judge William H. Alsup More Information >>> | Ben Curry | Filed: February 14, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Joseph Johnson‚ Jr. - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Edward Flores, Jerry E. Brown | Filed: February 22, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Fleetwood Humdy - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Director of Corrections, Robert A. Horel | Filed: February 22, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Dalton Bell - Judge Vaughn R. Walker More Information >>> | United States Attorney General, United States of America, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice | Filed: February 22, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Jackie Price - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | San Jose Police Department | Filed: February 25, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Jesus Valencia - Judge Marilyn H. Patel More Information >>> | Anthony Hedgpeth | Filed: February 26, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Johny Goodwin - Judge Marilyn H. Patel More Information >>> | R.C.C.C. Medical Hospital Unit | Filed: February 27, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| James E. Smith - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Hedgpeth | Filed: February 27, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Joseph Johnson‚ Jr. - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Stephen W. Mayberg, James S. Cahan, Sylvia Blount | Filed: February 27, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| John Earnest Gilbert - Judge Thelton E. Henderson More Information >>> | R. A. Kessler, G.R. Salazar, P. Roque, P. N. Delvillar, Majiea, Grannis, Michael Evans, N. Clark, A. Kuhnert, D. Avalos, A. Villalobos, G. Lewis, James Tilton, G. A. Neotti, Hogdan, K. Jones | Filed: February 27, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Jeffery E. Walker - Judge Charles R. Breyer More Information >>> | San Francisco County Jail | Filed: March 04, 2008 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jeffery E. Walker - Judge Charles R. Breyer More Information >>> | State of California, City, Mental Health of Department, County San Francisco, San Francisco County Jail | Filed: March 04, 2008 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jose Ayon - Judge William H. Alsup More Information >>> | Tony Hedgpeth | Filed: March 04, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James E. Rojo - Judge Marilyn H. Patel More Information >>> | John Marshall, Bonnhiem, Arnold Schwarzenegger | Filed: March 05, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Jose L. Romero - Judge Marilyn H. Patel More Information >>> | James A. Yates | Filed: March 11, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Jo'Vaughn Timms - Judge Marilyn H. Patel More Information >>> | County of San Francisco, Heather Fong, City, San Francisco Police Dept. | Filed: March 12, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Jonathan W. Grigsby - Judge Charles R. Breyer More Information >>> | S. D. George, J. Pieren, B. Samples, Robert Horel, Diaz, M. Smelosky, N. Threm, Blazdell, M. Cook, M. J. Nimrod, Tincer, C. Wilber, Darren Bradbury, N. Grannis, P. Carrier, D. Kerr | Filed: March 17, 2008 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jeff A. Hawkins - Judge Marilyn H. Patel More Information >>> | R. Horal | Filed: March 17, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jerryal J. Culler‚ Sr. - Judge William H. Alsup More Information >>> | Board of Parole Hearings | Filed: March 19, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Jose Contreras - Judge Thelton E. Henderson More Information >>> | State of California Department of Corrections | Filed: March 24, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Jerryal J. Culler‚ Sr. - Judge William H. Alsup More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, M. Dicus, N. Locus, Soledad State Prison, D. Phan, J. Chudy, Lynn Minmock, T. Friederich, Gelwel | Filed: March 28, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Jerry L. Sullivan - Judge Vaughn R. Walker More Information >>> | Robert L. Ayers, Jr | Filed: April 07, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Jonathan W. Grigsby - Judge Charles R. Breyer More Information >>> | G. A. Neotti, B. Ramkin, E. Medina, M.S. Evans, K. Jones, T. Variz | Filed: April 07, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Jose Guzman - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Ben Curry | Filed: April 21, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| - Judge William H. Alsup More Information >>> | Ben Curry | Filed: April 21, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Jeffrey Thomas - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Robert Ayers‚ Jr. | Filed: April 22, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| John J. Hernandez - Judge William H. Alsup More Information >>> | US District Court, Northern District of California | Filed: April 28, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:1651 Petition for Writ of Mandamus |
| Johny Goodwin - Judge Marilyn H. Patel More Information >>> | Sacramento County Jail | Filed: April 28, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| James Fleetwood Humdy‚ Jr. - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Horel | Filed: April 28, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Jerry M. Frederick - Judge Maxine M. Chesney More Information >>> | Russ Pope, P. G. Dennis, Velma Raso, California Department of Corrections, P. Taporco, Rehabilitation | Filed: April 29, 2008 Plaintiff §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Jeffrey S. Harnden - Judge William H. Alsup More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections | Filed: April 29, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Jeffery P. Rowe - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Z. Ahmed, Slater, M. Nady | Filed: May 05, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Filed: May 08, 2008 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri | |
| John Alexander Rood - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | Butte County Jail | Filed: May 12, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Civil Rights Act |
| Juan Carlos Quezada - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Derral G. Adams | Filed: May 12, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Jeffrey M. Crommelin - Judge William H. Alsup More Information >>> | Mike Martel | Filed: May 13, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Jose Ruvalcaba - Judge Charles R. Breyer More Information >>> | Ben Curry | Filed: May 15, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jose Luis Jimenez - Judge Marilyn H. Patel More Information >>> | B. Curry | Filed: May 20, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Joseph Bernard Bivins - Judge Marilyn H. Patel More Information >>> | Williams O'Malley, P. Holes, David Kanist, Martinez County Jail, Donnel Barry, Gary T. Yancy, Douglas Maples, Dorthy Northy, Williams Thompson, Jeff Bradley, Contra Costa County | Filed: May 21, 2008 Plaintiff §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Jeremy Jerome Smiley - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | T. Variz, E. Durham, E. Medina, P. Sullivan | Filed: May 22, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Joseph Bernard Bivens - Judge Marilyn H. Patel More Information >>> | Contra Costa City | Filed: May 23, 2008 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
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