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.
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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 Louis Delacruz‚ Jr. - Judge Nathanael M Cousins More Information >>> | Sgt C. Sass, Alameda County, Deputy A. Sgt. J Procopio, Calergari, Aramark Correctional Services, LLC, Lt. Carrie Carone | Filed: June 17, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| James Jackson - Judge William Q. Hayes More Information >>> | Attorney General of the State of California, Jr, Steven Cambra | Filed: February 26, 2001 General §28:2254 |
| Jack R Koch - Judge Leo S. Papas More Information >>> | E Contreras, P Gonzal, Maldonado, Moreno, M Liptscher, Coleman, Gonzalez, Skelton, E Fontan, J Talbert, W Beauchemin, R Castaneda, Morris, E Paule, Overstreet, L Vanderweide, B Maldonado, ., ., unknown, ., Estrella, Assistant Warden, Dreisbach, M Salas | Filed: October 17, 2003 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Defendant |
| Juan A Portillo - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | Dave S. Khatri, S Walia | Filed: February 20, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jorge Santos - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | David G Smith, Sunil Walia, Dave Khatri | Filed: January 03, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jorge Santos - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> | David Smith, Sunil Walia, Dave Khatri | Filed: January 03, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jorge Santos - Judge Irma E. Gonzalez More Information >>> | Dave Khatri, David G Smith, Sunil Walia | Filed: January 03, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jorge Santos - Judge Nita L. Stormes More Information >>> | Dave Khatri, Sunil Walia, David G Smith | Filed: January 03, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jorge Tovar - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | Stephen Cline | Filed: January 03, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jason David Yonai - Judge Louisa S Porter More Information >>> | Island Records, Def Jam Records, Christina Milian, Russell Simmons | Filed: January 03, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jimmie Stephen - Judge Peter C. Lewis More Information >>> | R Hernandez | Filed: January 08, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jose E Falu-Mendoza - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> | J W Sullivan | Filed: January 10, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Juan Carlos Rivera - Judge Louisa S Porter More Information >>> | Homeland Security | Filed: January 08, 2007 Mandamus & Other §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Jose E Falu-Mendoza - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> | J W Sullivan | Filed: January 12, 2007 Mandamus & Other §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Joseph Arias‚ Jr. - Judge Jeffrey T. Miller More Information >>> | Newman, D W Bell, L Scribner, Vitela, Chan, Rowe, J G Carpio | Filed: March 09, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jose Luis Diparra - Judge Louisa S Porter More Information >>> | Thomas Wickline, Mary Roger, James Tilton, Parole Community Services, Mary Doe, Sisi Doe, Adult Parole Division | Filed: January 16, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James A Moore - Judge Irma E. Gonzalez More Information >>> | Derrick Ollison | Filed: January 22, 2007 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Juan Matta Santos - Judge Peter C. Lewis More Information >>> | J. F. Salazar, Jerry Brown | Filed: January 29, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jimmie Stephen, M Belton - Judge M. James Lorenz More Information >>> | E.A. Contreras, Sgt. Munoz, Sgt. Clarke, Warden R. Hernandez, Director Woodford, A Cota | Filed: February 02, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jason Richard White-Aparicio - Judge William McCurine More Information >>> | John Doe, Riverside County Jail, Fitzgerald | Filed: February 12, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Juan Gabriel Cardenas - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> | The People of the State of California, Ken Clark | Filed: February 20, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jorge Cervantes, Richard Mejia, Tahir Sherani, Hack, R Corel, L Crockett, Salome Herrera, Richard Richardson, Willie Sims, Anthony Seminoff, Rawlins, Sanders, Herman Stevens, Frank Moya, Jesus Rico, Felix Aguilar, Gabriel Bande, Randy Graves, Villanueva - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> | V Alwager, Arnold Schwarenegger | Filed: February 20, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jose E Falu-Mendoza - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> | J W Sullivan, Bill Lockyer | Filed: February 23, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jackie Robinson - Judge Nita L. Stormes More Information >>> | William Kolender, inclusive, - Brewer, R De La Vega, DOES 1 to 100, Ayala | Filed: April 23, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Defendant |
| Jose Mateo - Judge Peter C. Lewis More Information >>> | G J Giurbino | Filed: March 05, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Allen Simonton - Judge Leo S. Papas More Information >>> | M Evans, Jerry Brown | Filed: March 08, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jose Jesus Rodriguez-Quezada - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> | Six Unknown Names Agents, The President | Filed: March 08, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| James Lynn Hines - Judge Roger T. Benitez More Information >>> | CDC Correctional Officer, Maureen Pelton, Psych MD, Jane Shell | Filed: March 09, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James Lee Evans - Judge M. James Lorenz More Information >>> | Felker, Bill Lockyer | Filed: March 16, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Javier Villanueva-Guerrero - Judge M. James Lorenz More Information >>> | Filed: March 20, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate | |
| Jesse Lyle Gehrke - Judge Leo S. Papas More Information >>> | R Sullivan | Filed: May 22, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Joseph P Becker - Judge Jeffrey T. Miller More Information >>> | Hernandez, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: July 23, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jesus Lozano - Judge Peter C. Lewis More Information >>> | Michael Yarborough | Filed: March 29, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Lynn Hines - Judge Nita L. Stormes More Information >>> | Suzanne Sumner, O'Brien, Sugiyama, Peter Christopher Crisarian, Deddah, Jason Leonard, Kenneth S Countryman, State of California, State of Arizona | Filed: April 04, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Johnny Kliana Somo - Judge Nita L. Stormes More Information >>> | Michael Chertoff, Emilio T. Gonzalez, Paul M. Pierre, Alfonso Aguilar, Alberto Gonzales | Filed: April 10, 2007 Mandamus & Other §08:1329 Writ of Mandamus |
| Jose Padilla-Martinez - Judge Gordon Thompson More Information >>> | USA | Filed: April 09, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jimmie Stephen - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> | R Hernandez, A Cota, Brown, J Stovall | Filed: April 10, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jose Jesus Rodriguez-Quezada - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> | six unknown agents | Filed: April 09, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Joel B Henderson - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> | Debra Dexter | Filed: June 20, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jeffrey Anthony Woodfork - Judge Louisa S Porter More Information >>> | Robert J Hernandez, People of the State of California | Filed: May 30, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Morris Jackson - Judge Irma E. Gonzalez More Information >>> | Palacios, Hansen, Robbins, Zaragoza, Gaffney, Farnados | Filed: April 16, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| James Lynn Hines - Judge William McCurine More Information >>> | Affiliations, Associations, Maricopa County, Psych Network, Arizona State Prison Employees, San Diego County, Medical, Unions & Rep. Attorneys, Six Unknowns, Bivens, Dora B Schiro | Filed: April 16, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| James Lynn Hines - Judge Leo S. Papas More Information >>> | The Piersons, Tulare County, Maricopa County, Santa Barbara County, Department of Corrections, The Jensens, The Gallaghers, The Williams, Santa Maria County, K, Salinas County, The Thompsons, Kern County, El Dorado County, CCPO Union of Bakersfield County | Filed: April 16, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| James Lynn Hines - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> | Johnson, Attorney General | Filed: April 16, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jorge Larios-Sernas - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | USA | Filed: April 19, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Juan Magana-Colin - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: April 20, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| J Felix Del Villar - Judge case Unassigned More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: April 30, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jesus Fernandez-Alvarez - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: May 02, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jose Guadalupe Vallejo-Bonaparte - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: May 03, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| John Lewis‚ Jr. - Judge Marilyn L. Huff More Information >>> | People of California | Filed: May 08, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
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