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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| William Odessa Brown - Judge Troy L. Nunley More Information >>> | E. Arnold | Filed: February 02, 2018 General §28:2254 |
| William Keith Schanck - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Lori Haggard | Filed: February 12, 2018 Civil Rights §28:1331 |
| Willie D. Randle - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | Robert Illa | Filed: February 23, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Warren Cleveland Green - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | Michael Martel, R. Atienza, J. Lewis, G. Church | Filed: April 02, 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 |
| William Odessa Brown‚ II - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | M. McComas, G. Montell, J. Popouits, R. C. Mitchell, Cognina, M. Alonzo, C. Martinez, M. Voong, A. Warman, G. Murphy, T. Gonzalez, E. Arnold, V. Estrella, R. Alkire, C. Shirley, S. Stevenson, M. King, M. Brautigam, R. Neuschmid, J. Sutton, A.M. Petty | Filed: April 11, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Wade Wolf - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | Stanislaus County, Stanislaus County Office Sheriff's | Filed: April 23, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William J. Gradford - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | Chan | Filed: May 11, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Houston - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | Baker | Filed: May 17, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Rouser - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: May 23, 2018 General §28:2254 |
| Wilbert J. Oden - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | J. Gastelo | Filed: June 04, 2018 General §28:2254 |
| William Rouser - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | W. J. Sullivan | Filed: June 07, 2018 General §28:2254 |
| Warren Cleveland Green - Judge Kendall J Newman More Information >>> | Montauk, J. Agarwal, Michael Martel, Anise G. Adams, Church | Filed: July 12, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Wesley Panighetti - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | J. Gastelo | Filed: July 23, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| William Brown - Judge Kendall J Newman More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: July 30, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge William B Shubb |
| Wondiyrad Kabede - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | S Richardson, S De Jesus, CDCR's Control Correspondance Unit, Michael Martel, M. Voong | Filed: August 06, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Kimberly J Mueller |
| Wesley W. Kessler - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | Lamas, Medina, Jimenez, Ramos, C. Jackson, Talt, Shaw | Filed: August 08, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge John A Mendez |
| Wilberto Padilla - Judge Edmund F Brennan More Information >>> | Joe Lizzaraga, The People of California | Filed: August 20, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Troy L Nunley |
| William Rouser - Judge Dennis M Cota More Information >>> | Christan Pfiffer | Filed: August 23, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Craig M Kellison |
| William Chapman - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | Ann Marie Schubert, Sacramento Co. Dist. Office Atty's | Filed: September 28, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Brown‚ II, William Odessa Brown‚ II - Judge Edmund F Brennan More Information >>> | Robert Burton | Filed: October 09, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Kimberly J Mueller |
| Webster Lee - Judge Gregory G Hollows More Information >>> | Robert Neuschmid | Filed: November 19, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| William Joseph - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> | J. Smith, S. Shaver, S. Proffer, A. C. P. D. D'Andrade, Thompson, Denmark, Valle, A. Mendoza, E. Meraz, F. Hartwick, J. Contreras, S. Prince, J. Carrillo, S. Meadows, B. Graham | Filed: December 11, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Wesley Panighetti - Judge Gregory G Hollows More Information >>> | J. Gastello | Filed: January 02, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2255 |
| William Barton - Judge Dennis M Cota More Information >>> | San Joaquin | Filed: January 24, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Wahidullah Qudretullah Noor - Judge Dennis M Cota More Information >>> | L. Pigniolo, D. Adams | Filed: January 29, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Kimberly J Mueller jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Warren Cleveland Green - Judge Dennis M Cota More Information >>> | T. Weinholdt, J. Lewis, C. Willis, N. Malakkla | Filed: February 28, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Brown - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | M. McKerman, K. Wiser, M. Spearman, C. McConner | Filed: March 07, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Barton - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | William Biddick‚ Jr., James Lee | Filed: March 14, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Willie Knox - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | K. Clark, R. Diaz | Filed: April 18, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Rouser - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> | W.J. Sullivan, S. Vasquez, D. Crounse, Danielle R. Hemple | Filed: April 22, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Odessa Brown‚ II - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | C. Cagnina, E. Arnold | Filed: April 25, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Walter Langston - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> | Delbert Ors, David De Alba, Steve White | Filed: June 25, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Kimberly J Mueller |
| William Rouser - Judge Dennis M Cota More Information >>> | Parsons, P. Gonzalez, Montoya, Barbara Smith, D. Brown, T. Weyer, Lelewer, S. Gates, Spangler, Roth, Margarita Marquez, Julia Gamboa, R Valencia, Lara Konnerly | Filed: July 03, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Troy L Nunley jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| William Barton - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | William Biddick‚ Jr. | Filed: July 26, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Wilson Lopez - Judge Dennis M Cota More Information >>> | Aria | Filed: August 28, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Wesley W. Kessler - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> | Monica Mathenge, Glen Sturges, David Ramos, Alexander Ierokormos, Chris Connolly, Preetranjan Shahota, John Maciel, Linda Dacio, Matthew Pereyda, Grace Cho | Filed: September 03, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Barton, William Ray Barton - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | Filed: September 03, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 | |
| Wayde Hollis Harris - Judge Dennis M Cota More Information >>> | Robert Neuschmid | Filed: September 09, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| William Dean Egge - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> | Superior Court of California, County of CDCR Sacramento, | Filed: September 18, 2019 Mandamus & Other §28:1651, Referring Judge John A Mendez |
| William Roy Thietje - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | Ken Clark | Filed: October 11, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| William Ray Barton - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Josie Gastelo | Filed: October 21, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Willie Reynolds - Judge Gregory G Hollows More Information >>> | R. Neuschmid | Filed: October 30, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Troy L Nunley |
| Willis Davis - Judge Dennis M Cota More Information >>> | San Joaquin County - Stockton | Filed: October 31, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| William Erik Monroe - Judge Dennis M Cota More Information >>> | Marion E. Spearman, M. Knedler, T. Thompson, N. Dordon, C. Cervantes, G. Mortell | Filed: November 04, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William S. Neely - Judge Gregory G Hollows More Information >>> | Patrick Covello, Sacramento Superior Court, D.A. Sacramento County | Filed: November 07, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Kimberly J Mueller |
| William Ray Barton - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | San Joaquin | Filed: November 08, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| William Ray Barton - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | San Joaquin Superior Court | Filed: November 08, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| William Ray Barton - Judge Dennis M Cota More Information >>> | Josie Gastelo | Filed: November 18, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Willie James McNeal - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> | USA | Filed: November 25, 2019 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255, Referring Judge Garland E Burrell |
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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/