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.
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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| Walton Vaughn - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: April 29, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William S. Oswald - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | R. Grounds | Filed: May 17, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| William M. Oberpriller - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation | Filed: August 25, 2010 Prison Condition §42:12101 |
| William M. Allen - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | M. Martel | Filed: October 06, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| William Arnold Muniz - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | USA | Filed: October 14, 2010 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Warren McClinton - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: January 05, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Willie E. Latimore - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Vince Cullen | Filed: February 04, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Wesley Carroll - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Commonwealth of Virginia, Carol Hensen, Douglas Russell, U.S. Department of Justice, Dept. of Corrections, Green Rock Virginia State Prison, View Sonic | Filed: July 07, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Cordoba - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Silvia Pulido | Filed: August 19, 2011 Prison Condition §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| William R. Garrett - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Julie Schumer, Michael A. Kresser, Vicki Firstman | Filed: September 21, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Cecil Thornton - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Matthew Cate, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: October 17, 2011 General §28:2241 |
| William Cecil Thornton - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Randy Grounds | Filed: December 14, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| William Leonard Ivy - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | Daniel Paramo | Filed: May 02, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Willie Louis Thompson - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | G. J. Janda | Filed: June 04, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| William Kelly - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections | Filed: July 16, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| William Cordoba - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Silvia Pulido | Filed: September 17, 2012 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Both |
| William Harris - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | W. Knipp | Filed: October 02, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Whitaker - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | M. Saleem, Ford, Delgado | Filed: January 09, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Civil Rights Act |
| Willie Bell‚ Jr. - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Wise, Chi Nguyen | Filed: May 01, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Willie Lee Alexander - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Kristi N Knucles, R. Parin, M. Thomas, M. N. Barroso, Walker, A. Hedgpeth, D. Asuncion | Filed: September 12, 2013 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Winifred Jiau - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | Randy L. Tews | Filed: September 12, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| William Brown - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Phil Wowak | Filed: October 29, 2013 Civil Rights §28:1441 jury demanded by Defendant |
| Walter L. Edwards - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | F. Foulk | Filed: June 16, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Willy L. Shackelford - Judge Donna M. Ryu More Information >>> | Rackley | Filed: July 02, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| William Odessa Brown‚ II - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Bob Lee | Filed: October 22, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Anthony Bond - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Ravero | Filed: December 05, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Warren King - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | J. Soto | Filed: March 11, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| William Anthony Bond, Tyler Bradfield Koho, Christopher Don Secord, Nicholas Neil Surrell-Berry, Daniel R. Lloyd, Jeremy Schenck - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Lake County, Brian Martin | Filed: September 08, 2015 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| William Odessa Brown‚ II - Judge Donna M. Ryu More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: November 23, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Warren Joseph King - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | J. Soto | Filed: February 12, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Wayne Golden - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: March 28, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Willie C. Rucker - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | S. Hatton | Filed: April 28, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| William Preston Davis - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Stephanie Quemuel Davis, Spillner, Ventura County District Attorney Office | Filed: August 31, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Van Batenburg - Judge William H. Orrick More Information >>> | York, R. Olivarria, B. Self, Herrera, Zuk, Lukasic, Daniel Paramo | Filed: November 25, 2016 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Walter Shane Langston - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | Corona | Filed: December 16, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Winston Williams - Judge Thelton E. Henderson More Information >>> | L. Gamboa, J Chudy, K. Kumar, P. Chang, L. William Muniz | Filed: January 09, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Whittier B Buchanan - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Gregory J. Ahern, Magant, Lance Delbridge, P. Kellogg, Aaron, Kennedy, P.H Slaughter, Neena C Thomas, J. McComas, CFMG | Filed: September 06, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Wayne Edwin Chick, Donald Shomaker, Donald Hill, Charles Williams, Bobby Baker, S. Treviso, Shawn Damon Barth, Ira D. Pathemore, Keith A. Higgins, Jose Madina, Isidro Vasquez, Dallas Joshua James Myers, W.A. Kannerson, Ernest Sims, Ignacio Jimenez, Jeffre - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> | R. LeMaster, Lynne Leslie Mandich, R. Brewer, Joe A. Lizarraga, Kathleen Allison, S. Aref, Linarez, Dean Borders, DeLatorre, E. Whitlock, Briggs Karl, G. Candelaria, E., Lomeli, J. Clark Kelso, Timothy Palmer, L. Watson, Edmund Gerry Brown‚ Jr., J. Andres | Filed: November 01, 2018 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC MSH |
| William Lloyd Nelson - Judge Donna M Ryu More Information >>> | Maggie Fleming, Melva Paris, William F. Honsal, Sean Quency | Filed: March 06, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Brown - Judge PSLC CHC More Information >>> | Robert Burton | Filed: June 28, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jon S Tigar |
| Willie M. Clay‚ II - Judge PSLC RMH More Information >>> | Robert Neuschnid | Filed: October 03, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:1651, Referring Judge Kandis A Westmore |
| Willie Paul Vigil‚ Jr. - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Joe A. Lizarraga | Filed: January 30, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jeffrey S White |
| Willie Paul Vigil‚ Jr. - Judge Jeffrey S White More Information >>> | Joe A. Lizarraqa | Filed: March 30, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| William Robert Omler - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> | California, Butte County Sheriff's Butte Department, County, Butte County Jail | Filed: April 01, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| William Brown - Judge Jon S Tigar More Information >>> | Monterey Superior Court, Sixth Appellate District | Filed: May 29, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Warren Morrison - Judge Donna M Ryu More Information >>> | Filed: June 26, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 | |
| William Michael Dennis - Judge Jeremy Fogel More Information >>> | Robert L. Ayers‚ Jr. | Filed: October 09, 1998 Death Penalty §28:2254 |
| William Andrew Pillars - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | A. A. Lamarque | Filed: January 11, 2002 General §28:2254 |
| - Judge Ronald M. Whyte More Information >>> | Ben Curry | Filed: July 08, 2004 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Willie Eugene Weaver - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | D. Diaz | Filed: January 10, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
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