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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| Cirilio Castro-Hernandez - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | USA | Filed: August 09, 2012 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Christopher F. Blanks - Judge Irma E. Gonzalez More Information >>> | Unnamed Respondents | Filed: August 20, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Christopher Leon Spells - Judge Marilyn L. Huff More Information >>> | Kamala D. Harris, Matthew Cate | Filed: September 10, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Carl Vallier - Judge Peter C. Lewis More Information >>> | Corcoran Prison | Filed: September 17, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Christopher James Turgeon - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> | Matthew Cate, Edmund Gerald Brown | Filed: September 19, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Carlos Joel Sauceda-Terrazas - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> | USA | Filed: September 20, 2012 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Carlos Uriarte-Ochoa - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> | USA | Filed: September 21, 2012 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Christopher Lane Wright - Judge Peter C. Lewis More Information >>> | Jane or John Doe 1, Jane or John Doe 3, Jane or John Doe 2 | Filed: September 24, 2012 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Carlos Madrigal-Gallardo - Judge William Q. Hayes More Information >>> | USA | Filed: September 28, 2012 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Carole A. Rucker - Judge Bernard G. Skomal More Information >>> | D. K. Johnson | Filed: October 01, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Clarke Sheldon Lowe - Judge Peter C. Lewis More Information >>> | William Knipp | Filed: October 01, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Cresencio Rochez-Solano - Judge Marilyn L. Huff More Information >>> | USA | Filed: October 05, 2012 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Christopher Lane Wright - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> | John or Jane Doe, Cuevas, Strowser, Diggs | Filed: October 09, 2012 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Cornell Harrison - Judge William V. Gallo More Information >>> | San Diego Superior Court, Dale Santee, Kathleen Lewis | Filed: October 23, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Chiu Wong - Judge Ruben B. Brooks More Information >>> | Eric Holder, Robin Baker, Janet Napolitano, John Williams | Filed: October 24, 2012 Mandamus & Other §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Carlos A. Morales-Alvarado - Judge William Q. Hayes More Information >>> | USA | Filed: November 02, 2012 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Carmen John Palmieri - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> | Kamala D. Harris, Valenzuela | Filed: November 21, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Charles Colbert - Judge Bernard G. Skomal More Information >>> | Kamala Harris, Amy Miller | Filed: December 10, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Claudio Rangel-Morgado - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | USA | Filed: December 28, 2012 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Charles Lara Rodriguez - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> | M D Biter | Filed: January 07, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Corvette B. Robinson - Judge Marilyn L. Huff More Information >>> | M. L. Harris | Filed: January 11, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Cornelius Anderson - Judge William V. Gallo More Information >>> | Witman, Calipatria UCC Classification, Jana | Filed: January 14, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Carlos Cosio-Orozco - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | USA | Filed: January 22, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Carmen Leon-Beltran - Judge Irma E. Gonzalez More Information >>> | USA | Filed: January 28, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Christopher Alfred - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> | Amat, Gerald Janda, White, M. C. Whitman | Filed: February 04, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Cristobal Sandoval - Judge Michael M. Anello More Information >>> | USA | Filed: February 25, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Carmen John Palmieri - Judge David H. Bartick More Information >>> | Superior Court of San Diego County, Minerva K. Lopez, James Openshaw, Does 1-100, Charles LaBella, Jan Lynn Owen, LaBella, McNamara, Dave Jones, LLP | Filed: March 05, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Carlos Adrian Bermudez-Ruiz - Judge William Q. Hayes More Information >>> | USA | Filed: March 18, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Custodio Lopez-Palominos - Judge Marilyn L. Huff More Information >>> | USA | Filed: April 22, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Christopher Haiman - Judge Mitchell D. Dembin More Information >>> | People of the State of California, District U.S. Courthouse Annex | Filed: April 22, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Cesar Zavala-Vasquez - Judge William Q. Hayes More Information >>> | USA | Filed: May 06, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Carey Smith - Judge William McCurine More Information >>> | G. Casian, D. Morton, John Chau | Filed: June 07, 2013 Prisoner Petitions (Prison Condition) §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Cristobal Sandoval - Judge Marilyn L. Huff More Information >>> | Philip Gutierrez, United States of America | Filed: June 07, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Cassius Kim Collins - Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo More Information >>> | Audrey King, The Superior Court of San Diego County | Filed: June 11, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Christopher Alfred - Judge Peter C. Lewis More Information >>> | Javier Zamora, Amat, D. Gonzales, M. C. Whitman | Filed: June 13, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Carl Rudolph Smalls - Judge William Q. Hayes More Information >>> | California Dept. of Corrections, San Diego County Jail, San Diego Sheriff's Office, Bill Gore | Filed: June 13, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Clifford Patterson - Judge Ruben B. Brooks More Information >>> | Jerry Brown, Kamala Harris | Filed: July 01, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Christopher Lovell Simmons - Judge Nita L. Stormes More Information >>> | David B. Long | Filed: July 01, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Cynthia Marie Stephan - Judge Marilyn L. Huff More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: July 15, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Cleveland R. Lowman - Judge Janis L. Sammartino More Information >>> | Kamala D. Harris, Gary Swarthout | Filed: July 24, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Cynthia Michelle Marquez - Judge Karen S. Crawford More Information >>> | San Diego Superior Court | Filed: September 30, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Carlos Rios - Judge William Q. Hayes More Information >>> | J. Ramirez, K. Balakian, Ralph Blahnick, B. Millum, R. Olson, Daniel Paramo, B. Crotts, Alan Hernandez | Filed: October 10, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Carey Smith - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> | A Hernandez, G Stratton, L. Ciborowski, Daniel Paramo, J Mitchell | Filed: October 11, 2013 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Charles E Moses‚ Jr. - Judge Mitchell D. Dembin More Information >>> | Cynthia K. White | Filed: October 28, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Cordell Rabon - Judge William V. Gallo More Information >>> | R.T.C. Grounds | Filed: November 04, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Chad Edwin Brackett - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> | USA | Filed: November 12, 2013 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Chester James Runions - Judge Mitchell D. Dembin More Information >>> | T. Paulie | Filed: November 12, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Charles J. Runions - Judge William V. Gallo More Information >>> | Paule | Filed: November 12, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Charles Miller - Judge William McCurine More Information >>> | John Doe, Daniel Para, Carl Brewer, William D Gore | Filed: November 22, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Crescencio Barraza Leon - Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo More Information >>> | Six Unknown Names Agents, Barack Obama | Filed: November 19, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
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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/