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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Prisoner Petitions – California (CA) Inmate List
Petition Search from July 14, 1988 to April 8, 2024
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| Joe Robert Collier - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Warden Daniel Paramo, Patrick Covello | Filed: October 26, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:1651, Referring Judge Donna M Ryu |
| Juan Matias Torres - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | S. Smedler, J. Lewis, B. Lambert, L. Presley, Maureen McLean, D. Jacobsen, R. Kelly | Filed: November 16, 2018 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Jeffrey S White |
| Juan Ortega Vargas - Judge PSLC RMH More Information >>> | Warden R Cates, Warden B Cates | Filed: November 28, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Kandis A Westmore |
| Joseph Victor Lagana - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Gavin Newsom, State of California, Starbucks Corporation, Pasquale Rotella, B.A.R.T. Police Department, Kamala Harris, City & County of San Francisco | Filed: January 25, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers |
| Javar Lester Blueford - Judge PSLC AGB More Information >>> | J. Smith, S. Nunez, F. Vasquez, J. Marauillo, Salinas Valley State Prison, Patrick, A. Valles | Filed: February 20, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Phyllis J Hamilton jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Johnny Porras - Judge PSLC RMH More Information >>> | Scott Kernan, Bill Muniz | Filed: February 21, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Kandis A Westmore |
| Jared M. Theobald - Judge PSLC CHC More Information >>> | American Canyon Police Dept, Medical Staff, Napa County Detention Center, ACPD - K9 Officer / Handler | Filed: February 27, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Haywood S Gilliam |
| Jack Emmitt Williams‚ Jr. - Judge Donna M Ryu More Information >>> | Officer McNeel, Lieutenant Willinghm, RN Ron Huelson, Warden Davis, Officer Lawrence | Filed: March 14, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Joseph Corral - Judge PSLC RMH More Information >>> | Marion E. Spearman | Filed: April 24, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Kandis A Westmore |
| Joshua-Davis Bland - Judge PSLC CHC More Information >>> | California Department of Correction, Scott Kernan, Rehabilitation | Filed: April 30, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Haywood S Gilliam |
| Jordan Luis Killens - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Hunter Angela, Hunter Anglea | Filed: May 14, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Donna M Ryu |
| Johnny Lugo Ibarra - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Bryan B. Beyer, Ron W. Wesley, Chris Freeman, Hoffman, Craig Koenig, Keith Mensing | Filed: May 14, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Jeffrey S White |
| Jeremy James Luckett - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> | USA | Filed: May 17, 2019 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Javar Lester Blueford - Judge PSLC AGB More Information >>> | Salinas Valley State Prison, Patrick | Filed: May 29, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Phyllis J Hamilton |
| Jason Cai - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> | Neil McDowell | Filed: June 03, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Juan Carlos Zambrano - Judge PSLC CHC More Information >>> | Jasmine Yang, Devinder Kumar, Amy Olsen, Elise Williams, Eric Golding | Filed: June 12, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Virginia K DeMarchi |
| Joyce Simmons - Judge PSLC CHC More Information >>> | Dr. Townsend, A. Smith | Filed: July 29, 2019 Mandamus & Other §28:1651, Referring Judge Haywood S Gilliam |
| Ja'Del Raynard McField - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> | USA | Filed: July 30, 2019 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| John Robert Demos - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> | GulFoil, Apple, Shell, Mobil, Occidental, Instagram, AT&T, u-tube, Exxon, Intel, Pennzoil, Facebook, Standard Oil, Chevron, Amazon, Yahoo, Texaco, Phillips 66, Sunoco, Google, Oracle, Marathon | Filed: August 05, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| John Devalier Daniels - Judge Phyllis J Hamilton More Information >>> | USA | Filed: September 03, 2019 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| James David Williams - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | Y. Friedman, B. D. Min, K. Hoffman, D. C. Chamberlain, Koenig, Charles Richey, Ralph Diaz | Filed: September 10, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| John Thomas Barrett - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Warden Holbrook | Filed: September 24, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:1651, Referring Judge Donna M Ryu |
| James R. Kennedy - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | T. Vasquez | Filed: September 26, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC JNE |
| James Edward Potts - Judge PSLC RMH More Information >>> | A. Youssef, M. Soleimani, Dr | Filed: October 16, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Kandis A Westmore |
| Jamisi Jermaine Calloway - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | M. Rowe, San Joaquin General Hospital, E. Care Tootell, Davita Health Inc, Warden R. Davis, D. Wu, A.W. Deems | Filed: October 18, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC JNE |
| Jeffrey A. Taylor - Judge PSLC RMH More Information >>> | Christian Pfeiffer | Filed: October 22, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Kandis A Westmore |
| Jason Scott Harsin - Judge PSLC CHC More Information >>> | Rick Hill | Filed: October 25, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge PSLC RMH |
| Juan M. Guerra - Judge PSLC CHC More Information >>> | Montgomerry | Filed: October 30, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:1651, Referring Judge Haywood S Gilliam |
| Joe Robert Collier - Judge PSLC CHC More Information >>> | Warden Patrick Covello | Filed: December 02, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jon S Tigar |
| Jan Van Dusen - Judge PSLC CHC More Information >>> | Javier Becerra | Filed: December 12, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Nathanael M Cousins |
| Joseph Woods - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Wellpath, Lt. Carrie Carone | Filed: December 20, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Sallie Kim |
| Jerry E. Smith - Judge PSLC AGB More Information >>> | K. Ancheta | Filed: January 03, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Phyllis J Hamilton |
| Jessy Wootten - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Warden Jared D. Lozano | Filed: January 31, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Donna M Ryu |
| Juan Antonio Cabrera - Judge PSLC CHC More Information >>> | P. Sullivan | Filed: February 19, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge PSLC MWD |
| Jose Antonio Rodriguez - Judge PSLC CHC More Information >>> | Department Children Family Service in Washington D.C. | Filed: February 24, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Haywood S Gilliam |
| Jr Michael Cooper - Judge PSLC CHC More Information >>> | Filed: March 04, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Susan van Keulen | |
| Justin Howard - Judge PSLC CHC More Information >>> | M. Atchley | Filed: March 09, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Haywood S Gilliam |
| Jason Michael Beck - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Filed: March 18, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Sallie Kim | |
| Jose Antonio Rodriguez - Judge PSLC CHC More Information >>> | Miguel Luis Antonio Rodriguez, Antovich | Filed: March 19, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Haywood S Gilliam |
| Joshua Andrew Soto - Judge PSLC CHC More Information >>> | Atchley | Filed: April 01, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Thomas S Hixson |
| Jason Geray - Judge PSLC CHC More Information >>> | Anthony Morrison | Filed: April 13, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley |
| Jonathan Tampico - Judge Donna M Ryu More Information >>> | Unknown Alameda County District Attorney, David Timothy Painter, Officer Goodness, Unknown Alameda County Court Clerk, Paul Meyer | Filed: April 20, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jessie C. Roberts - Judge Donna M Ryu More Information >>> | Nancy Adams, Donna Jacobsen, S. Gates, Bill T. Woods, Abab | Filed: May 06, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| James R. Whipple - Judge Jeffrey S White More Information >>> | C. Koeing, Mary Sweet, Chen Yun Ching, Anne Mishica, Jong Simcho, Albert Beltran, Ifeoma Okeke, Roselle Branch, M. Votaw, S. Poson | Filed: May 22, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Jermaine Earnest - Judge Phyllis J Hamilton More Information >>> | USA | Filed: June 23, 2020 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| James David Williams - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | Steve Posson, R. Catrina, J. Borroso, S. Gates, Racheal Anderson, Warden Craig Koenig, T. Lennon, Nguyen, C. Freeman, K.J. Allen, K. Hoffman, M. Sweet | Filed: June 30, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §02:437 |
| Jeffrey L. Holloway - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | J. Tovar, R. Oleyer, R. Boles, C. Cohen, W. Faulkner, G. Lewis, W. Garner, Harris, Whitehead, K. D. Winter, J. Hughes | Filed: September 14, 1999 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Both |
| Jonathan Hugh Hutchinson - Judge Ronald M. Whyte More Information >>> | Robert L. Ayers | Filed: September 11, 2000 General §28:2254 |
| Johnny Cordova - Judge Jeremy Fogel More Information >>> | C. A. Terhune | Filed: February 27, 2001 General §28:2254 |
| John Wayne Price‚ Jr. - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | W.P. Mallot, K. Myles, R.I. Kim, M. P. P.L. Monteiro, Moerdyk, R. J. Hernandez, Thore, L. Nunez, P. Mandeville | Filed: August 20, 2002 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
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