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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| Jacoby C. Harper - Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo More Information >>> | George Bailey Detention Facility | Filed: December 09, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Linda Lopez jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jerry Daniel Proffitt - Judge Gregory G Hollows More Information >>> | Patrick Covello | Filed: December 09, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jose Luis Almaraz - Judge Kendall J Newman More Information >>> | Patrick Withrow, County of San Joaquin, Gudino | Filed: December 10, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jules Anthony Gholar - Judge Dennis M Cota More Information >>> | Matthew Atchley, Rehabilitation, California of Department Corrections | Filed: December 10, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Joshua Lawrence Latham - Judge Anthony J Battaglia More Information >>> | Manziel, Rutgers, John Doe, Gates, Glynn, Vernon, Greenwald, ., Sergovia, Doyle, Bohnstehn, Ruelas, Vasquez, Hampton, Saltzman, Pollard, Rodrigues, Ash, Diaz, Valaskantijis, Armenta, Soriano, Woltz, Cannon, - | Filed: December 10, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Ruth Bermudez Montenegro |
| Joe Conway - Judge Gonzalo P Curiel More Information >>> | Michael R. Barnett, George Bailey Detention, San Diego Sheriff's Office, A. Apez, Officer McDonald | Filed: December 10, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Bernard G Skomal jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| John C. Young - Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank More Information >>> | Sergeant Smith, Does 1 through 10, Los Angeles Police Department, County of Los Angeles | Filed: December 04, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Kenly Kiya Kato jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| James Atlas Jenkins Jr. - Judge Patricia Donahue More Information >>> | Riverside Sheriffs Department, Deputy Jones | Filed: December 04, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1983, Referring Judge Dolly M Gee |
| Jeffrey Wade Patterson - Judge Edward J Davila More Information >>> | Santa Clara County SET | Filed: October 15, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC HHL |
| James Carl Kelly - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Joseph Paredes, Governor Gavin Newsom, Lawrence Gumboa | Filed: December 16, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Jeremy Pinson - Judge Philip S Gutierrez More Information >>> | Michael Carvajal | Filed: December 14, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Sheri Pym |
| Jose Alvarado Melendez - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> | William Barr | Filed: December 16, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| James Henry Flournoy - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | Byron Gadsen, Walmart Stores, Pleasanton Police Department, Inc., Orricer Johnston | Filed: December 14, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Jose Alvarado-Melendez - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: December 18, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Juan P. Basped - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Debbie Asuncion | Filed: December 18, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| James Bierman - Judge Helena M Barch-Kuchta More Information >>> | Kern County Sheriff Detention Facility Medical Administration | Filed: December 17, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Juan P. Basped - Judge David O Carter More Information >>> | Debbie Asuncion | Filed: December 15, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Kenly Kiya Kato |
| Jose Mejia-Nuno - Judge Christina A Snyder More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: December 15, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Juan Carlos Santana - Judge Charles F Eick More Information >>> | Josie Gastelo | Filed: December 10, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge John W Holcomb |
| Joseph August Marsala - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | Ra | Filed: December 21, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jason Shane Neuhaus - Judge Virginia K DeMarchi More Information >>> | Filed: October 21, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 | |
| Joshua Willard - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | Torres, A. Aranda | Filed: December 22, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jorge Iribe-Yanez - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | William Pelham Barr, Chad Wolf, Donald W. C. Washington, Steven Stafford | Filed: December 22, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd |
| Jonathan Barba - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | William Pelham Barr, Chad Wolf, Donald W. C. Washington, Steven Stafford | Filed: December 21, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd |
| Jason J. Steward - Judge Laurel Beeler More Information >>> | Kathleen Allison | Filed: December 23, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Joey Robert Ruiz - Judge Joseph C Spero More Information >>> | Claude F. Finn | Filed: December 23, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Juan C Gonzalez - Judge Thomas S Hixson More Information >>> | Raymond Madden | Filed: December 22, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jose Luis Garcia - Judge PSLC AGB More Information >>> | Dr. Naser, C. Smith, Dr. Heatley, Dr. Horowitz | Filed: December 17, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge James Donato |
| Juan Lewis Gallardo - Judge PSLC MWD More Information >>> | DeAnza, JD, Doctor D. Bright, S. Gates, M. Voong, Waheed Ibrahimi, D. Bittner, J Lopez, K Bock, MD, H Liu, Carl Bourne, MD, K Kumar, H. Clavijo, Mao Nguyen, MD, B. Omosaiye, MD, J Rojas | Filed: December 17, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Joseph C Spero |
| Justo Richards - Judge Phyllis J Hamilton More Information >>> | Second Circuit Court of Appeals, Andrea Carl Steart-Cousins, Heastie, Letitia James, U.S. Justice Department | Filed: October 27, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:1651, Referring Judge Susan van Keulen |
| - Judge Alex G Tse More Information >>> | Filed: December 28, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 | |
| Jahmal M. Edwards - Judge Edward J Davila More Information >>> | Jane Doe, Warden Ron Bloomfield, San Quentin State Prison, John Doe | Filed: October 28, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC HHL |
| Jonathan Daniel D'Arcy - Judge Kandis A Westmore More Information >>> | San Quentin State Prison | Filed: December 29, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Jeffrey Hammer - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Stephen Hitchman, Debby Maddox, H. Longia, Barry Green, Nancy Seigrist, Akinwumi Ola, Vijay Patel | Filed: December 29, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joseph McKeever - Judge Edmund F Brennan More Information >>> | Rubinoff, Walker | Filed: December 28, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jeremy Kenneth Bonderer - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: December 28, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joe Valdez Dominguez - Judge Susan van Keulen More Information >>> | Yasmen Shauftan, R. Ross, Dr. Carl Bourne, J. Gasca, Duc Nguyen, MD Abraham, Lawrence Gamboa | Filed: December 30, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| - Judge Susan van Keulen More Information >>> | Filed: December 31, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 | |
| Joshua Blocker - Judge Michael W Fitzgerald More Information >>> | Correctional Officer Jeffrey Galapon, Officer Correctional Joel Solis, Correctional Officer Joshua Clark, Correctional Officer Ricardo Chirinos | Filed: December 24, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Alicia G Rosenberg |
| John Lake - Judge Dennis M Cota More Information >>> | Patrick Lovello, Dr. S. H. Wong-Do, Ralph Diaz, Jean Weiss | Filed: December 21, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jakan Chamel Mills - Judge Daniel E Butcher More Information >>> | Randy Ladisky | Filed: January 05, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Todd W Robinson |
| John Frederick Woody‚ Jr. - Judge Virginia K DeMarchi More Information >>> | Jeff Lynch, Michael Henderson, Frank Mayo | Filed: January 04, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jesse Ochoa - Judge Helena M Barch-Kuchta More Information >>> | Eddy Joelson | Filed: January 04, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jonathan Wilbanks - Judge Kendall J Newman More Information >>> | Jeff Lynch, T. Tappen, Z. Sanchez | Filed: January 06, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jonas B. Foster - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Wasco State Prison Correction Officers, H. Shirley | Filed: January 06, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jerome Butler - Judge Edmund F Brennan More Information >>> | Giselle Matteson | Filed: January 06, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:1651 |
| Javier Martinez - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: January 08, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jeffrey Pierce Henderson - Judge Ronald SW Lew More Information >>> | Alejandro Villanueva | Filed: January 06, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge John E McDermott |
| Justin Silva - Judge Helena M Barch-Kuchta More Information >>> | Department of State Hospitals, Jason Black | Filed: December 30, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jose I. Sonora - Judge Andre Birotte More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: December 30, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Jacqueline Chooljian |
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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/