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
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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| Jason Thomas - Judge PSLC HHL More Information >>> | S. Owen, Caraway, Preston, Simpson, D. Brock | Filed: April 20, 2016 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Joseph Grimes - Judge Howard R. Lloyd More Information >>> | Kathy Chisum | Filed: April 20, 2016 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Jason Stonebraker - Judge Ronald M. Whyte More Information >>> | Herjinder Dhabia, Dennis McBride, Contra Costa County, Sam Rosales, Joy Kick | Filed: May 03, 2016 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Jaime Arana Del Toro - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | USA | Filed: May 10, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Joseph Grimes - Judge Howard R. Lloyd More Information >>> | Lopez, Parra | Filed: May 18, 2016 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Joe Torres‚ Jr. - Judge Edward J. Davila More Information >>> | USA | Filed: June 01, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Jose Bautista - Judge Nathanael M. Cousins More Information >>> | Filed: June 09, 2016 General §28:2254 | |
| John Blanco - Judge Ronald M. Whyte More Information >>> | USA | Filed: June 10, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| J. M. Godfrey - Judge Nathanael M. Cousins More Information >>> | G. W. Olson, Ducart | Filed: June 28, 2016 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| James Robert Williams - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> | K. Kumar, Edward Birdsong, J. Lewis, Lawrence Gamboa | Filed: June 28, 2016 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Jose Carlos Delpalacio - Judge PSLC HHL More Information >>> | M. L. Muniz | Filed: July 22, 2016 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | Filed: August 18, 2016 Prison Condition §42:1983 | |
| Jose Garcia Mejia - Judge PSLC HHL More Information >>> | Hatton | Filed: August 18, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Jose Ines Medina Ponce - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | USA | Filed: September 12, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Joseph Grimes - Judge Howard R. Lloyd More Information >>> | Brooks | Filed: January 05, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| John Robert Demos‚ Jr. - Judge Nathanael M. Cousins More Information >>> | State of Washington, United States of America | Filed: February 01, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| John A. Indiveri - Judge Howard R. Lloyd More Information >>> | Richard Mack | Filed: February 06, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Jesse Daniel Clark‚ II - Judge Howard R. Lloyd More Information >>> | Edmund G. Brown‚ Jr., Warden at San Quentin State Prison, Director Department of Corrections | Filed: February 17, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| John I. Kocak - Judge Jon S. Tigar More Information >>> | Scott Kernan, Richard Kirkland, J. Clark Kelso | Filed: March 08, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James A. Smith - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | J. Sullivan | Filed: April 05, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Juan Chavez-Ornelas - Judge Edward J. Davila More Information >>> | USA | Filed: May 08, 2017 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| James Rickleffs - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | Terry | Filed: May 26, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| - Judge James Donato More Information >>> | Filed: June 07, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 | |
| Jerry Martin Miranda - Judge Howard R. Lloyd More Information >>> | R. Navarro, Espinoza, R. Graves, R. K. Swift, Bumby, G. W. Olson | Filed: July 17, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Joyce Simmons - Judge Howard R. Lloyd More Information >>> | A. Phillips, K. Luke | Filed: August 25, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| John I. Kocak - Judge Jon S. Tigar More Information >>> | S. Lamott, Sherwin Jiminez, J. Espinosa, Dennis Mathisen, O. Covarrubias, REhabilitation CTF- Soledad, Scott Kernan, H. Vera, S. Pedone, M. B. Atchley, T. Selby, M. Botello, California Department of Corrections, Shawn Hatton, A. Turingan, C. Swart | Filed: October 18, 2017 Civil Rights §28:1441 jury demanded by Defendant |
| Jeffrey E Walker - Judge PSLC HHL More Information >>> | People of the State California | Filed: November 27, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Jay Shah - Judge Nathanael M. Cousins More Information >>> | Filed: November 22, 2017 General §28:2254 | |
| Jacob S. Silverman - Judge PSLC HHL More Information >>> | Duane Christian, Humboldt County Correctional Facility Owner | Filed: February 21, 2018 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Joe Samuels - Judge PSLC HHL More Information >>> | CHC Facility | Filed: March 06, 2018 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Jeffrey E Walker - Judge PSLC HHL More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: March 07, 2018 General §28:2254 |
| James R Knowles - Judge PSLC HHL More Information >>> | Dolly Matteuccii, Napa State Hospital | Filed: March 15, 2018 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Jamar Brandon Golson - Judge Nathanael M. Cousins More Information >>> | D. Bright, Akins, Alvarado, Pennessi, R. J. Erguiza, Narvaez, Aranda, K. Kumar | Filed: March 30, 2018 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| James Mason - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | S. Kernan, J. C. Kelso, D. F. Posson, S. Hatton | Filed: April 03, 2018 Prison Condition §28:1442 |
| James R Knowles - Judge PSLC HHL More Information >>> | Sunnyvale Police Department of Public Safety, Santa Clara County Crime Labatory | Filed: April 19, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James R Knowles - Judge PSLC HHL More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: April 20, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jose Timoteo Guevara - Judge PSLC RMH More Information >>> | Sullivan, Superior Court of Californai County of San Mateo | Filed: May 30, 2018 General §28:2254 |
| Joseph Chester Parzyck‚ III - Judge Laurel Beeler More Information >>> | Santa Clara Sheriffs Office, Emilee Wilhelm-Leen, Laurie White | Filed: July 06, 2018 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Edward J Davila |
| Joyce Simmons - Judge Virginia K DeMarchi More Information >>> | Associate Warden J. T. LeMasters, Warden W. Z. Jenkins‚ II, Associate Warden T. Mischel | Filed: July 09, 2018 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC HHL |
| Jason Smith - Judge Beth Labson Freeman More Information >>> | Sgt. C Peaden, C/O R. Avalos, C/O M. Daguio, B. Lt. Greer | Filed: July 23, 2018 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC HHL |
| Jonathan I. Guzman - Judge PSLC CLA More Information >>> | Jim Robertson | Filed: August 16, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Susan van Keulen |
| Jonathan Lott - Judge Laurel Beeler More Information >>> | Scott Kernan | Filed: August 22, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC CET |
| Joseph A Farhat, Joseph A. Farhat - Judge Beth Labson Freeman More Information >>> | Santa Clara County Department of Justice, Santa Clara County, Santa Clara County Department of Corrections | Filed: September 11, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC HHL jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jeremy J. Foster - Judge PSLC CLA More Information >>> | J. Gastelo | Filed: September 17, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Edward J Davila |
| Jose Angel Moreno - Judge Edward J Davila More Information >>> | USA | Filed: September 21, 2018 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Joseph A. Farhat - Judge Beth Labson Freeman More Information >>> | Santa Clara County, People of the State of California | Filed: October 03, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge PSLC HHL |
| James Alvin Dulaney‚ Jr. - Judge Edward J Davila More Information >>> | D. Rusk, Correctional Officer D. Barneburg, D. Short, M. Hodges, Clark E. DuCart, P. Chapa, D Bradbury, Psych. J. Cummings, R.K. Bell, S. K. Hemenway, J. Berg, Windy Reynolds, M. Voong, Rhonda K. Amis, Dane Ewing | Filed: October 03, 2018 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC HHL |
| Jerid S. Miller - Judge Laurel Beeler More Information >>> | County of Santa Cruz | Filed: October 03, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge PSLC CET |
| James C McCurdy - Judge Beth Labson Freeman More Information >>> | L. Thomas | Filed: October 09, 2018 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC HHL |
| Joseph Amor Farhat - Judge Beth Labson Freeman More Information >>> | California Department of Justice | Filed: October 11, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC HHL |
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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/