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.
How do you search out why someone is in Jail or Prison?
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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| Michael John Kozak - Judge Jon S. Tigar More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: July 17, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael Louis Overton - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Veterans Administration, West Point Military Academy, Social Security Administration | Filed: July 23, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Mark Anthony Jones - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | Diana E. Gomez, Kamala D. Harris, Jill R. Jerry Ravitch, Brown | Filed: July 25, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael A. Lockhart - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Edmund G. Brown‚ Jr. | Filed: August 13, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Michael L. Overton - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Gonsales, Beverly Johnson, Canteen Manager | Filed: August 13, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Merton George Yahn - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> | Francisco Rivera | Filed: August 20, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Michael T. White - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | M. E. Spearman | Filed: August 23, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Michael John Kozak - Judge Jon S. Tigar More Information >>> | Marion E. Spearman | Filed: August 27, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Michael Lena - Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte More Information >>> | Kamela Harris, Kevin Chapell | Filed: August 29, 2013 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Maria Guadalupe Barrios De Barrera - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: September 05, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Maurice Boyette - Judge William H. Orrick More Information >>> | Kevin Chappell | Filed: September 20, 2013 Death Penalty §28:2254 |
| Michael Landon Luckert - Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte More Information >>> | J. Brannon, Alameda County Sheriff's Department, Santa Rita County Jail | Filed: September 24, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Michael Anthony Williams - Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte More Information >>> | Alameda County Sheriffs Department | Filed: October 07, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | Filed: October 07, 2013 Prison Condition §42:1983 | |
| Milos Klvana - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | CRCD, Sacramento | Filed: October 23, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Mark A. Jones - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | Jerry Brown, Connie Gipson, Kamala Harris, Jill Ravitch | Filed: November 06, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Manse Sullivan - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | Inc., Altria Group, Philip Morris USA, Inc. | Filed: November 06, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Mark Lindsey Schmeck - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | Kevin Chappell | Filed: November 21, 2013 Death Penalty §28:2254 |
| Morris Mester - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Filed: December 13, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 | |
| Marcos A Cuevas - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Montgomery | Filed: December 13, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:1651 Petition for Writ |
| Misael Quintana - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> | Connie Gipson | Filed: December 16, 2013 General §28:1651 |
| Marvin C. Foster - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> | Dorian Jung | Filed: January 03, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| - Judge PSLC CET More Information >>> | Filed: January 13, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 | |
| Michael L. Overton - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Associate Inmates, Cell-Block Officers, Doe | Filed: January 22, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Michael Blue - Judge Jon S. Tigar More Information >>> | Jeffrey A. Beard | Filed: January 28, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Marcus Lee Grosse - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Brown, Rody Rose | Filed: January 30, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Michael J. Crummer - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: February 12, 2014 General §28:2241 |
| Marcus Lee Grosse - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Rody Rose | Filed: February 14, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Marcus Lee Grosse - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Santa Rita Alameda County Jail | Filed: February 26, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Michael W. Schlaick - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | T. Perez | Filed: March 03, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Marvin Harris - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> | C. Barela, P. Barness, Warden, J. McCall, A. Partida | Filed: March 03, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Maurice McGee - Judge PSLC MSH More Information >>> | San Mateo Superior Court | Filed: March 03, 2014 General §28:2241 |
| Marcus Lee Grosse - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | FBI in California | Filed: March 07, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Marche Harrison - Judge Jon S. Tigar More Information >>> | Gary Swarthout | Filed: March 10, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Marcus Lee Grosse - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Central Intelligence Agency | Filed: March 17, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Mark Slamen - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> | Manuel Sabin | Filed: March 31, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Michael Angelo Lena - Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte More Information >>> | Wilson, Fred Foulk, C. Davis | Filed: March 31, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> | Filed: March 31, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 | |
| Marc Anthony Lowell Endsley, Daryl Carruthers, Timothy McWhorter - Judge PSLC MSH More Information >>> | State of California | Filed: April 14, 2014 Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Michael Louis Overton - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Diane Feinstein, Michelle Obama, Barbara Boxer, Judge Collins | Filed: April 25, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Matthew Alcon - Judge PSLC MSH More Information >>> | A. Bright | Filed: April 25, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Marvin Harris - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> | C. Barela, P. Barnes, K. Harris, J. McCall, A. Parrida | Filed: May 02, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Michael A. Johnson - Judge Joseph C. Spero More Information >>> | Rivero | Filed: May 12, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Michael Angelo Lena - Judge James Donato More Information >>> | Kevin Chapell, Osquerra, San Quentin State Prison | Filed: May 30, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Malinka Tacuma Wade Moye - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> | Fair Political Practice Commission, Gary Winuk | Filed: June 03, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Malinka Tacuma Wade Moye - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> | City, County of San Francisco | Filed: June 03, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Malinka Tacuma Wade Moye - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> | State of California, Grayson Marshal | Filed: June 03, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Malinka Tacuma Wade Moye - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> | Linda Brewer Stockdale | Filed: June 03, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Malinka Tacuma Wade Moye - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> | Lydia Dianne Baca | Filed: June 03, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Michael Dean Jones - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | J. Soto | Filed: June 09, 2014 General §28:2254 |
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