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: 65
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel James Harper - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
L Kaiser | Filed: October 12, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Dennis Ray Hanson - Judge Ronald S.W. Lew More Information >>> |
Sue Hubber | Filed: October 15, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Daniel Dean Sheets - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
B. A. Bledsoe | Filed: October 05, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Daniel Harper - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> |
L Ward | Filed: October 19, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Danny Paul Allen - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> |
James E. Tilton | Filed: October 23, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Douglas J. Winston - Judge Ronald S.W. Lew More Information >>> |
D. K. Sisto | Filed: October 25, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Darryl Keith Bryant - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
Malfi | Filed: October 26, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Deshawn Jackson - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> |
James Walker | Filed: November 13, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Deshawn Stallsworth - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> |
D. K. Sisto, Attorney General for State of California | Filed: November 16, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Douglas Walls - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
John McGinness, Scott Jones | Filed: November 19, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| DeFrantze Lucas Noel - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> |
Casey Newton, Peterson, O'Donnell, - Oliver, Hom, Alonso, Murrietta, Werner, Leong, Laura Froome, Malquist, Court o, Don Manning, Adam Cunningham, Halstead, Morris, Gilliard, Hill, Law Library Staff, - Frazer, - Roman, Alba, Robert Wilcox, Englefield | Filed: November 21, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| David Englund - Judge Ronald S.W. Lew More Information >>> |
D. K. Sisto, Attorney General CA | Filed: November 27, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Darrel L. Smith - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> |
Cannedy, - Ramirez, - Colvin, - Hannigan, - - Kennedy, McGinnis | Filed: November 28, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Dale Crapo - Judge Ronald S.W. Lew More Information >>> |
Ben Curry, Attorney General CA | Filed: November 29, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Donald Ray Bredfield - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
People of the State of California | Filed: November 30, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| David Lancaster - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
A. P. Kane, Attorney General for State of California | Filed: December 03, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| DeFrantze Lucas Noel - Judge Ronald S.W. Lew More Information >>> |
Sacramento County Superior Court | Filed: December 04, 2007 Mandamus & Other §28:1651 Petition for Writ |
| David Jimenez - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: December 04, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Donald D. Miller - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Mike S. Evans | Filed: December 03, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Douglas Duncantell - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
High Desert State Prison, Polycarp, - McCue | Filed: December 07, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Danny Atterbury - Judge Ronald S.W. Lew More Information >>> |
Ed Foulk, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: December 10, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Dale W. Dugger - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> |
Attorney General of the State of California, G. Edmond Brown‚ Jr., Tom Hoffman, William Wiener | Filed: December 11, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Danny Fossinger - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> |
Jerry Brown, Maurice Landrum, Kimberly Thomas, Charles Horan, Neil May, Burt Schneirow, Leo B. Newton, Clifton Lefall, George Leiker | Filed: December 12, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Donald D. Miller‚ Jr. - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> |
Mike S. Evans | Filed: December 10, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Darrel T. Sharp - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
D.K. Sisto | Filed: December 21, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| David King - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
T M Pebler | Filed: December 26, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Derek Tate - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> |
Anthony A Lamarque | Filed: December 28, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| David Bertagna - Jan 07, 2008 More Information >>> |
D. K. Sisto, Attorney General for the State of California | Filed: January 07, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| David Songmoua Yang - Jan 15, 2008 More Information >>> |
Filed: January 15, 2008 Mandamus & Other §8:1446 Petition for Natur |
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| Darryl George Rosen - Feb 06, 2008 More Information >>> |
Filed: February 06, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
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| Danut Metehau - Feb 22, 2008 More Information >>> |
Robert Mueller‚ III | Filed: February 22, 2008 Mandamus & Other §08:1329 Writ of Mandamus |
| Dwight E. Lacy - Apr 23, 2008 More Information >>> |
Stephen Cerda | Filed: April 23, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1441 Petition for Remo Jury demanded by Defendant |
| Donald Bulpitt - Apr 28, 2008 More Information >>> |
James D. Hartley | Filed: April 28, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Deladier Montue - Oct 09, 2008 More Information >>> |
Filed: October 09, 2008 None §U.S. Government Defendant Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
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| Daniel Wehner - Nov 11, 2008 More Information >>> |
Filed: November 11, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
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| Darshan Singh, Daljeet Kaur, Sandeep Kaur, Harmeet Singh - Nov 25, 2008 More Information >>> |
Immigration Services, Department of Homeland US Security, Citizenship, Gerard Heinauer, Michael Chertoff, Jonathan Scharfen | Filed: November 25, 2008 None §28:1361 Petition for Writ |
| Deepak Kumar - Dec 18, 2008 More Information >>> |
David Roark, Department of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, F. Gerard Heinauer, Robert S. Mueller, Michael Aytes, Michael B Mukasey, U.S. Citizenship, Immigration Services | Filed: December 18, 2008 None §28:1361 Petition for Writ |
| David B Tracey - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> |
Hably, Sacramento County Sheriff Department, Kelly Cannon, Ray Benton | Filed: January 02, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Dana L Singer - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Board of Prison Terms | Filed: January 08, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| David Bertagna - Judge Ronald S.W. Lew More Information >>> |
D. K. Sisto, Attorney General for the State of California | Filed: January 07, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| David Gene Lancaster - Judge Lawrence K. Karlton More Information >>> |
- Terrazas, N. - Fry, J.A. Nuehring, Attorney General of the State of California, O. Y. Crewford, J.L. Herrera, Tom L. Carey | Filed: January 09, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Darnell Dumas - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
T. Felker | Filed: January 14, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Douglas E Herrick - Judge Frank C. Damrell More Information >>> |
James E. Tilton | Filed: January 14, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| David Bruce Tracy, Thomas Gallion, Ricky Williams, Vincent Arkanass, Eugene Johnson, Kenneth Gardner - Judge Ronald S.W. Lew More Information >>> |
Ray Benton, Kelly Cannon, Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, Kimberly Easter, Hambly, Schmidt, Sheehan | Filed: January 17, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Delbert Williams - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> |
Tran, CMF Vacaville | Filed: January 17, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| David Her - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> |
Robert A. Horel, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: January 29, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| David Raphael King - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: January 30, 2008 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| Deondre Terrell Hudson - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
J. Walker, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: February 06, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Darryl George Rosen - Judge Lawrence K. Karlton More Information >>> |
Rich Subia | Filed: February 06, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| David Priest - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> |
D. K. Sisto, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: February 08, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
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