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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Prisoner Petitions – California (CA)
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California Prisoner Petitions – Letter C
This page lists publicly available prisoner petition records filed in California for names beginning with the letter C. 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: C
Page: 76
Total Records for Letter C: 5,072
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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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carlton Payne - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
C. Senuta, J. R. Bemrose, R. J. Lesina | Filed: September 02, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Claude Miller - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
Mike Poulos | Filed: September 11, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Cheri Emmanuel - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
Paul Copenhaver, Harley Lappin | Filed: September 15, 2009 None §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Christine C. Vierra - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
Paul Copenhaver, Harley Lappin | Filed: September 15, 2009 None §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Chili Willie - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
Michael Martel | Filed: September 15, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Chester Brown - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
Kathy Prosper | Filed: October 13, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Corina Cunningham - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
Paul Copenhaver, Harley Lappin | Filed: October 19, 2009 None §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Charlie E. Brooks - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
Legislative Bill Room | Filed: November 09, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Carl Dorsey - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
Vallejo Police Department | Filed: November 17, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Carlos A. Ortega - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
San Jose County Jail, Mark Ritchie, A. Chang, N. Onhar, City of Santa Clara | Filed: November 20, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Carlos Antonio Morales Garcia - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: January 12, 2010 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| Christopher Roy - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
Tony Tran, Diana Diaz, A. Hedgpeth, Charles V. Lee, C. Munk | Filed: January 13, 2010 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Carlos Armando Ortega - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
Sonia M. Smith, Jim Glesome, Jennifer Hultgren, Jessica Delgado, County of Santa Clara | Filed: January 13, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Chuck Lee Fulton - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
Renee Kanan, J. Clark Kelso, Kevin Carruth | Filed: January 14, 2010 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Claude Miller - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
S. Goodmen | Filed: March 08, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Charlie E. Brooks - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
D.E. Ducart | Filed: March 17, 2010 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Charles Wang - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
Flores, Joy Maulitz, Alvarez, Governor of K. California, Barnum, State Attorney General, David Pulido | Filed: April 06, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Clifford Johnson - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
Kathleen Dickinson | Filed: May 18, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Calvin Dural Prtichett‚ Jr. - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
Randy Grounds | Filed: June 22, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Cornell Morrow - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
M. D. McDonald | Filed: September 02, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Charles Wang - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
County Elmwood Facility Chief, Governor of State of California, Dept of Corrections, Carlos De Jesus, State Attorney General, State CDCR Head | Filed: October 13, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Cedrick Scott - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
Francisco, Miller, Morris, Hargrove, Moore, J. Quintana, Williams, Ferguson, Wilcutt, Tipton | Filed: November 17, 2010 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
James Nuehring | Filed: November 29, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Charles Wang - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
Filed: December 21, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
|
| Chris C. Ferrera - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
M. Randolph, F. Gonzales, Jzebmeno, M. Lovan, M. West, L. L. Schulteis, M. Cabbasco, M. Cook, S. Hemenwah, Luense, G. D. Lewis, T. Mine, B. S. Marquez, M. S. Kabbs | Filed: January 04, 2011 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Charles Wang - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
C. De Jesus, C. Fritz, N. Starr, Jim Haas, Sharon Daughters, State Attorney General, S. Larsen, Connie James | Filed: January 11, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Carl T. Harris‚ Jr. - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
Santa Rita Medical Department, Alameda County Sheriff Department | Filed: January 27, 2011 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Charles L. Tatum - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
Vincent Cullen | Filed: January 28, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Carlos Harris - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
Raul Lopez | Filed: February 03, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Carlos Armando Ortega - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
Jessica Delgado, Robert Barbasa, Sonia M. Smith, J. Villagomez | Filed: March 03, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Charles D. Airy - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
Kathleen L. Dickinson | Filed: March 03, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Chris Barkley - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
Bobby Phillips, California Department of James Correction, Nuehring, Rehabilitation | Filed: March 15, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Cedric Lynn Struggs - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
A Hedgpeth | Filed: October 06, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Christopher Roberson - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: May 23, 2011 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Chris Wayne Emory - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
A Hedgpeth | Filed: June 03, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Charles G. Harding - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
Sonoma County Courts Judges, Robert La Farge | Filed: June 06, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Cornell Morrow - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
Gary Swarthout | Filed: September 28, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Clarence Adie Harvey - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> |
G. Swarthout | Filed: December 13, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Cornell J. Morrow - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
Gary Swarthout | Filed: December 14, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Charles David Gordon - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
William Knipp | Filed: February 16, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Christopher Malbrough - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> |
Carson, Foster, Kennedy, Greg Ahern | Filed: April 05, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Charlie Okigbo‚ Jr. - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
United States of America | Filed: May 10, 2012 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Christopher Joseph Maes - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
Heidi Lackner | Filed: June 01, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Charles Silas - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
Chappell | Filed: June 12, 2012 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> |
Filed: June 25, 2012 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
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| Charles B. Faultry - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
K. Allison | Filed: June 29, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Carlos Armando Ortega - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> |
S. Graham, J. Colar, P. Terry, Flavetta, L. Galloway, Prosadi | Filed: June 29, 2012 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Christopher Parra - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
Anthony Hedgpeth | Filed: July 20, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Carlos A. Ortega - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> |
Lopez, Reyes, Fortino, J. Zmurk, Cabberea, Alverez, Lupurino, Davis, Smith | Filed: August 21, 2012 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Christopher Eugene Hales - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> |
Rick Hill | Filed: October 04, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
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https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/