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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| Luke J. Carrero - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> | Warden, Chuckawalla Valley State Prison | Filed: April 05, 2018 General §28:2254 |
| Los Angeles Times Communications LLC, KQED, Inc, San Francisco Progressive Media Center - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | Scott Kernan, Ronald Davis | Filed: April 11, 2018 Death Penalty §42:1983 |
| Larry Smith - Judge James Donato More Information >>> | Ronald Davis | Filed: May 04, 2018 General §28:2254 |
| Leon L. Meyers - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> | C. Hernandez, B. Avina, K. Mendoza | Filed: May 04, 2018 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Lawrence Hamilton - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Rick Hill | Filed: May 11, 2018 General §28:2241 |
| LaVance Walker - Judge William H. Orrick More Information >>> | San Mateo County Jail | Filed: May 29, 2018 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Louis Levern Penny - Judge PSLC CET More Information >>> | Santa Rita County Jail | Filed: August 29, 2018 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Edward M Chen |
| Lee Arthur Fort - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | R. C. Johnson | Filed: November 01, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge PSLC JNE |
| Lewis Francis Smith‚ II - Judge PSLC CET More Information >>> | Deputy Euyada, Sheriff Vicki Hennessy, Deputy Li, Deputy Murillo, Deputy Villanueva, Deputy Lavitoria | Filed: November 23, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Edward M Chen |
| Lisa Moody - Judge Laurel Beeler More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: December 24, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge PSLC CET |
| Lance Maynard Gardner - Judge PSLC CET More Information >>> | City Attorney Dennis Herrera, Officer Moore, Sheriff Vicki Hennessy | Filed: April 01, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Edward M Chen |
| Larry Redic - Judge PSLC MWD More Information >>> | Warden Rick Hill | Filed: April 12, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Richard Seeborg |
| Lawrence T. Stringer‚ Jr. - Judge PSLC CET More Information >>> | A. Hirales, Board of Parol Hearings, Wimc III, Cullough P. Birdsong, K. Long, R. Cruz, R. Baxter | Filed: May 14, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC GRC |
| Lonnie Glenn Schmidt - Judge Sallie Kim More Information >>> | Robert Neuschmid | Filed: August 29, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge PSLC LLH |
| Lawrence C. Denard - Judge William Alsup More Information >>> | Warden J. Robertson | Filed: August 30, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge PSLC JNE |
| Loureece Stone Clark - Judge Laurel Beeler More Information >>> | CDCR, Superior Court of California County of Sacramento | Filed: September 17, 2019 Mandamus & Other §28:1651, Referring Judge PSLC CET |
| Louis Levern Penny - Judge Edward M Chen More Information >>> | Gregory J. Ahern | Filed: October 02, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Louis Levern Penny - Judge PSLC CET More Information >>> | Alameda County, Deputy J. Pereira | Filed: October 24, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Edward M Chen |
| Leonard King - Judge PSLC CET More Information >>> | Cpt. C. Young, A.W.R. Bloomfield, Ron Davis, M. Voong, Sgt. Y. Franco, A. Maxfield, Lt. V. Larkins, Lt. R. Sheldton | Filed: December 17, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Susan Illston |
| Leon Norford - Judge Laurel Beeler More Information >>> | Jared D. Lozano | Filed: February 04, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge William H Orrick |
| Lawrence George Hash - Judge Sallie Kim More Information >>> | S. Albritton, R. Acero, J. Van Blarcom, R. E. Persaud, Tootell, S. Lucas, E. Evans, Kelly Mitchell, S. Emrick, D. Petrovic, C. Remillard, B. Burden, Daryl Dorsey, J. Guthrie, M. Morris, C. Col, S. Basic, C. Vargus, J. Laniar, B. Ashley, N. Mikosz, T. Holt | Filed: February 12, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Lewis F. Smith - Judge PSLC CET More Information >>> | San Francisco Sheriff Department et al | Filed: February 26, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Edward M Chen |
| Lewis Francis Smith‚ II - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> | District Attorney's Office of San Francisco | Filed: February 27, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Susan van Keulen |
| Lorenzo Guzman - Apr 07, 2020 More Information >>> | Jim Robertson, Labs, Governor Gavin Newsom, of CME/CMO San Quentin State Prison, Dr Nancy Adams, Ralph Diaz, Chief Medical Examiner of the Duel Vocational Institution, Chief of the CDCR Health Care Services Division, Analyst contrac, Dr Steven Tharratt | Filed: April 07, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Lucila Cruz - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | Filed: June 12, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 | |
| La Ly Yang - Judge Joseph C Spero More Information >>> | Warden Jenkins | Filed: June 12, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Lucy Grimes, Jerome L. Grimes - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Evercon | Filed: January 10, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Leroy Paul Lujan - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | James Davis | Filed: January 19, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Lester Hogan - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Larry Small | Filed: February 06, 2007 General §28:2254 |
| Lavell Rondell Johnson - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Michael Sipe, Mary Jo Williams, John R. Simpson, Jay D. Craddock | Filed: February 14, 2007 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Luther Evans - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Ben McLain, Stephen W. Mayberg | Filed: March 20, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Luther G. Jamison - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Robert Ayers | Filed: March 29, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Leslie Piltz - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | California Parole Board Commissioners, M.S. of Evans, Attorney General the State of California | Filed: April 19, 2007 General §28:2254 |
| Leon Renee Harvey - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Ben Curry | Filed: April 24, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Lester C. Hogan - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: June 04, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Lamont Joseph Williams - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | USA | Filed: June 12, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| Lamont J. Williams - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | USA | Filed: June 12, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| Luz Elvia Bhullar - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Sheila A. Clark | Filed: July 31, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Larry Dean Peterson - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Ken Clark | Filed: August 08, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Larry E. Bailey - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | V. M. Almager | Filed: August 23, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Lazarus A. Ortega - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Giamalvo | Filed: August 28, 2007 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Lawrence G. Fleming - Judge Martin J. Jenkins More Information >>> | USA | Filed: October 01, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| Lilian Guterres - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Superior Court of California, Chang, Deputy District Attorney | Filed: September 26, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Larry Seidenfeld - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | USA | Filed: October 12, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| Laurence Seidenfeld - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | USA | Filed: October 12, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| Lonnie Lee Poslof‚ Sr. - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Unknown - name not given | Filed: October 17, 2007 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Lionel Rubalcava - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Tom Felker | Filed: October 22, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Lal Bhatia - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | USA | Filed: November 01, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| Lawrence L.B. Birks - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Robert Santos | Filed: November 07, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Leslie A. Byrd - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Robert J. Hernandez | Filed: December 17, 2007 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
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https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/