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 A. Campos - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert L. Ayers‚ Jr., James Tilton | Filed: September 17, 2007 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jeffrey Hammons - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | B. Curry | Filed: October 03, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jeffrey T. Burts - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | D. Benedetti, E. Abanico, W. Cohen, J. Tilton, A. Padilla, B. Curry | Filed: May 20, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Jaime Mijangos - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | A. P. Kane, Board of Parole Hearings, Arnold Schwarzenegger | Filed: October 30, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James G. Marlow - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | D. Dacanay, R. W. Fox, Pickett, Holt, R.L. Jr. Ayers‚ | Filed: November 27, 2007 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Juan Manuel Andazola - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Jeanne S. Woodford, Richard Kirkland | Filed: December 10, 2007 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| John Montalvo - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Malfi | Filed: January 04, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jerome L. Grimes - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Zuno, R. Del, Perchal, Robert Schreader, Cal Lotti, Train Corp | Filed: January 11, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jeremy Notman - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | The People of the State of California | Filed: January 16, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jerome L. Grimes - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | DeMartini, Schraeader, Overman, Siragusa, Caballeros, Jurow, Underwood, Miquero, LoSchiavo, Huntoon, Perchal, Marcussen | Filed: January 16, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jason Paul Voelker - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | M. C. Kramer | Filed: March 05, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Joseph Deonn Horne - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | R. Navarro, J.C. Rutledge, Horel, C. R. Thompson | Filed: May 07, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| John Barber - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Eugene Warfield | Filed: March 19, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| James Edward Thomas - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | James Walker | Filed: April 03, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Jesse Clyde Burleson - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, Director, Rehabilitation | Filed: April 07, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| John H. Jackson - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Executive Director of the Department of of Corrections California | Filed: April 30, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Jeffrey Concepcion - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Robert Horel, James E. Tilton, Rick Rimmer, Scott Kernan | Filed: May 02, 2008 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jeffrey Kaye Hobbs - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | State of California | Filed: May 06, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Jose Arreola - Judge D. Lowell Jensen More Information >>> | USA | Filed: June 02, 2008 None §U.S. Government Defendant jury demanded by 28:2255 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal) |
| Jonah Gabriel Garnier - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Marin County Sheriff Department, Donald Fisher, Marin County Jail, Henry McKenzie | Filed: June 09, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Jeffrey Stuart Lynch - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Tom Felker | Filed: June 16, 2008 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Joshua Todd Woolridge - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation | Filed: July 09, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Jose Luis Sanchez-Hernandez - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | J. M. Wilner | Filed: July 22, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus |
| James Edward Thomas - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Walker, CA State Attorney General, County of Santa Clara | Filed: July 25, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Jose L. Rico - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Northern District of California | Filed: August 06, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| James Seegars - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | James D. Hartley | Filed: August 18, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Jornay Rechurnd Rodriguez - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | John Marshall | Filed: August 25, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| James Edward Thomas - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Filed: August 26, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) | |
| Joseph J. Flowers - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Alameda County Sheriffs, C. Delima, H. C. J. McKenize, Fisher, Smith, Gregory Ahern, J. DeLeon, R. Kull, Jones, A. Valvedra | Filed: September 03, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Jose L. Rico - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | 450 Golden Gate Avenue, CA 94102, San Francisco | Filed: September 16, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| John T. Shone - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Cantiul Sakauye, P. J. Scotland | Filed: September 24, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Jose D. Carbajal - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | B. Curry, California Board of Parole Hearings | Filed: September 25, 2008 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| John T. Shone - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: September 26, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Johnny L. Smith - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | B. Curry | Filed: October 03, 2008 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Johnny A. Martinez - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Michael S. Evans | Filed: October 15, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Jose Naranjio - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | B. Curry, Board of Parole Hearings | Filed: October 17, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Juan R. Aguilar - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | M. S. Adams | Filed: October 22, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Jose Luis Rico - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Filed: November 25, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) | |
| Jeffery A. Rynhard - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | M. S. Evans | Filed: December 16, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Jaime D. Chavira - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Ben Curry | Filed: December 19, 2008 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| John Shaw - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | State of California, Flores | Filed: January 08, 2009 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Jimmy Lee Davis - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | State of California | Filed: January 08, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Halminiski - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Ben Curry | Filed: January 16, 2009 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| James Tignor - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | M. D. McDonald | Filed: February 18, 2009 General §28:2254 |
| James Edward Dailey - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | M. Martel | Filed: March 02, 2009 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Jason Saunders - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | L. Walker | Filed: March 16, 2009 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Jewel Harrison - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Edmund Jerry Brown | Filed: March 17, 2009 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Jose A. Lozano - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Ben Curry | Filed: April 03, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jonathan Jackson - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | V. Kelley, B. Sullivan, Jr, Robert L. Ayers | Filed: April 23, 2009 Plaintiff §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| John J. Navarro - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Vindiola, Rodriguez | Filed: April 29, 2009 Plaintiff §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
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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/