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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| Warren A. Van Voorhis - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Filed: July 06, 2016 General §28:2254 | |
| William Jones - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | C.D.C.R., Stuart Sherman, G. Martinez, D. Romeo | Filed: September 19, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Winona Weathers - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Joe Adams | Filed: October 27, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Warren Fredrickson - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, Kathleen Allison, Rehabilitation | Filed: November 03, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Winston Williams - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | L. Gamboa, J. Chudy, K. Kumar, P. Chang, L. William Muniz | Filed: October 31, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William J. Gradford - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Meservey, McDougall, McCarthy, Tiexiera | Filed: February 13, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William J. Gradford - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | K. Lignoski, Samano | Filed: June 12, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Wayne Jerome Robertson - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | D. Garcia, B. Jones | Filed: August 01, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William J. Gradford - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Rosas, Davis, Meservey | Filed: September 01, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William J. Gradford - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Stanislaus Public Safety Center, Florres, Kirt | Filed: September 18, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Cecil Thornton - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation | Filed: October 31, 2017 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| William J. Gradford - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | McDougall | Filed: November 15, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Rouser - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | W.J. Sullivan | Filed: December 04, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| William Bradley - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Ruiz, J. Ferreira, Vasquez, M. Sexton, J. J. Ramirez, Gallagher | Filed: December 14, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Willard Santos - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Andre Matevousian | Filed: January 11, 2018 Civil Rights §28:1331 |
| Willis Mark Haynes - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Andre Matevousian | Filed: February 05, 2018 General §28:2241 |
| Willis Mark Haynes - Judge Erica P. Grosjean More Information >>> | Andre Matevousian | Filed: February 20, 2018 General §28:2241 |
| William Mercer - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Altiary, Moore | Filed: February 23, 2018 Civil Rights §28:1331 |
| William Mercer - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | Andre Matevousian, Day, Hess | Filed: February 23, 2018 Civil Rights §28:1331 |
| William J. Gradford - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Adam Christianson, Martinez, Ducan | Filed: April 11, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William J. Gradford - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | Adam Christianson, Martinez, Ducan | Filed: April 11, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Wade Wolfe - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | Stanislaus County, Stanislaus County Office Sheriff's | Filed: April 23, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William J. Gradford - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Chan | Filed: May 11, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Willie H. Knox‚ III - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | M. Biter | Filed: June 05, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Wilbert J. Oden - Judge Jeremy D. Peterson More Information >>> | J. Gastelo | Filed: June 04, 2018 General §28:2254 |
| Warren R. Paul - Judge Erica P. Grosjean More Information >>> | CSATF Corcoran State Prison | Filed: June 08, 2018 General §28:2254 |
| William Matthew Lollis - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | Jhon Sutton, Scott Kernon | Filed: June 20, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Sheila K Oberto |
| William Johnson - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | Raythel Fisher | Filed: July 16, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Brown - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: July 30, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Wayne Daniel Morgan - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | Hunter Anglea, M. G. Martinez | Filed: August 03, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Lawrence J O'Neill |
| Wesley Andrew Hawkins - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | Raythel Fisher | Filed: August 22, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Lawrence J O'Neill |
| Wallace Wendell Vaughn - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | D. Carpenter, C. Jones | Filed: September 26, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William J. Gradford - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | Guiltron | Filed: October 01, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Dale A Drozd |
| William J Jones - Judge Anthony W Ishii More Information >>> | Raymond Madden | Filed: November 16, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jeremy D Peterson |
| William J. Jones - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> | Correctional Officer Reveles, Captain M. M. W. Solario, Solario, Cotte, Correctional Officer Heavener or Heavenly, Cribbs, Sergeant Roacha, Stu Sherman, Correctional Officer Sasin, Ward, Coffman, Sgt. Ibarra, Corcoran Substance Abuse Treatment Facility II | Filed: December 13, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Willis Randolph - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Fresno Superior Court | Filed: February 12, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| William Mercer - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | Chanlee, Bacon, Priet | Filed: February 26, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 |
| Wilbert McKreith - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> | M. Schwartz, D.E. Tyson, K. Officer, Steven Lake | Filed: March 18, 2019 Mandamus & Other §28:1651 |
| Wilbert McKreith - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Steven Lake, D.E. Tyson, K. Officer | Filed: April 10, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 |
| William J Jones - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Warden J. Sullivan | Filed: April 12, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| William Rouser - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | W.J. Sullivan, S. Vasquez, D. Crounse, Danielle R. Hemple | Filed: April 22, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Lawrence J O'Neill |
| William Ray Huffman - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | Sanjeev Batra, Robert Withrow, Jonthan Hamerick | Filed: May 15, 2019 Prisoner Petitions: Civil Detainee: Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 |
| William J. Gradford - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | Deputy Freddie | Filed: September 09, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Erica P Grosjean |
| William J. Gradford - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Lt. Kirt | Filed: September 05, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Dale A Drozd |
| William Roy Thietje - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | Ken Clark | Filed: October 11, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| William Nathaniel Washington - Judge Anthony W Ishii More Information >>> | California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility, Maria Perez, Rehabilitation, California Department of Corrections | Filed: November 01, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Jennifer L Thurston |
| William J. Gradford - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> | McCarthy, Tiexiera | Filed: December 23, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William J. Gradford - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | McDougall | Filed: December 23, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Moreno - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | E. Cerda, Corcoran State Prison, W. Cervantes, J. Burnes | Filed: January 14, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Moreno - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | E. Diaz, Sgt. Wilson, Kings County, Mixen, J. Blackburn | Filed: February 24, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Sheila K Oberto |
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