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.
California Federal prisons and prisoner list.
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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
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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| Stephen Jack Elliott - Judge Judge More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: December 11, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Saturnino C Cortez - Judge Selna More Information >>> | James D Hartely | Filed: February 24, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Sabeen Tomescu, Elvira Tomescu - Judge Nakazato More Information >>> | Immigration Service District Director, Central Intelligence Agency Director, United States Citizenship, Eric H. Holder‚ Jr., Federal Bureau of Investigations Director, Department of Homeland Security | Filed: March 25, 2009 Mandamus & Other §28:1651 Petition for Writ |
| Steven C Del Toro - Judge Walsh More Information >>> | Michael Martel | Filed: May 08, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Stephen Shawn Miller - Judge Suzanne H. Segal More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: April 08, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Saritti Billy Chooniyom Jr - Judge Otis D Wright More Information >>> | John Marshall | Filed: May 20, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Scott Welker - Judge Andrew J. Guilford More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: June 28, 2010 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Satish Shetty - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> | Lee Baca, Eric H Holder Jr, United States of H America, George Lund III, Dennis Burns, David O. Carter, Janet Napolitano | Filed: July 08, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Satish Shetty - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> | Eric H Holder, David O Carter, Dennis Burns, United States of America, George H Lund III, Janet Napolitano, Leroy Baca | Filed: October 05, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Satish Shetty - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> | Eric H Holder Jr, George H Lund III, Janet Lee Napolitano, Baca, David O Carter, Dennis Burns, United States of America | Filed: October 05, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Satish Shetty - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> | Eric H Holder Jr, US Department of Homeland US Security, Customs Enforcement, Immigration | Filed: October 14, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Sophane Meak - Judge Terry J. Hatter More Information >>> | Eric Holder, Warden of Immigration Detention H. Facility, George Lund‚ III, Janet Napolitano | Filed: October 22, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Sean Sakhorn - Judge Philip S. Gutierrez More Information >>> | Warden of Immigration Detention Facility, Eric Holder, Jane Napolitano, George H. Lund‚ III, Eric H Holder‚ Jr., Trey Lund | Filed: October 22, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Steven Huntsaker - Judge Suzanne H. Segal More Information >>> | J Moldenhaur, P Perez | Filed: December 28, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Steven Huntsaker - Judge Suzanne H. Segal More Information >>> | De La Rosa, P White | Filed: December 29, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Satish Shetty - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> | Jay Leflore, David O Carter, Sandra Hutchens, United States of America, George H Lund III, Janet Napolitano, Eric Holder | Filed: January 04, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Sean Eric Soto - Judge James V. Selna More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: May 17, 2011 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Salvador Chavo Marquez - Judge Patrick J. Walsh More Information >>> | A Hedgepeth | Filed: June 17, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Sheila Marie Sikat - Judge Sheri Pym More Information >>> | A Cavazos, Matthew Kate | Filed: July 12, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Samantha E Rothwell - Judge Suzanne H. Segal More Information >>> | J Cavazos | Filed: July 13, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Stephen Menchaca - Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen More Information >>> | J Tim Ochoa | Filed: September 09, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Steven Matthew Strother - Judge Margaret A. Nagle More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: November 09, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Stephen Robert Deck - Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen More Information >>> | Mack Jenkins, San Diego County Probation Department | Filed: November 17, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Stephen Bennett - Judge Gary A. Feess More Information >>> | Ron Barnes | Filed: April 25, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Sergio M Tanori - Judge Virginia A. Phillips More Information >>> | MD Bitter | Filed: June 04, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Sergio C Ochoa - Judge James V. Selna More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: February 07, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Samuel Moses Nelson - Judge Michael R. Wilner More Information >>> | Ralph M Diaz | Filed: April 10, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Steven Dexter Brooks - Judge Oswald Parada More Information >>> | C Wofford | Filed: April 11, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Scott John Henderson - Judge Ralph Zarefsky More Information >>> | J MacDonald | Filed: May 03, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Stefano Rocco - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> | Orange County Superior Court | Filed: July 26, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Sareth Tath - Judge Cormac J. Carney More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: August 27, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Scott E Welker - Judge Andrew J. Guilford More Information >>> | Chief of Federal Probation, Central District of California Los Angeles | Filed: October 11, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Sarith Yin - Judge Sheri Pym More Information >>> | Stu Sherman | Filed: May 13, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Sylvester Franklin - Judge Victor B. Kenton More Information >>> | Ron Davis | Filed: June 23, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Sorin C Chirtes - Judge Josephine L. Staton More Information >>> | The USCIS, Donald Neufeld, Alejandro Mayorkas, Jeh Johnson, Lori Scialabba | Filed: September 29, 2014 Mandamus & Other § |
| Stanley Eugene Holmes - Judge Suzanne H. Segal More Information >>> | S Frauenheim | Filed: October 01, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Sami Sindaha - Judge Ralph Zarefsky More Information >>> | Audrey King, Cliff Allenby, Tom Voss, Pam Ahlin, Stephen Mayberg | Filed: October 08, 2014 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Sammy Bachir Bacha - Judge Margaret M. Morrow More Information >>> | Mule Creek State Prison, Director, Warden, CA Dept of Corrections | Filed: May 18, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Sivatharan Natkunanathan - Judge Jay C. Gandhi More Information >>> | Redmond K. Barnes, United States Supreme Court | Filed: June 09, 2015 Mandamus & Other § |
| Shadi Khoobrou - Judge Jay C. Gandhi More Information >>> | United States of America US Citizenship, Services Immigration (USCIS) | Filed: August 20, 2015 Mandamus & Other § |
| Stephenson Choi Kim - Judge James V. Selna More Information >>> | Jeff Macomber | Filed: September 15, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Samuel Gonzalez - Judge Suzanne H. Segal More Information >>> | W L Montgomery | Filed: December 23, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Stacey Michelle Harp - Judge Douglas F. McCormick More Information >>> | FBI | Filed: February 16, 2016 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Stephen S. Miller - Judge Suzanne H. Segal More Information >>> | Raythel Fisher, Unnamed Respondents | Filed: February 18, 2016 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Safish Fard - Judge Cormac J. Carney More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: March 15, 2016 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Stephen S. Miller - Judge Suzanne H. Segal More Information >>> | District Court, Orange County District Attorney | Filed: May 26, 2016 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Steven Jason Wildman - Judge Frederick F. Mumm More Information >>> | Stuart Sherman | Filed: June 28, 2016 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Stephen P. Carlstrom‚ Jr. - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> | Scott Kernan | Filed: July 13, 2016 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Steven Klein - Judge Alka Sagar More Information >>> | Dean Borders | Filed: March 23, 2017 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Steven Eric Gould - Judge Jesus G Bernal More Information >>> | Craig Koenig, People of The State of California | Filed: October 11, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jacqueline Chooljian |
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https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/