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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| David Charles Bailey - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | USA | Filed: June 13, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Douglas Sharron Piggee‚ Jr. - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Filed: June 13, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 | |
| Darryl E. Brown - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, Kern Valley State Prison, Rehabilitation | Filed: August 09, 2016 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| David Perryman - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | Jeff McComber | Filed: August 11, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Darren Frost Fenner - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: August 25, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Damein Dion Spruiell - Judge Donna M. Ryu More Information >>> | R. Graves, R.E. Barnes, R. Navarro | Filed: September 20, 2016 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| David T. An - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | D. Baughman | Filed: October 03, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Daniel A. York - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | Eric Arnold | Filed: October 24, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Darwin C. Edwards - Judge Donna M. Ryu More Information >>> | R. Fisher, Roselle Branch, Sisodia, Marc Advent | Filed: November 17, 2016 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Danny Ray Hackett‚ Jr. - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Contra Costa County | Filed: February 17, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Danny Steward - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | William H. Alsup | Filed: March 09, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Daniel Carl Frederickson - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Shiela Pangelinan, Judy Wane, Guia, Dorothy Berry, Scott Kernan | Filed: July 17, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Dannie Rickman - Judge Donna M. Ryu More Information >>> | Varquez | Filed: October 06, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Filed: January 30, 2018 Prison Condition §42:1983 | |
| Daniel Contreras - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> | De Guzman, Carlos Bolanos, Scott Kirkpatrick, Miles, Correctional Health Services, Hart, Medina | Filed: July 06, 2018 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Robert M Illman |
| Damarcus V. Armstrong - Judge PSLC RMH More Information >>> | Warden Joe A. Lizarraga | Filed: July 11, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Kandis A Westmore |
| Daniel Verduzco - Judge Laurel Beeler More Information >>> | C.E. Ducart | Filed: July 30, 2018 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC CET |
| Dionn Novell Taylor - Judge PSLC AGB More Information >>> | SF UnderSheriff Vicki Hennessy, SF Sheriffs SF Sargeant Miller, Sheriffs Sargeant Dolly, SF Sheriffs Captain Jackson, San Francisco County Jail | Filed: August 10, 2018 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Phyllis J Hamilton |
| Dexter E. McGowan - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Warden Ronald Davis | Filed: September 11, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Lucy H Koh |
| David Demarcus Haqq - Judge PSLC CLA More Information >>> | Robert Neuschmid | Filed: October 12, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Nathanael M Cousins |
| Devin Lee James Schmidt - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | George Jaime | Filed: October 24, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers |
| DeQuan Lamont Thomas - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | J. Young | Filed: November 29, 2018 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Donna M Ryu |
| David S. Quair‚ III, Diva Moonchild Quair - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Government Claims Board Program PIU #811226 | Filed: December 05, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:1651, Referring Judge Donna M Ryu |
| Dianty M. Powell - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Stu Sherman | Filed: January 02, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:1651, Referring Judge Donna M Ryu |
| Don Angelo Davis - Judge PSLC RMH More Information >>> | Cheri Carver, Marion Spearman, Ralph Diaz | Filed: January 03, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Kandis A Westmore |
| David S. Quair‚ III, Diva Moonchild Quair - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | CSP-San Quentin, CDCR | Filed: January 18, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:1651, Referring Judge Donna M Ryu |
| David S. Quair‚ III - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | CDCR, CSP-San Quentin | Filed: January 25, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:1651, Referring Judge Donna M Ryu |
| David S. Quair‚ III - Judge Donna M Ryu More Information >>> | CDCR-HQ, CSP-San Quentin | Filed: January 30, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:1651 |
| Dyrell Wayne Jones - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | J. Walinga, M. Pitchford, R. Velasco, C. Pfeiffer | Filed: February 27, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Donna M Ryu |
| Delvon Hammond - Judge Kandis A Westmore More Information >>> | R. Brockenborough, Warden Joe A. Lizarraga, J. Cantu | Filed: March 11, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Daniel Veruzco - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Hannah Bush, R. Bell, Mark Patterson, J. J. Anderson, Rush, Mickey Price, L Brunner, A Bond, Watkins, D. Short, Peter Sayer, J. Frisk, D. Jacobsen, Chris Heeze, Eric Goldine, , T Utrecht, Maureen McLean, Perez, Ashley Cobern, Rita Ohesi, Frances Schoening | Filed: March 20, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Jeffrey S White |
| Danny Lucero - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Craig Koenig, Kathleen Allison, Ralph Diaz | Filed: May 02, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Jeffrey S White |
| Danny J. Cardenas - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Clark | Filed: May 14, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jeffrey S White |
| Dominic Tyrell Daniel - Judge Nathanael M Cousins More Information >>> | Robert Neuschmid | Filed: June 12, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Haywood S Gilliam |
| Daphnye S. Luster - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | People | Filed: June 19, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers |
| D. Dustin - Judge PSLC RMH More Information >>> | Kern Valley State Prison Personnel | Filed: June 26, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Kandis A Westmore |
| David S Perryman - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Filed: June 28, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers | |
| Devonta B. Graham, Bobby Graham - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | D. Avila | Filed: July 18, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Donna M Ryu |
| D. Dustin - Judge PSLC CHC More Information >>> | C. Pfeiffer | Filed: July 24, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Jon S Tigar |
| Daniel Medina - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> | USA | Filed: July 29, 2019 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Derrick A. Cooper - Judge PSLC CHC More Information >>> | Robert Neuschmid | Filed: September 10, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Thomas S Hixson |
| Darren C. Stanley - Judge PSLC CHC More Information >>> | M. Voong, George Williams, N. Walker, T. Ron Allen, Hector, Davis, W. Sonkovich, R. Broomfield, Religious Review Committee, Iman Fasi, Lt. L. Hall | Filed: September 24, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Jon S Tigar |
| Donnie Scott - Judge PSLC CHC More Information >>> | Jim Robertson, Devinder Kumar, Eric Golding | Filed: September 25, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Danny Cardenas - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: October 18, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jeffrey S White |
| David Alan Marchant - Judge Nathanael M Cousins More Information >>> | Filed: October 21, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jon S Tigar | |
| David James Eggman - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Miller Law Office, Russ Miller | Filed: October 24, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Donna M Ryu |
| Danny Cardenas‚ Jr. - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Director of CDCR | Filed: October 30, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jeffrey S White |
| - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | Filed: November 14, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC JNE | |
| Danny Cardenas‚ Jr. - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Xavier Becerra | Filed: December 30, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jeffrey S White |
| David S Quair‚ III, Diva Moonchild Quair - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | J. Gastelum | Filed: January 08, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers |
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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/