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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| J.P. Parnell - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | Wheeler, Toure | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joseph Recarey - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | We The People | Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Barbara Lynn Major |
| Joshua Neil Harrell - Judge Kendall J Newman More Information >>> | Frank Lopez | Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| James Britt - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> | Oliver, Placer County Jail, James, Ortiz | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jacob David Woolery - Judge Edmund F Brennan More Information >>> | Eric Magrini, Randall, Leonard, Adams, D. McGarra, Marlar, Page, South, Shasta County Jail, Moberg | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James Ruhallah Harrison - Judge Kandis A Westmore More Information >>> | J. Lewis, Mandeep Singh, U. Baniga, H. Tate | Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Joshua D. Threlkeld - Judge John A Kronstadt More Information >>> | Brian Cates | Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Karen L Stevenson |
| Johnathan Aguilar, Luis Cruz, Luis Ramirez Carramza, Phabel Gutierrez, Angel Magana, Ernesto Missiego, Christian Cervamtes, Francisco Cano, Armando Navarro, Sheena Middleton, Luis Cabrera, Alexis Perez, Brian Alvaregna, Eric Carillo, Juan Conchas Carillo - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Concord Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, David Anderson, U.S. Attorney Office, Craig Fair, Contra Costa County, Danny Comeaux, Patrick Gorman, Mark Bustillos | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Donna M Ryu |
| John William Butler‚ III - Judge R Gary Klausner More Information >>> | Jaspal Dhaliwal, Alan Wong, Victoria Balogun, William Watson, Elsa Cagney, Galyna Mishchenko, Does, Jason Christopher, Patricia V. Bradley | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Gail J Standish |
| Jerry Bryant Bowman - Judge Mitchell D Dembin More Information >>> | Heath, Child Welfare Services, Human Services Agency | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| John Roettgen - Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo More Information >>> | V. Cortez, L.N. Romero, A. Renteria, T. McWay, C. Covel, Daniel Paramo, G. Valdovino, E. Garcia | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Barbara Lynn Major |
| John Paul Frank Schowachert - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | Rodriguez, Kelley Santoro, Tapia, Woods | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jane Doe - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Timothy Beach, Derral Adams, Deborah K. Johnson, Janel Espinoza | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jose Garcia - Judge Fernando M Olguin More Information >>> | M. Gamboa | Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Gail J Standish |
| Joe Alfred Taylor - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | Ayub Harolin | Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1983 |
| Jeff Hawkins - Judge Jill L Burkhardt More Information >>> | Garcia, Marcus Pollard, D. Lewis, B.D. Phillips | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Dana M Sabraw jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| an individual Jing Chen, an individual Isaiah Yang More Information >>> | UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION U.S. SERVICES, Citizenship, Senior Official Performing Duties of the Director, San Bernardino Field Office, Field Office Director, Tracy Renaud, U.S. Citizenship, Immigration Services, Immigr, Iren Martin | Mandamus & Other §28:1651 |
| John Wesley Williams - Judge Maria A Audero More Information >>> | Warden Marcus Pollard | Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Philip S Gutierrez |
| Jessie Lipscomb - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | T. Olivas, G. Beard, M. Johnson | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| JIE MA, RAN HOU More Information >>> | LARRY DENAYER, Corina A. Luna, Susan M. Curda | Mandamus & Other §05:702 |
| Jesus Alberto Tabares - Judge John W Holcomb More Information >>> | Raymond Madden | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge Gail J Standish |
| Jeffrey P Perrotte More Information >>> | Board of Parole Hearings, California Department of Corrections, Department of Adult Parole Operations, Rehabilitation | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| James Henry Flournoy - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> | Deputy McFarlin | Prisoner: Prison Condition §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Jeffrey P. Perrotte - Judge John A Kronstadt More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, Board of Rehabilitation, Parole Hearings, Department of Adult Parole Operations, Riverside Superior Court | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge Karen L Stevenson |
| Juan C Guzman - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> | B. Cates | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| Jose Ramirez - Judge Joseph C Spero More Information >>> | Warden Kathleen Allison | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2241 |
| Jason Halliburton - Judge William H Orrick More Information >>> | Dr. Jonathan Ashbay, S. Posson, Dr. Park Kyeong | Prisoner: Prison Condition §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Justin CATO More Information >>> | Warden Theresa Cisneros | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 1331 |
| Johnnie Lee Barnes - Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo More Information >>> | Rick Hill | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge Barbara Lynn Major |
| Justin M. Zapata - Judge Jesus G Bernal More Information >>> | Detective Newman, Sheiff, OC County California Jail Deps, Nurses at OC County Jail California, Psych Doctors, State of California, Doctors, Mental Heath Psych Techs | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 , Referring Judge Charles F Eick |
| Joshua A. Willard - Judge Dolly M Gee More Information >>> | C. Smith | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 , Referring Judge John E McDermott |
| Juan Manuel Roman-Gamino - Judge Edmund F Brennan More Information >>> | Sacramento District Attorney | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| Jamie Rivera - Judge Joseph C Spero More Information >>> | The People | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| Juan Manuel Juarez - Judge Helena M Barch-Kuchta More Information >>> | Eastern District of California | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| James Nicolas Anaya - Judge Donna M Ryu More Information >>> | University of California Berkeley, Dust Networks Incorporated, Steven Rafael, California Department of Corrections, California Policy Lab, Rehabilitation | Prisoner: Prison Condition §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Jermaine Johnson - Judge Maria A Audero More Information >>> | C. Rodriguez | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2241 , Referring Judge Cormac J Carney |
| Jacob Calvin Jones - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | Vangerwen, Gonzalez, Edwards, Diaz | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Joseph Anthony Barrett - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> | Officer Del Rosario, Adamik, Lt. S Robinson, Ron Davis, Faaita, Ramirez, Brumfield | Prisoner: Prison Condition §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| James Henry Flournoy - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> | Marin County Sheriff's Department, Cooks at Jail, Medical Department (Mental & Medical) | Prisoner: Prison Condition §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Jose Moreno - Judge Gregory G Hollows More Information >>> | Danny Samuel | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| Jonas Brown - Judge William V Gallo More Information >>> | Warren L. Montgomery | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge M James Lorenz |
| Jesus Alberto Tabares - Judge Cynthia Bashant More Information >>> | Raymond Madden | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge Ruth Bermudez Montenegro |
| James Joseph - Judge Donna M Ryu More Information >>> | People of California | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| Julius Berry - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | B. Aquino, S.F Sheriff Department, L. Khalil, J. Leonardini, D. Quintanilla, A. McFarland | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Jesse Swanson - Judge Nathanael M Cousins More Information >>> | County of Contra Costa, Elizabeth Hollandberry, Jessica Standish | Prisoner: Prison Condition §42 U.S.C. § 1983 , Referring Judge PSLC MBI |
| Jermaine Alexander Barnes More Information >>> | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 1651 | |
| James Carl Kelly - Judge Edward M Chen More Information >>> | Brianna Satterthwaite, Warden at Salinas Valley State Prison, Craig R. Laren, Brian Hong | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| Jesus Alberto Tabares - Judge Karen S Crawford More Information >>> | Raymond Madden | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge Janis L Sammartino |
| Jimmy M. Garcia - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> | B. Cates | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| Jack C. Sheffield - Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo More Information >>> | M. Pollard | Mandamus & Other §28 U.S.C. § 2241 fd, Referring Judge Jill L Burkhardt |
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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/