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 November 11, 2020
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Petitioner / Respondent Name |
Filed, Nature of Suit, Judge |
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Matthew H. Beckett, CA |
B. Hackworth, J. Scalia, L. Hurtdo, Hernandez, A. Madrigal | Filed: Oct 13, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Judge: Jennifer L Thurston |
Miguel Delgado, CA |
R.C. Johnson, B. Martinez, Ralph Diaz, Gavin Newsom, Christianson | Filed: Oct 09, 2020 Prisoner Petitions (Prison Conditions) §42:1983 Judge: Alexander F MacKinnon, Dean D Pregerson |
Moody Woodrow Tanksley, CA |
Sheresa Kemp, Department of Motor Vehicle | Filed: Aug 28, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Judge: Carolyn K Delaney, Troy L Nunley, jury demanded by Plaintiff |
Monrell D. Murphy, CA |
A. Reilly, G. Jora, R. Hood | Filed: Aug 27, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Judge: Dennis M Cota, Kimberly J Mueller |
Matthew Ryun Moscoe, CA |
Pelican Bay State Prison, Prison Officials | Filed: Aug 25, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Judge: PSLC AGB, James Donato |
Michael Wayne Turner, CA |
J. Oldroyd, -, CDCR Mental Health Services, K Williams | Filed: Aug 24, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr Judge: Daniel E Butcher, William Q Hayes |
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Filed: Aug 19, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Judge: PSLC CET, Robert M Illman |
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Maurice D. Baldwin, CA |
Contra Costa County Superior Court | Filed: Oct 28, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Judge: Jacqueline Scott Corley |
Michael Fries, CA |
Superior Court of Kern County, Pfieffer | Filed: Oct 28, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Judge: Jennifer L Thurston |
Marlon L. Davis, CA |
B. Smith, T. Drake | Filed: Oct 27, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Judge: Kendall J Newman |
Martin Saiz, CA |
Senior Dep. Putnam, Senior Dep. Schrieber | Filed: Aug 31, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Judge: Erica P Grosjean |
Marcus Andrews, CA |
United States of America | Filed: Oct 22, 2020 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Judge: Dolly M Gee |
Misun Yoon, CA |
People | Filed: Oct 26, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Judge: Stanley Blumenfeld, Alka Sagar |
Monrell D. Murphy, CA |
Ralph Diaz | Filed: Sep 03, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Judge: Stanley A Boone, Dale A Drozd |
Mauwai Farha, CA |
J. Frailey, H. Wagner, M. Johnson, R. St-Andre, J Farley, T. Foss | Filed: Nov 02, 2020 Prison Conditions §42:1983 Judge: Erica P Grosjean |
Michael Tyrone Shannon, CA |
Cheryl Inniss-Burton | Filed: Oct 30, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Judge: Carolyn K Delaney |
Mauwai Farha, CA |
H. Wagner, T. Foss, M. Johnson, J Farley, J. Frailey, R. St-Andre | Filed: Nov 02, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Judge: Kendall J Newman |
Milton Alvarado-Chavez, CA |
David Harlow, William Pelham Barr, Steven C. Stafford, John Kelly | Filed: Nov 04, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd Judge: Larry Alan Burns |
Marquise Walker, CA |
Howard | Filed: Nov 03, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Judge: Kendall J Newman, jury demanded by Plaintiff |
Mark Shawn Feathers, CA |
Houston, Daniel E. Cueva | Filed: Nov 03, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Judge: Dennis M Cota |
Michael Balzarini, St. Michael Balzarini, CA |
Ron Bloomfield, Governor Gavin Newsom | Filed: Nov 05, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Judge: Richard Seeborg |
Melvin Lee Wilson, CA |
State of California | Filed: Nov 05, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Judge: Deborah Barnes |
Michelle Zapata, CA |
Patrick Withrow, Kim De La Cruz, Stites, S. Martinez | Filed: Nov 05, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights § Judge: Carolyn K Delaney |
Mario Amador Gonzalez, CA |
J Haskill, M Hudson, J. Silva, Sevy, Tancreto, R. Alkire | Filed: Oct 30, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Judge: Virginia K DeMarchi, PSLC HHL |
Michael O. DeVaughn, CA |
David Valentine, U.S. Marshal Service | Filed: Oct 26, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Judge: Terry J Hatter, Gail J Standish |
Michael Vaughn Nickerson, CA |
Ralph Diaz, CDCR, San Quentin State Prison, Clarence Cryer, Ron Broomfield | Filed: Sep 09, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Judge: Edward J Davila, PSLC HHL |
Manuel Cruz Martinez, CA |
Mr Koenig | Filed: Sep 09, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Judge: Valerie Baker Fairbank, John E McDermott |
Michael David Hemingway, CA |
Ken Clark | Filed: Sep 09, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Judge: Karen E Scott, Stephen V Wilson |
Michael Jay Harris, CA |
Sgt. Shaltry, M. Atchley, S. Tomlinson | Filed: Nov 10, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Judge: Edward M Chen |
Michael Dewayne Allen, CA |
Associate Warden, C/O Quillen, Chief Deputy Warden | Filed: Nov 09, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr Judge: Michael M Anello, Daniel E Butcher |
Michael Rivera, CA |
Chelsea Armenta, Ralph Diaz, Steven Escobar, Anthony Carter, Kenneth J. Pogue, P. Birdsong, Jeffrey Macomber | Filed: Nov 09, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Judge: Jeremy D Peterson |
Miguel A. Cisneros, CA |
Jim Robertson | Filed: Nov 09, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §42:1983 Judge: Haywood S Gilliam |
Michael Allen, CA |
Warden, Sgt. Guevara, ., C.O. Moz, Associate Warden, Byrna E. Florance, Nurse Muruko | Filed: Nov 06, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr Judge: Gonzalo P Curiel, Barbara Lynn Major, jury demanded by Plaintiff |
Mark Fawcett, CA |
Merced County Superior Court | Filed: Nov 06, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Judge: Erica P Grosjean |
Mathew Soria, CA |
Villalobos, Gray, Mathews | Filed: Sep 10, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Judge: Andre Birotte, Rozella A Oliver |
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https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/