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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California Prisoner Petitions – Letter A
This page lists publicly available prisoner petition records filed in California for names beginning with the letter A. These case listings may include prisoner civil rights matters, habeas-related filings, sentence challenges, prison condition claims, and other inmate-related court actions.
The records below are organized alphabetically to make browsing easier. If a large number of filings exist for one letter, the listings may be divided across multiple pages.
Letter: A
Page: 91
Total Records for Letter A: 6,667
Date Range: July 14, 1988 through April 8, 2024
About These California Petition Records
Prisoner petitions can involve issues such as prison conditions, civil rights claims, disciplinary disputes, medical care complaints, or motions related to custody and sentencing. This section is provided as a browsing aid for users looking through petition-related court records in California.
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This website is privately operated and is not an official government website or court. Information may be incomplete, delayed, or updated after publication. Users should verify case details through the appropriate court or official records source before relying on them.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a prisoner petition?
A prisoner petition is a court filing submitted by or on behalf of an incarcerated person. These filings may challenge prison conditions, medical treatment, disciplinary decisions, or other aspects of confinement or sentencing.
Why are these records sorted by letter?
Alphabetical sorting helps users browse large datasets more easily, especially when a state has many petition records.
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| Plaintiff/ Respondent Name |
Petitioner/ Defendant Name |
Filed, Nature of Suit, Judge |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander B. Arizmendi - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> |
P Brazelton | Filed: August 30, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Arthur Gilbert Walters - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> |
Wong, Julie Anne H., Milpitas Adult Education, Santa Clara Department of Corrections | Filed: August 30, 2012 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Anthony English - Judge PSLC RMH More Information >>> |
Bruno Stolc | Filed: September 14, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Aasim Nia - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> |
A. Hedgpeth | Filed: September 19, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Anthony Winston Uckele - Judge William Alsup More Information >>> |
William Knipp | Filed: September 24, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Andrew Ramirez - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> |
D. Swingle, J. Mayes, Bonnie Lee | Filed: September 25, 2012 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Andre L Stevens - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> |
James Yates | Filed: September 25, 2012 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Anthony R. Turner - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> |
Warden | Filed: October 24, 2012 Mandamus & Other §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Angelo Carlos Gonzales - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> |
Martin Biter | Filed: October 30, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> |
Filed: November 06, 2012 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
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| - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> |
Filed: November 07, 2012 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
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| Armando Quant - Judge Charles R. Breyer More Information >>> |
People of California | Filed: November 08, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Allen Thomas‚ III - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> |
J. Soto | Filed: November 19, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Andrew Ramirez - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> |
D. Swingle, L.D. Zamora, Bonnie Lee, R. Mayes | Filed: November 19, 2012 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> |
Filed: November 19, 2012 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
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| Adriaan D. Knox - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> |
People of the State of California | Filed: November 27, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Andrew Ramirez - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> |
P. A. Mirnda, Lun Jackson, Santana, J. Mayes, Bonnie Lee, D. Royston, R. Medina, D. Swingle | Filed: November 27, 2012 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Angel Flores - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> |
Ben Curry | Filed: December 04, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> |
Filed: December 07, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
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| Anthony E. Lewis - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> |
M. Spearman | Filed: December 07, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Antonio Rodriguez - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> |
G. J. Wanda | Filed: January 02, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> |
Filed: January 11, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
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| Anthony Smith - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> |
Warden | Filed: January 15, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Aasim Nia - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> |
Johe Doe, D. Asuncion, R. T.C. Grounds, A. Hedgpeth | Filed: January 25, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Axel Diaz - Judge Thelton E. Henderson More Information >>> |
Marion Spearman | Filed: February 01, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Ajamu Crittle - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> |
Randy Tews, Raul Cespedes, Belen Ezaz, V. of Bautista, Federal Detention Center-Dublin, Federal Bureau Prisons, A.W Syed, Basile | Filed: February 13, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Anthony R.G. Turner - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> |
George Reynoso, Cruz Reynoso, California Supreme Court | Filed: February 13, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Anthony T. Garrison - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> |
Napa County Department of Corrections | Filed: February 20, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Ajamu Crittle - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> |
Federal Detention Center - Dublin, Federal Bureau of Prisons, V. Bautista, CA, Randy Tews, A.W Syed, Basile, Belen Ezaz, Raul Cespedes | Filed: February 20, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Anthony Recardo Turner-Gonzalez - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> |
L. Stevenson, A. Johnson, D. Rosenberg, Paul Shockley, Richardson, S. Basha, S. Mock | Filed: February 28, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Anthony Recardo G. Turner - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> |
Steven Basha, Shockley, Lee Stevens, Steven Mock, Arvid Johnson, Paul Richardson, David Rosenberg | Filed: February 28, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Angelo Antonio Escalante - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> |
G. Lewis | Filed: March 01, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Arthur John Sowell - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> |
Lisa Doe, Malou Doe, Greg Munks, Jean Fraser | Filed: March 04, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Andre Jones - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> |
Grounds | Filed: March 07, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Arlef Dai Weaver - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> |
State of California | Filed: March 07, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Anthony J. Trzupek - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> |
Avenal State Prison | Filed: March 13, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Antonio Cortez Buckley - Judge Jon S. Tigar More Information >>> |
D. Foston, R. Parin, R. Mojica, D. Ramos, M. Thomas, C. Tileston, A. Solis, S. Hatton, Bonilla, B. Hedrick | Filed: March 13, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Anthony Li - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> |
Jeffrey Beard | Filed: March 19, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Antonio Cortez Buckley - Judge Jon S. Tigar More Information >>> |
J. D. Lozano, R. A. Kessler, Matthew Cate, Anthony Hedgpeth | Filed: March 20, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Anthony Simril - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> |
Daniel Paramo, M. Glynn | Filed: April 19, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Arthur Ray Jones - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> |
E. Tootell, M. Cate, J. Sadeghi | Filed: April 19, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Antonio Cortez Buckley - Judge Jon S. Tigar More Information >>> |
D. Foston, K. Kostecky, Matthew Cate, Manuel Melgoza, D. Lamere, E. B. Jones, E. Jones | Filed: April 22, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Anthony R.G. Turner - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> |
Melvin William, A. Ramadla, R. Grounds, S. A. Kamara, Aswad, M. Harris, D. Silva, R. Lobrin, Z. Kamala, Jerry Brown | Filed: April 22, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Alfred R. Moore‚ Jr. - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> |
Kevin Chappelle | Filed: May 20, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Antoine Marquise Gentle - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> |
F. Foulk | Filed: June 05, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> |
Filed: June 06, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
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| - Judge Joseph C. Spero More Information >>> |
Filed: June 11, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
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| Augustine Rivera - Judge PSLC RMH More Information >>> |
Edmund G. Brown‚ Jr., California Board of Parole Hearings, R. Grounds, M. E. Spearman | Filed: June 20, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Anthony Dale Farley - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> |
J. Jow, Sam McAlpine, Anthony Molina, G. G. Swarthout, Ellis, Darrin Bright, Lim Javate, V. Raso | Filed: June 21, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Aba David Czekus - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> |
W. Knipp | Filed: June 25, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
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/