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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| Steven James Galliher - Judge Peter C. Lewis More Information >>> | Brenda M. Cash, Kamala Harris | Filed: June 07, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Sirron Norris - Judge Peter C. Lewis More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: June 28, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Samuel Kenneth Porter - Judge William McCurine More Information >>> | Garcia, J Clark Kelso, Janda, McEwan, Mitchell | Filed: July 03, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Stephen Butler - Judge Bernard G. Skomal More Information >>> | University San Diego Medical Center, Goldstein, William Gore, Daniel Pina | Filed: July 05, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Sandra Margain-Delgado - Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel More Information >>> | USA | Filed: July 08, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Shawn Lamar Holiday - Judge Nita L. Stormes More Information >>> | P. Jenkins, M. Heredia, Francisco J. Quintana | Filed: July 22, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Federal Question |
| Somsack Thammavong - Judge Marilyn L. Huff More Information >>> | Audrey King, Eric Holder | Filed: August 05, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Saul Ontiveros-Zamora - Judge M. James Lorenz More Information >>> | USA | Filed: August 06, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Sean Montgomery - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | Bill Gore | Filed: August 29, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Sean Montgomery - Judge Bernard G. Skomal More Information >>> | Bill Gore | Filed: September 05, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Shawn James Allen Woodall - Judge Marilyn L. Huff More Information >>> | County of, Jane Doe Terry Z, Barbara Lee, San William Gore, Diego, Daniel Pena, Earl Goldstein, John Doe Fuller, inclusive, Does 1-25, John Doe Madsen | Filed: September 17, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Stephen Ullrich - Judge Karen S. Crawford More Information >>> | San Diego County, Superior Court, San Diego Public Defenders Office, Fourth District, Appellate Court, John/Jane Doe 1-20, State of California, Administrator Doe 2, Does 1, Administrator Doe, San Diego County Sheriff's Department Detention Center | Filed: October 03, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Shawn James Allen Woodall - Judge Bernard G. Skomal More Information >>> | William Gore, Kamala Harris | Filed: October 04, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Scorpio D. Purnell - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> | P. D. Brazelton | Filed: October 11, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Simau Sauni - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> | Robin Baker, Eric H. Holder‚ Jr., Paul Gross, Janet Napolitano, John Williams | Filed: October 18, 2013 Mandamus and Other §28:2241 |
| Saul Carlos - Judge William McCurine More Information >>> | Jane Doe Nurse #3, Jane Doe Nurse #2, Jane Doe Nurse #1, Sanders, Colombini, Vauhdogg, Tyrone L. Hardy | Filed: October 21, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr Prisoner Civil jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Solomon N. Powell - Judge Bernard G. Skomal More Information >>> | Union Bank | Filed: November 04, 2013 Civil Rights §05:552 |
| Steven A. Sexton - Judge William McCurine More Information >>> | Oscar Escobedo, James Rome, Tomas Ziegler, Gary W. Schons, Barry J.T. Carlton, Anthony Write, Bill Lockyer, Oscobedo, Tim Johnson, Larrie Brainard, Connie Gipson, James Bush, Robert R. Anderson, Johny Miles, Susan E. Miller, Rodney Epton | Filed: November 08, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Santos Diaz-Hernandez - Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo More Information >>> | Eric H. Holder‚ Jr. | Filed: November 21, 2013 General §28:2241 |
| Scha Buck Larson - Judge Marilyn L. Huff More Information >>> | Andres Ruiz, Richard Widner, Jhon Cummings, Jhon Curran, Richard Bailiff | Filed: November 22, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Samson Cruz - Judge William McCurine More Information >>> | D. Long | Filed: November 25, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Santos Diaz-Hernandez - Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel More Information >>> | Six Unknown Names Agents, Barack Obama | Filed: November 19, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Steven G. Williams - Judge Peter C. Lewis More Information >>> | Brian Duffy, Jeffrey Beard | Filed: December 12, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Santos Diaz-Hernandez - Judge Bernard G. Skomal More Information >>> | Six Unknown Names Agents, Barack Obama | Filed: December 16, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Steven A. Sexton - Judge Bernard G. Skomal More Information >>> | Connie Gipson, Johnson, Nolan, Hood, Castro, Gonzales, Guzman | Filed: December 20, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| - Judge Karen S. Crawford More Information >>> | William D. Gore | Filed: December 30, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Situe Savelio Toluao - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> | Soto, Edmund G. Brown‚ Jr. | Filed: January 13, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Skyylr Frank Hamilton - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> | Unnamed Respondents | Filed: January 27, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Salvador Gonzalez - Judge Marilyn L. Huff More Information >>> | Chrispher Lai, (FNU) Khatri, NP, R. Robinson, T. Kirby, (FNU) Gomez, M. Fraze, Ruddy, M. Levin, A. Sangha, Name Unknown, Domingo Uribe‚ Jr., L. D. Zamora, (FNU) Mendoza | Filed: January 30, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Sandro Villanueva - Judge Bernard G. Skomal More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: February 03, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Steven A. Sexton - Judge Marilyn L. Huff More Information >>> | Connie Gipson | Filed: February 13, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Samuel Edwards - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> | Amy Miller, Kamala Harris | Filed: February 24, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Santos Diaz - Judge William V. Gallo More Information >>> | Barack Obama, Six Unknown Names Agents | Filed: March 17, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Selvin O. Carranza - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> | Unnamed Defendants | Filed: March 28, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Santos Diaz - Judge Nita L. Stormes More Information >>> | Barack Obama, Six Unknown Names Agents | Filed: April 15, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Steven Edwards - Judge Marilyn L. Huff More Information >>> | Unnamed Defendants | Filed: April 16, 2014 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Simon Cruz - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> | David Long | Filed: April 18, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Samuel A. Webster‚ III - Judge Nita L. Stormes More Information >>> | Daniel Paramo, Kamala D. Harris | Filed: April 18, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Sylvester Williams - Judge Roger T. Benitez More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: April 24, 2014 General §28:2241 |
| Salvador Alcantar-Baca - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | USA | Filed: May 12, 2014 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Saynab Jama - Judge William Q. Hayes More Information >>> | D. K. Johnson | Filed: May 15, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Smith Bradford Renerick - Judge Jill L. Burkhardt More Information >>> | Warden of Immigration Detention Facility, Gregory J. Archambeault, Eric H. Holder‚ Jr., Janet Napolitano | Filed: May 16, 2014 Mandamus and Other §28:2241 |
| Steve Crump - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> | A. Nanquil, S. Sanchez, R. Davis, Williams | Filed: May 23, 2014 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Scott F. Fialho - Judge Mitchell D. Dembin More Information >>> | G. Herrera, Anderson, Kissol | Filed: June 05, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Shawne Fletcher - Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, Cynthia Tampkins, Rehabilitation | Filed: June 11, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Stein Heath Cole - Judge Mitchell D. Dembin More Information >>> | J. Lizarraga | Filed: July 21, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Shaun Jeter - Judge Anthony J. Battaglia More Information >>> | National City Police Chief, John Does 1-10, of Jane Does, John Does, National City County Board Supervisors | Filed: July 23, 2014 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Saul Miranda Ramirez - Judge William V. Gallo More Information >>> | Arthur Blain, Harbinders Chadha, Valencia, G. Escalante, Nededog, Lori D. Zamora, Robert W, Ajmelsangha, Janosco, J. Cook, L. Gonzales, Jelena Nikolic, Kyle Seely, I. Bersamin, Cuevas, Azzam, Mauricio Martinez, Daniel Paramo, Mary Ann Gynn, Jean Pierre | Filed: August 04, 2014 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Steven Apostolas - Judge Janis L. Sammartino More Information >>> | Jeffrey Beard | Filed: August 08, 2014 General §28:2254 |
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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/