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 April 8, 2024
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| Robert Carlos Ruiz - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> | Ken Clark, Jerry Brown | Filed: April 03, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Richard Stevens - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: March 02, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Robert Lee Quackenbush - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> | James E Tilton | Filed: March 05, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Robert A. Ortiz - Judge Peter C. Lewis More Information >>> | W J Sullivan, -, Jerry Brown | Filed: May 08, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Robert Ortiz - Judge Louisa S Porter More Information >>> | William J. Sullivan | Filed: March 21, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Robert Sesma - Judge William Q. Hayes More Information >>> | Robert J Hernandez | Filed: March 22, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Rene Trujillo - Judge Leo S. Papas More Information >>> | Carlos Hernandez, USMS | Filed: March 21, 2007 Mandamus & Other §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Robert Quintero - Judge Louisa S Porter More Information >>> | F B Haws, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: March 28, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Randin Lee Martin - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | Filed: August 17, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff | |
| Ray Rowe - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> | J Hedgpeth, Bill Lockyer | Filed: April 11, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Ricky Darnell Bernoudy - Judge Irma E. Gonzalez More Information >>> | Unknown, K N Clark, - | Filed: May 24, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Regino Guerrero-Medrano - Judge Gordon Thompson More Information >>> | USA | Filed: May 07, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Robert Dougherty, Linda Sue Pierson Hines, Jennifer Michelle Colbert, Christian Daniel Hines, Kimberly Lee Lee, James Lynn O'Hines - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> | Hawaii Mason Temples, Honolulu Residents, St. Florida University, Wilma Tarrantino, San Diego Police Department, Phoenix Police Department, San Diego, Shilo Masons, Munroe, T Hollranga, Santa Barbara, Viola Yamamato, San Francisco | Filed: May 10, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Raymond Jenkins - Judge Peter C. Lewis More Information >>> | Barstow | Filed: May 11, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Raymond Jenkins - Judge Leo S. Papas More Information >>> | Barstow Police | Filed: May 11, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Reynante Pre - Judge William McCurine More Information >>> | Victor M Almager, Bill Lockyer | Filed: May 25, 2007 General §28:2254 |
| Roberto Chaidez - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | D McDonald, Roberto Hernandez, District State Attorney, of California, Richard J Hanscom, J N Chanlis, A Johnson, -, Superior Court, Santos Sa, Carol Williams, Marcia M Taylor, State of California Parole Services Agency, Sandra L Berry, George W Clarke | Filed: May 15, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Raphael Joseph - Judge Leo S. Papas More Information >>> | Filed: May 18, 2007 Mandamus & Other §28:2241 Petition for Writ | |
| Rene De Liva Palacios - Judge Leo S. Papas More Information >>> | Paula Jarnecke | Filed: May 18, 2007 Mandamus & Other §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Richard Compton Young - Judge Leo S. Papas More Information >>> | Mike Evans, Jerry Brown | Filed: May 21, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Richard Compton Young - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> | Mike Evans, Jerry Brown | Filed: May 24, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Rafael Ayala-Mendez - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: May 30, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §Modification of Imprisonm |
| Ricardo Santana Chavez - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | USA | Filed: May 30, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Robert Garcia - Judge M. James Lorenz More Information >>> | Jimmy Walker | Filed: June 01, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Rodney Wayne Jones - Judge Napoleon A. Jones More Information >>> | R L Torres, T Ochoa, K E Schommer, N A Mejia, D Bell, M A Jimenez, P S Zills, R Baily, J O Flores, S Ritter, S A Cosio, M Sandoval, Stuart J Ryan, R Pegues, J A Ortiz, J A Wells, C G Rodiles, F Castaneda | Filed: June 04, 2007 Both §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Rigoberto Aguilar-Turcios - Judge William McCurine More Information >>> | Alberto R Gonzales, Michael Chertoff, Anthony J Cerone, Ron Smith | Filed: June 04, 2007 None §U.S. Government Defendant jury demanded by 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federal) |
| Roberto Chaidez - Judge William McCurine More Information >>> | Robert Hernandez, . | Filed: June 06, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Ralph Edward Crenshaw - Judge Jeffrey T. Miller More Information >>> | California Board of Prison Terms | Filed: June 18, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Rene De Liva Palacios - Judge Nita L. Stormes More Information >>> | Unknown Named Officers 1 through 5 | Filed: June 18, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Ramon Deleon Torres - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> | United States | Filed: July 02, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Federal Question |
| Robert Madrid - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: July 02, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Rodney Bernard Barno - Judge Jeffrey T. Miller More Information >>> | ., Robert Hernandez, -, Jean Woodford, Ken Clark, Kevin Eccles, Stuart Ryan | Filed: July 26, 2007 Plaintiff §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Robert Ira Ray - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> | Bill Lockyer | Filed: July 30, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Richard Allen Arnold - Judge Louisa S Porter More Information >>> | Director of Corrections-Rehabilitation | Filed: July 30, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Robert Curtis Bass - Judge Jeffrey T. Miller More Information >>> | E. Luckett, R. Guerrero, R. Mercer, Ricardo R Johnston, Juarez, James McGruder, Loretta S. Blake, Geri Miller, James E Tilton, Y. Malgra, Gary Oyas, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Matthew Martel, Theresa Boyd | Filed: August 13, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Russell James Kelly - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> | Bonnie Dumanis, Geoff Allard, Paul J Pfingst | Filed: August 16, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Randy Lee Bridges‚ Jr. - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> | J L Norwood | Filed: September 05, 2007 Mandamus & Other §28:2241 Petition for Writ jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Rene Alfaro Villarreal - Judge Louisa S Porter More Information >>> | US Dept. of Homeland Security | Filed: August 30, 2007 Mandamus & Other §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Russell James Kelly - Judge Marilyn L. Huff More Information >>> | James Tilton | Filed: September 11, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Reginald Crathin - Judge William McCurine More Information >>> | Unknown, - | Filed: September 10, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Rene De Liva Palacios - Judge Jeffrey T. Miller More Information >>> | National City Police Officers (Unknown) | Filed: September 20, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Ramon DeLeon-Torres - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: September 20, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Rene Moscoso - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> | Robert J Hernandez, John Doe | Filed: September 25, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Rhonda Haith - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: September 26, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Roderick Washington - Judge M. James Lorenz More Information >>> | John Dovey | Filed: November 29, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Richard Lawrence Alley - Judge Peter C. Lewis More Information >>> | Unknown, - | Filed: October 12, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Rafael Santana - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: October 15, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Rosita Frausto - Judge Roger T. Benitez More Information >>> | State of California | Filed: October 26, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Ronald Chrisman - Judge Leo S. Papas More Information >>> | David Smith, John/Jane Doe, M X McCurty, M D Marquez, Richards, Sheridan, Koludrovic, K Hawthorne, C Navamani, Escalante | Filed: December 17, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Robert J Moore - Judge Marilyn L. Huff More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: November 02, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:1331 Fed. Question |
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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/