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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| Michael McNeil - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | Enenmoh, P. Hayes, Dr. Rotman, Raman | Filed: September 23, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Milton Keith Sanders - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation | Filed: September 24, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Michael Foster - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Stu Sherman, F. Vasquez, Tommy Wan, D. Goss | Filed: October 05, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Michael Anthony Burkett - Judge Maryland Unassigned More Information >>> | Lopez | Filed: October 08, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Manuel Contreras - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | James A. Yates | Filed: October 13, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Michael Lynn Waters - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | D. Fischer | Filed: October 08, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Maurice Edward Campbell - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Gary Sandor, I. D. Clay, Frank X. Chavez, Matthew Martel | Filed: October 13, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Marcus Ruben Ellington - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | W. Jones, Diaz, Polk, Wiggins, Lunes, K. Clark, Reynoso, Hoxion | Filed: October 18, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Michael James - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | A. Hedgpeth | Filed: October 21, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Moses Valdivia - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Frank X. Chavez | Filed: October 21, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Maury Montgomery - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: November 01, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Manuel Contreras - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | James A. Yates | Filed: November 04, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Monte Haney - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | M.P. Hernandez, T. Cano, G. Torres, D. J. Ruiz, J. Jones, R. Bottello, L. Cano, M. Rickman, F. Oliver | Filed: May 20, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Michael Gonzales - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | J. Garcia, R Cortez, J. Leal, K Matta, E. G Brown, Hernandez, B Saunders | Filed: November 18, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Michael Lynn Waters - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | R. Flores, N Scaife, R. Whitford | Filed: October 14, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Michael B. Nordloff - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | K. Allison | Filed: November 22, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Michael Etchinson - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | J. D. Hartley | Filed: December 06, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Maurice D. Robinson - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | J. M. Hernadez, Melo, Grey | Filed: December 09, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Matthew Alan Lawrie - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Kathleen Allison, Jerry Brown | Filed: December 10, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Michael J Hicks - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | P. Sahota, V. Gemmit, CSP-Sacramento, F. J. Johnson, Bal | Filed: December 10, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Michael O'Neal - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | Tennesfld, T. Jolsins, M. Urquides, D. Lee | Filed: December 16, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Morteza Bakhtiari - Jan 19, 2011 More Information >>> | R Shannon, Y. A. Gonzales, James A. Yates, K Gallegos, J. A. Fogal, Nurse Hernandez, Tim Widlund, E. Lopez | Filed: January 19, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Michael Gonzales - Oct 28, 2011 More Information >>> | K. Price, G. Esquivel, T. Campbell, W. Seuell, B. Buenafe, K. Matta, O. Lopez, E. Magallanes, J. Leal, R. Hernandez, G. Hernandez, A. Encinas | Filed: October 28, 2011 Civil Rights §28:1441 jury demanded by Defendant |
| Mary Elizabeth Stroder - Dec 08, 2011 More Information >>> | Filed: December 08, 2011 General §28:2254 | |
| Monte Weatherington - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | James A. Yates | Filed: January 04, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Matthew Vincent Salinas - Judge Oliver W. Wanger More Information >>> | Matthew Cate | Filed: January 06, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Morteza Bakhtiari - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Tim Widlund, K. Gallegos, Nurse Hernandez, E. Lopez, Y. A. Gonzales | Filed: January 19, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Both |
| Marco Marroquin - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | S. Esparza, D. Foston, California Training A. Facility, Kester, Director, D. Newcomb, California Department of Corrections, R. Hager, Warden | Filed: January 28, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Moises Rodriguez-Torres - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Michael L. Benov | Filed: January 31, 2011 General §28:2241 |
| Marco Marroquin - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | D. Foston, B. Goodman, C. Noll, D.B. Silva | Filed: January 28, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Moat Ballard - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | J. D. Hartley | Filed: February 03, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Michael B. Williams - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Pam Ahlin, Kamala D. Harris | Filed: February 04, 2011 Prison Condition §28:2254 |
| Matthew James Griffin - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | V. Landrus, L, R. Miller, Ross, D. Foston, Ruiz, J. Avila, J Hill, J. Neubarth, M. Vu, J. Moon, C. Hammond, Kim Hutto, M Dhah, J. Walker, Edgar Clark, Caldwell, Howell, L.C. Davis, Carver, Campbell, Fernando Gonzales, A. Joaquin, L. Ledford, Teresa Macias | Filed: January 28, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Michael Reed Dorrough - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | R. Davis, S. Hubbard, M. Jenning, R. Chavez, Adams | Filed: February 07, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Markel Shar Hollman - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | R. Grounds | Filed: February 10, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Manuel Hernandez‚ Jr. - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: February 07, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Mario Padilla - Judge Oliver W. Wanger More Information >>> | James D. Hartley | Filed: February 14, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michann Meadows - Judge Gerald B. Cohn More Information >>> | O. Okereke, Dr. Reeves, Heyne, Central Facility California Women's Medical Department | Filed: February 14, 2011 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Martin Zaragoza - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Domingo Uribe‚ Jr. | Filed: February 18, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Matthew V. Rodriguez - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | R. Lopez | Filed: February 25, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Matthew Balkam - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | James Hartley, Arnold Schwarzenegger | Filed: March 04, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Maximo Berreondo - Judge Oliver W. Wanger More Information >>> | Jonathan Akanno, Kern Valley State Prison, Lopez Sherry | Filed: March 14, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Markus A. Greer - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | T. Caldwell, J. Lopez, J. Faldon, N. Comaites, Raul Lopez, T. Campbell, F. J. Martinez, R. S. Lambert | Filed: March 17, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Michael Eugene Kincade - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Kathleen Allison | Filed: March 17, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Michael B. Williams - Judge Gerald B. Cohn More Information >>> | Debbie Philips, Pam Ahlin | Filed: March 15, 2011 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Matthew Pena - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Kathleen Allison | Filed: March 21, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Matthew Alan Lawrie - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | Kathleen Allison, State of California, Santos, California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, Jerry Brown | Filed: March 21, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Michael Morse - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | R. Brown, K. Baker, Cinninham, W. Rivera, Matt Doeling | Filed: April 01, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Mike Talbert - Judge Oliver W. Wanger More Information >>> | Raul Lopez | Filed: April 07, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Michael J Hicks - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: April 08, 2011 General §28:2254 |
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