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: 67
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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This website is privately operated and is not an official government website or court. Information may be incomplete, delayed, or updated after publication. Users should verify case details through the appropriate court or official records source before relying on them.
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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This site republishes public information for convenience. For certified records or the most current status, users should check the appropriate official court source.
| Plaintiff/ Respondent Name |
Petitioner/ Defendant Name |
Filed, Nature of Suit, Judge |
|---|---|---|
| Donald Sabados - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
D.K. Sisto | Filed: June 02, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Donald Washington‚ Jr. - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
George Drummond, James Walker, Dan Shaw, Cody Glenn, Dalarosa | Filed: June 06, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Douglas J. Winston - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
R.K. Wong, Jerry Brown | Filed: June 09, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Daniel Justin Ortega - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
Evans | Filed: June 10, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Dennis Gerald Claiborne - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
D. Christie, T. Felker, N. Grannis, M.D. T. McDonald, Robertson, M. Wright, A. Schwarzenegger | Filed: June 11, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Darrell Dickerson - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
Ponce, Solano County Police Department Fairfield, Wilcox, Rombach | Filed: June 10, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Don L. Jefferson - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
Folsom State Prison | Filed: June 17, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Damon Alan Hamilton - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
Thomas | Filed: June 20, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Daniel K Clark - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> |
James Tilton, Atorney General of the State of California | Filed: June 23, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Darryl Grim - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Edmund Brown‚ Jr., D.K. Sisto, Arnold of Schwarzenegger, Board Prison Hearings | Filed: June 25, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Danny Atterbury - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
Ed Foulk | Filed: June 25, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Demarkass S. King - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
Anthony Hedgpeth | Filed: July 02, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Daniel Steve Dixon - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
William Knipp, Nola Grannis, April L. Anderson, J. S. O'Connor, Mike Martel, Althea Costales | Filed: July 07, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Danny Charles Hare - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
D. K. Sisto | Filed: July 08, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Dennis G. Claiborne - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
Ferguson, D.K. Sisto, Cornel, Kosher, T.C. - Shockley, Conrad | Filed: July 16, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Delbert Williams - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
Kapel, CO Greer, Knowles, Mac Maxwell, State Governor Of Ca | Filed: July 17, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| David M David - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> |
High Desert State Prison, California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, Tom Felker | Filed: July 18, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Darryl A. Schlappi - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
The Attorney General of the State of California, Claude Finn | Filed: July 24, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Devonte B Harris - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
Corey Rasmussen, T - Brown, Larry Lesane, Keith Higgins, J. G. Watcher, Joel Carlson | Filed: July 24, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Daronta T. Lewis - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
T. Felker, Davey, McDonald, Charles Antonen, Thomas, - Harris, - Van Sant, - Chapman, B. Ingrid, Grannis, Baker, Wright, - Rath, Rippetoe, - Young, Johnson | Filed: July 25, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Douglas Randall Carlyle - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
John Marshall | Filed: July 28, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Daniel Mathew Robinson - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Scott Kernan | Filed: July 28, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Don L. Jefferson - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
L Flohr, Kim Stoker, F. Harris | Filed: July 29, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Daronta T. Lewis - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
E. Callison, M. Wright, Rainwater, - Holt, of Medical HDSP Department, C. Hougland, Harper, Dilaridge, Charles Antonen, Lewis, Ingrid B., - Alexander, M. D. McDonald, D. Davey, Schawb, Jerri -, Merriwheather, Hunterryner | Filed: July 30, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Demone E. Storey - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> |
Steve Moore | Filed: August 01, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Dwayne Jones - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
D. K. Sisto, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Board of Parole Hearings | Filed: August 11, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Donald Jerome Clark - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Rohrer, Collinsworth, Adam Freedhand, Noriega, Tran | Filed: August 12, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| David Allen Rundle - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
Filed: August 13, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Ptn for Writ of H/C - Stay of Execution |
|
| Demone E. Storey - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
Warden Deuel Vocational Institution | Filed: August 22, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Donnie R Phillips - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
N Verdin, - Holland, Kelli Hammond, W. J. J Sullivan, Gentry, A Murphy, N. Grannis, Petterson, - - Tucker, - Hill, Timothy Turmezei | Filed: August 22, 2008 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Darrell Cordar - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
D. K. Sisto, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: August 25, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Delaney Barnes - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
Board of Prison Terms/Hearings | Filed: August 28, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| David Turan Johnson - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
Ivan Clay | Filed: August 29, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Duane Johnson - Judge Alicemarie H. Stotler More Information >>> |
Robinson | Filed: September 02, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Donald Douglas Bone - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> |
California Department of Correction, John Marshall, Rehabilitation | Filed: September 02, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Dale Crawford - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
Sisto | Filed: September 03, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Depriest Williams - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
D.K. Sisto, Schwarzenegger | Filed: September 03, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Dion Henry - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> |
D.K. Sisto | Filed: September 03, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Delbert Williams - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
M. Knowls | Filed: September 05, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Davonni Lee Jackson‚ Sr. - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> |
E J Norberg, James Walker | Filed: September 10, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| David Spooner, Mike J Moreno, Moody Woodrow Tanksley - Judge Alicemarie H. Stotler More Information >>> |
R Person, Warden, California Department of & Corrections Rehabilitation, R A Kessuer, J Mariscal, Fitnz, L Turner, Willms, - Galindo, Franco, Salinas Valley State Prison, Salinas Valley State Prison | Filed: September 19, 2008 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Daniel Portugal - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
T. Felker | Filed: September 22, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Darlene Lynne Chambers - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
People of the State of California, California of Department Corrections | Filed: September 29, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Delaney Barnes - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
Board of Prison Terms | Filed: October 03, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| David Joe Smith - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
James A. Yates | Filed: October 06, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Douglas White - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
Crisson-Phoummathep, N. Grannis, CSP Solano of Medical Department, Chief Inmate Appeals, CSP Solano | Filed: October 07, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| David Stewart Roy - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> |
Tom Felker | Filed: October 08, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| David Wayne Johnson - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
D. K. Sisto | Filed: October 09, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Daladier Fitzgerald Montue‚ Jr. - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
DK Sisto | Filed: October 09, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| David Lee White - Judge Alicemarie H. Stotler More Information >>> |
D.K. Sisto | Filed: October 10, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
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