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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| Clifford Eugene Givens - Judge Klausner More Information >>> | D. K. Sisto | Filed: November 04, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Christopher C. Johnson - Judge Turchin More Information >>> | D. K. Sisto | Filed: November 05, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Carlos Martinez - Judge Wistrich More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: November 06, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Connie Maria Orr - Judge Zarefsky More Information >>> | Mary Lattimore | Filed: November 14, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Charles Allen Sawyers - Judge Olguin More Information >>> | J. F. Salazar | Filed: November 14, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Clayton Trevor Mack - Judge Letts More Information >>> | Robert Hernandez | Filed: November 17, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Calvin Johnson - Judge Gutierrez More Information >>> | Larry Small | Filed: November 17, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Charles Reed - Judge Fairbank More Information >>> | John Marshall | Filed: November 21, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Christopher Rand - Judge Olguin More Information >>> | James D. Hartley | Filed: November 19, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| CHARLES C. MILLER - Judge Zarefsky More Information >>> | Michael Mukasey, Linda Sanders, Harley Lappin | Filed: November 20, 2008 Habeas Corpus (Prison Condition) §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Curtis Markson - Judge Fairbank More Information >>> | Matthew Cates | Filed: November 24, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Cornell Walker - Judge Letts More Information >>> | James Walker | Filed: November 25, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Charles Moore - Judge King More Information >>> | Derral G. Adams | Filed: December 01, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Chad Michael Pelch - Judge Rosenberg More Information >>> | John Marshall | Filed: December 02, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Calvin S. Secrest - Judge Klausner More Information >>> | M. C. Kramer | Filed: December 03, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Clarence Cleveland - Dec 04, 2008 More Information >>> | Ben Curry | Filed: December 04, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Cesar Zuniga - Judge Zarefsky More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: December 05, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Clyde McKinney‚ Sr. - Judge Eick More Information >>> | Theodore Lamb, Andrea Ricky Watts, Home Depor Corp. | Filed: December 11, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Charles G. Fluker‚ Sr. - Judge Rosenberg More Information >>> | James D. Hartley | Filed: December 15, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Christin Gardenhire - Judge Wistrich More Information >>> | People | Filed: December 18, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Crispin R. Barron - Judge alBRUnassigned More Information >>> | Six Unknown Names Agents, Mr. President | Filed: December 22, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Condalee Morris - Judge Turchin More Information >>> | Larry Scribner | Filed: December 24, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Christian Hernandez - Judge Turchin More Information >>> | The People of the State of California | Filed: December 31, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Charles Moore - Judge Judge More Information >>> | County of Los Angeles, Oits D. Wright, Charles Eick, Alicemarie H. Stotler, City | Filed: January 05, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Charlotte Venia Jackson - Judge Klausner More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: January 05, 2009 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Carlos Torres - Judge Parada More Information >>> | Michael A. Smelosky | Filed: January 06, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Charlie Royce Kephart - Judge Wilson More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: January 14, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Christopher James Sloat - Judge Wright More Information >>> | M. Smelosky | Filed: January 21, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Clarence Walker - Judge Johnson More Information >>> | Linda Sanders | Filed: January 29, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Charles Jones - Judge alBRUnassigned More Information >>> | Berryhill, Wayne, R. W. Nipper, L. Pabon, B. Kadish, M. Cash, J. Curiel, Chambers, Tucker | Filed: January 29, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Christopher Bravo - Judge Goldman More Information >>> | A. Foster, L.A. County, M. G. Sims, G. Saunders | Filed: January 30, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Clarence Ray Beauford - Judge Woehrle More Information >>> | Oega, Meyer, Soto, Richardson, Pulido, Dilkes, Ariaz, Gabaldon, Funicello, Coleman, Brown, Orteg, Los Angeles Police Department, Thanez, Gallegos, Farell, Rubalcava, Saidenberg | Filed: February 03, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Cecilio Gutierrez - Judge Parada More Information >>> | James D. Hartley | Filed: February 05, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Craig Fitzgerald Chanley - Judge Rosenberg More Information >>> | John Marshal, Bonnheim | Filed: February 10, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Charles G. Fluker‚ Sr. - Judge Rosenberg More Information >>> | James D. Hartley | Filed: February 12, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Chris Myers, Eric Houston, Tracy Terry, Bruce Jackson, Rond Urbon, Donna Myers, Deon Shelton, Robert Myers, Kenneth Marchison, Ryon McClore, Bruce Murray, David Gardner, D. Orria, Alejordia Corrimas, Patricia Escoben, Anthony Barton, Ramos Hegne, Clifford - Judge Chooljian More Information >>> | Jane Doe, Ali, F. Entzel-Shu, Pamela Green, Robert Haro, Entzel, J. L. Norwood, Richard Boorn, Boset, John Doe | Filed: February 18, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Chalton E. Sanders - Judge Parada More Information >>> | The City of Los Angeles, William Bratton, The Geiger, Cunningham, Los Angeles Police Department, Burke, Maxwell | Filed: February 25, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Charles McIntosh - Judge alBRUnassigned More Information >>> | C. Watts, W. Rivera, A. J. Valdez | Filed: March 02, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Carl S. Brown - Judge Rosenberg More Information >>> | Incorporated, John (or Jane) Doe, Walmart Stores, Ricardo Rojas, Steven Youngs, Kaipo Doctolero | Filed: March 06, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Carlos Martinez - Judge Wistrich More Information >>> | Cal. Dept. of Corrections, Rehabilitation | Filed: March 18, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Clifton Hutchins - Judge Wilson More Information >>> | S. Ryan | Filed: March 23, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Charles W. Brady - Judge alBRUnassigned More Information >>> | Olukawmi, McClenahan | Filed: March 27, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Charles Moore - Judge King More Information >>> | Director of Corrections | Filed: March 30, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Condalee Morris - Judge Turchin More Information >>> | Larry Scribner | Filed: March 30, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Canesha Sherron Sinclair - Judge Zarefsky More Information >>> | Mary Lattimore | Filed: March 31, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Calvin S. Secrest - Judge Klausner More Information >>> | M. C. Kramer | Filed: April 02, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Carl Anthony Vallier - Judge Matz More Information >>> | Warden James Yates Pleasant Valley State Prison | Filed: April 21, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Chung Chung Kao - Judge Zarefsky More Information >>> | J. S. Clayton, D. Carey, J. B. Knerr, H. E. Reska, Valenzuela, J. Delfin, Terry L. Cook, M. Vela, G. Biaggini, D. Engler, P. L. Ward, D. Samual, D. Conner, J. Schmidt, W. Wilson, M., D. F. Reynoso, John Marshall, B. Curry, K. T. Smith, M. Mee, D. Gonzalez | Filed: April 23, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Cesar Castaneda - Judge WardenBRUnassigned More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: April 23, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Motion to Extend |
| Cartrell R. Smith‚ Sr. - Judge Rosenberg More Information >>> | Thomas, California Department of Rehabilitation Center, Martinez, Williams, Thompson, Martinz | Filed: April 24, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
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https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/