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
A(6667 rec) B(2672 rec) C(5072 rec) D(7219 rec) E(3624 rec) F(1781 rec) G(3370 rec) H(1652 rec) I(881 rec) J(12301 rec) K(3180 rec) L(3668 rec) M(7331 rec) N(980 rec) O(682 rec) P(1851 rec) Q(155 rec) R(8661 rec) S(6027 rec) T(3927 rec) U(192 rec) V(1179 rec) W(2587 rec) X(89 rec) Y(412 rec) Z(232 rec)| Plaintiff/ Respondent Name | Petitioner/ Defendant Name | Filed, Nature of Suit, Judge |
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| Oscar Diaz-Martinez - Judge Roger T. Benitez More Information >>> | USA | Filed: June 27, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Olivia Rodriguez - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> | USA | Filed: August 12, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Onan Hernandez - Judge M. James Lorenz More Information >>> | USA | Filed: March 23, 2017 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Oscar Rivas-Garcia - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | Steven C. Stafford, Jeffrey Sessions, John Kelly, David Harlow | Filed: June 01, 2018 Mandamus and Other §28:2241 |
| Omar Mendez-Perez - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | Steven C. Stafford, Jeffrey Sessions, John Kelly, David Harlow | Filed: June 01, 2018 Mandamus and Other §28:2241 |
| Oscar Arturo Ramos-Villa - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | Steven C. Stafford, Jeffrey Sessions, John Kelly, David Harlow | Filed: June 25, 2018 Mandamus and Other §28:2241 |
| Omar Banderas-Torres - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | Steven C. Stafford, Jeffrey Sessions, John Kelly, David Harlow | Filed: June 25, 2018 Mandamus and Other §28:2241 |
| Oscar Alvarez-Perez - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | John Kelly, David Harlow, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions‚ III, Steven C. Stafford | Filed: September 26, 2018 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd |
| Oscar Virgilio Martinez Ponce - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | John Kelly, David Harlow, Matthew Whitaker, C. Steven Stafford | Filed: January 14, 2019 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd |
| Olwayne Dunkley - Judge Anthony J Battaglia More Information >>> | Warden, Field Office Director, Attorney United General, Attorney General States Department of Justice, Secretary | Filed: December 30, 2019 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd, Referring Judge Nita L Stormes |
| Osheana Naidene Gonzales - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | John Kelly, David Harlow, Steven C. Stafford, William Barr | Filed: June 16, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd |
| Oscar Ayala - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | William Pelham Barr, David Harlow, John Kelly, Steven C. Stafford | Filed: June 29, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd |
| Omar Ramirez - Judge Cynthia Bashant More Information >>> | C. Koegin | Filed: June 30, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Bernard G Skomal |
| Omar Ramirez - Judge Pedro V Castillo More Information >>> | C. Koegin | Filed: July 02, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Ronald SW Lew |
| Okang Palmer - Aug 12, 2020 More Information >>> | Acting Warden Neil McDowell | Filed: August 12, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| O. Z. Martin - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | Liu, Petras, San Joaquin General Hospital, & Ota, Merck Co. Inc., Michelle Harris, Merck Sharp Dohme | Filed: July 31, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Omar Bradley - Judge Kenly Kiya Kato More Information >>> | Xavier Becerra | Filed: July 16, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Otis D Wright |
| Oscar Machado - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> | J. Hickman, J. Quiring, D. Delgado, S. Reynolds | Filed: September 09, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Orlando Lewayne Pilcher - Judge Kendall J Newman More Information >>> | Carolyn K. Delaney | Filed: September 17, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Orrin Tyler Colbourn - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | Deal, Carpenter, Michael Sears, Jess Darnell | Filed: September 28, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Omar Ageel - Judge John W Holcomb More Information >>> | Coleman, R. C. Johnson | Filed: November 02, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Alicia G Rosenberg |
| Omar King - Judge Andre Birotte More Information >>> | Correctional Officer L. Kingsley, N. Alcorn | Filed: November 12, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge John E McDermott |
| Oscar Brown‚ III, Oscar Garcia, Michael Glover, Brent McKinny - Judge Stanley Blumenfeld More Information >>> | Felipe Martinez‚ Jr., John Doe, John R. Cook, Cuevas, Jane Doe | Filed: November 24, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Sheri Pym |
| Omar Cabrera - Dec 09, 2020 More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: December 09, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Omar Cabrera - Judge Helena M Barch-Kuchta More Information >>> | People of the State of California, Ron Godwin | Filed: December 09, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Oba Lee Frelimo - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | Victoria Baldochi, James Andres, BHP Members, William Sullivan | Filed: January 12, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Oscar L Flores - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | Neil McDawell | Filed: January 14, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Oscar L Flores - Judge John E McDermott More Information >>> | Warden Neil McDawell | Filed: January 05, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Fernando M Olguin |
| Oba Lee Frelimo - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Victoria Baldochi, James Andres, BHP Members, William Sullivan | Filed: February 02, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Oleksandr Kasianov - Judge Gregory G Hollows More Information >>> | Gamboa | Filed: February 01, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Oscar Amezcua Cabrera - Judge Laurel Beeler More Information >>> | Ken Clark | Filed: February 24, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Oscar Rafael Sanchez - Judge James V Selna More Information >>> | T. Cisneros | Filed: February 17, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Autumn D Spaeth |
| Osvaldo Cisneros-Gutierrez - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | D. K. White | Filed: March 17, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Oran Hutson - Judge PSLC AGB More Information >>> | Filed: April 08, 2021 Mandamus & Other §28:2254, Referring Judge Phyllis J Hamilton | |
| Oliveira Dos Santos - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | People of California | Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Susan van Keulen |
| Oscar Mejia - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | Luong Nguyen, Warden | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| O'Shea Mann - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | J. Duran, Amanda Dillard, A. Garcia, Godfrey, Amabisca, V - Castro, Thompson | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| O'Shea Mann - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | J. Duran, Amanda Dillard, A. Garcia, Godfrey, Amabisca, V - Castro, Thompson | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Oswaldo G. Doroteo - Judge David O Carter More Information >>> | Neil McDowell | Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Michael R Wilner |
| Oscar Israel Duenas - Judge Shashi H Kewalramani More Information >>> | R. Godwin | Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Christina A Snyder |
| Oscar Rodriguez‚ Jr. - Judge Karen E Scott More Information >>> | Craig Koenig | Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Stephen V Wilson |
| Oba Lee Frelimo - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | S.F. Superior Court | Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Oba Lee Frelimo - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | Victoria Baldocchi, James Andres, BPH Members, William Sullivan | Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Orrin William Payne - Judge Donna M Ryu More Information >>> | Warden Jeff Lynch | Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Osbun Walton - Judge Virginia A Phillips More Information >>> | MCJ Terminal Annex 86164 | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge Jean P Rosenbluth |
| Orlando Johnson - Judge Edmund F Brennan More Information >>> | Unknown | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Otis Michael Thomas - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | Jones, E. Castro, T. Lee, L. Cahayla, Rick M. Hill, J. Osequera, Ralph Diaz, Zamora, Kestner, M. Barnes, D. Sheufelt, C. Rebeterano, D. Welch, Moulton, Loften, A. Benedyuk, S. Banke, L. Johnson, M. Lucatero, J. Miller | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Orlandous Tyrone Jackett - Judge Michael S Berg More Information >>> | Kelly Santoro | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge M James Lorenz |
| Oleksandr Kasianov - Judge Kandis A Westmore More Information >>> | Gamboa | Mandamus & Other §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Oscar A. Aguilar - Judge Jacqueline Chooljian More Information >>> | Brian Cates | Filed: November 08, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge Josephine L Staton |
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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/