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 D
This page lists publicly available prisoner petition records filed in California for names beginning with the letter D. 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: D
Page: 131
Total Records for Letter D: 7,219
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Demetrius A. Wright - Judge Thomas S Hixson More Information >>> |
City Of Oakland, Oakland Police Department, Allen, Anne Kirkpatrick | Filed: October 09, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Daniel Z. Castro - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> |
C. Waddle | Filed: October 06, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| David K. Eastman - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> |
Unknown, Patrick Covello | Filed: August 27, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Troy L Nunley |
| David Roberts - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> |
Boussatt, Murrillo, Arroyo, Jarregquin, Diaz, Monterey County Jail | Filed: August 21, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Deshawn Roberts - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> |
Josie Gastelo | Filed: August 21, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Dexter L. Griffin - Judge Edward J Davila More Information >>> |
People of State of California | Filed: October 27, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Donta Ladeal Kyle - Judge Dennis M Cota More Information >>> |
Patrick Covello, Lakesha Thompson, Mailroom Staff | Filed: October 26, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Darrel Edgin - Judge Robert M Illman More Information >>> |
Filed: October 28, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2255 |
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| David Roberts - Judge PSLC AGB More Information >>> |
Arroyo, Deputy Murrillo, Boussatt, Jarregquin, Correctional Officer Diaz, Monterey County Jail | Filed: August 31, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Robert M Illman |
| Darryl Dunsmore - Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo More Information >>> |
Gore, Xavier Beccera | Filed: October 28, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Nita L Stormes |
| Daniel Harper - Judge Jesus G Bernal More Information >>> |
A. Martin | Filed: October 21, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Karen L Stevenson |
| Derek Paul Smyer - Judge Ronald SW Lew More Information >>> |
Stuart Sherman | Filed: October 20, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Alicia G Rosenberg |
| Danny Cardenas‚ Jr. - Judge Sallie Kim More Information >>> |
California | Filed: October 16, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC LLH |
| Daniel Ray Loyd - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> |
Filed: November 02, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
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| Daronta T. Lewis - Judge William H Orrick More Information >>> |
David Livingston | Filed: November 02, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Dewayne Thompson - Judge Karen L Stevenson More Information >>> |
Lepe, Lupe, J. Ferrso, Rosas | Filed: September 04, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Stephen V Wilson |
| Donivan Diaz - Judge Gonzalo P Curiel More Information >>> |
Raymond Madden, Rhonda A. Bumgart, D. Loop, Noe Telles | Filed: November 02, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Bernard G Skomal Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Darryl Pierre Crawford - Judge PSLC CHC More Information >>> |
P. Garcia-Cortes, R. Machuca, S. Bangar | Filed: September 04, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Joseph C Spero Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Darren L. Harris - Judge Dale S Fischer More Information >>> |
C. Caprio, Debbie Asuncion, M. Voong, D. I. Foston, Mijares, John or Jane Does | Filed: October 27, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Rozella A Oliver |
| Danny Jerome Young - Judge Cormac J Carney More Information >>> |
Daniel E. Cueva | Filed: September 09, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Charles F Eick |
| Daniel Webster Johnson‚ II - Judge Dolly M Gee More Information >>> |
Warden at CSP-LAC at Lancaster, Robert E. DPS Record, Unknown Police Officer, Governor of California, Unknown Correctional Officer | Filed: September 09, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Rozella A Oliver |
| Dovie Dewdrop Leen - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> |
Susan Benavidez, Cueva, CDCR Director, Lori Austin, Eusebio Montejo, Ikegbu, DiTomas | Filed: November 06, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Daniel Harper - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> |
CDCR | Filed: September 10, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Troy L Nunley |
| Diontae Johan Duncan - Judge Anthony W Ishii More Information >>> |
Dr. W. Gerderal‚ III, Dr. Rubish, Dr. J. Rodriguez, Graywall, Marciel, C. Phifer, Dr. T. Taylor, Taylor, The California Healthcare Receivership Corp. | Filed: September 10, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Sheila K Oberto |
| Dron Botts - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> |
Corcoran State Prison | Filed: September 10, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Davonne Dillard - Judge PSLC CET More Information >>> |
T Foss, Correctional Officer T. Woolf | Filed: September 10, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Edward M Chen |
| David Nathaniel Roberts - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> |
Tondee, Arroyo, lieutenant Mendez, Jarrequin, Murillo, Argueta, Monterey County Jail | Filed: November 12, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| DeAnthony J. Brooks - Judge Maria A Audero More Information >>> |
T. Whitson, C.M.C, Aaron Collins, Matt Doolin, Dr. Tyler Campbell, Mike Dawson, Alger, Silveira | Filed: November 10, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1983, Referring Judge Dale S Fischer |
| Dion Martell King - Judge Andre Birotte More Information >>> |
Raybon C. Johnson | Filed: November 05, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Alka Sagar |
| Demaruea North - Judge John A Kronstadt More Information >>> |
The People of the State of California, CDCR Ralph Secretary Diaz, KVSP Warden C. Pfeifer | Filed: November 04, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Michael R Wilner |
| Djuane Lamar Fletcher - Judge Dale S Fischer More Information >>> |
Stuwart Sherman | Filed: September 16, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Alicia G Rosenberg |
| Deon Haygood - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> |
T. Lindquist, L. Jordan | Filed: November 16, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Deon Haygood - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> |
L. Watkins | Filed: November 17, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Daniel James Harper - Judge Jesus G Bernal More Information >>> |
Windfeld, CDCR | Filed: November 16, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Karen L Stevenson |
| Darrick H. Meeks‚ Sr. - Judge Jacqueline Chooljian More Information >>> |
Health Care Compliance Analyst, A. Arredondo, Warden Sutton | Filed: November 12, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Josephine L Staton |
| Derrick Hill - Judge Kenly Kiya Kato More Information >>> |
California | Filed: November 12, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge John A Kronstadt |
| Daryl Anthony Hicks - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> |
Pendalton, Miller, Gosai | Filed: November 19, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Donell Haynie - Judge Helena M Barch-Kuchta More Information >>> |
Annamarie Esquerra, Crystal Alcala, R. Mejia | Filed: November 23, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Daniel Douglas Larson - Judge Sallie Kim More Information >>> |
Associated Warden P. Covello | Filed: September 23, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Lucy H Koh |
| Deon Haygood - Judge Kendall J Newman More Information >>> |
Ralph Diaz, Patrick Covello, Joe Lizarraga, Gavin Newsom, Connie Gipson | Filed: November 24, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Daronta T. Lewis - Judge PSLC MWD More Information >>> |
Paul Murphy | Filed: November 17, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge William H Orrick |
| Devonte Shawn Dupree Fields - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> |
Correctional Officer D. Magana, T. Foss, J. S. Soto-Mendez, Alvarez, C. Calderon, M. Atchley, R. Ambriz, V. Ortega, N. Monsivais | Filed: September 30, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Lucy H Koh |
| Dal Bahadur Sunar - Judge Karen S Crawford More Information >>> |
Chad Wolf, Christopher J. LaRose, Gregory Tony Archambeault, H. Pham, Janina S. Estudillo | Filed: November 30, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd, Referring Judge Dana M Sabraw |
| Daniel Garcia Coronel - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> |
William Pelham Barr, Steven Stafford, Donald W. Washington, Chad Wolf | Filed: November 28, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd |
| Damien Phillips - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> |
Vaneida White, John M. Dowback, Gary Malet, S. Gates, Francis Ko, Marie Klynstra, Shefali Awatani | Filed: November 30, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Donald J. Amos - Judge Joseph C Spero More Information >>> |
Ron Broomfield, J. Arnold, K. France, Ralph Diaz, M. Bloise, T. R. Teixeira, Joseph Bick, A. Pachynski, L. Escobell, Gavin Newsom, Dean Borders, N. Avila, K. Allison, B. Haub, B. Dutton, Clark Kelso, Ron Davis | Filed: December 02, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Derrick James Franklin - Judge Gregory G Hollows More Information >>> |
Rick Hill | Filed: December 01, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Dennis Petillo‚ Jr. - Judge Maria A Audero More Information >>> |
CDCR RVD Armenta | Filed: December 03, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge John F Walter |
| Demiantra Maurice Clay - Judge Dennis M Cota More Information >>> |
Patrick Covello | Filed: November 25, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| David Nathaniel Roberts - Judge PSLC CET More Information >>> |
Sgt. Gustus, Sgt. Davis, Sgt. Mahon, Sgt. Owen, Scariot | Filed: October 08, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Robert M Illman |
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