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
A(6667 rec) B(2672 rec) C(5072 rec) D(7219 rec) E(3624 rec) F(1781 rec) G(3370 rec) H(1652 rec) I(881 rec) J(12301 rec) K(3180 rec) L(3668 rec) M(7331 rec) N(980 rec) O(682 rec) P(1851 rec) Q(155 rec) R(8661 rec) S(6027 rec) T(3927 rec) U(192 rec) V(1179 rec) W(2587 rec) X(89 rec) Y(412 rec) Z(232 rec)| Plaintiff/ Respondent Name | Petitioner/ Defendant Name | Filed, Nature of Suit, Judge |
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| Efrain Salazar - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Kokor, State of California, California Health of Care Department Corrections | Filed: February 18, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Eric W. Green - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | H Ortega, O Delgado, J Gonzales, J. Ramirez | Filed: March 02, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Elvin Christopher Nunez - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | M Bowen | Filed: March 10, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Earl Lee Walker - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | Eastern District Court | Filed: March 10, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Earl Lee Walker - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Soto | Filed: March 13, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Eugenio Luis Nogueras - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Tina Nicoles | Filed: August 21, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Erik Enriquez-Leon - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Michael L. Benov | Filed: April 02, 2014 General §28:2241 |
| Enar Bolanos-Renteria - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Michael L. Benov | Filed: April 07, 2014 General §28:2241 |
| Emiliano Lopez - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | California | Filed: April 09, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Eugene Hayden‚ Sr. - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | M. E. Searman | Filed: April 11, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Enrique Ortiz - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | Cole | Filed: March 19, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Eric Mark Watkins - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | T. Kenworthy, Corcoran Psychologist Health Care Service | Filed: May 07, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Edrick Brown - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | Peterson, Schoolcraft, Bailey, Gutierrez, N. Karlow | Filed: May 12, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Eric Engle - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | CSATF/SP Corcoran II | Filed: May 19, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Edward B. Spencer - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | N. Fairfield, E. Aguirre, R. A. Lopez | Filed: May 19, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Edward T Furnace - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Connie Gipson, M. Sexton, M.S. Robicheaux | Filed: May 29, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Enrique Diaz - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | M. Amaral, R. Coles, S. Sherman, W. Hense | Filed: June 02, 2014 Civil Rights §28:1983 |
| Enrique Diaz - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | S. Sherman, S. Smith, J. Lais, O. A. Ybarra | Filed: July 07, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Erick J. Head - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Heide M. Lackner | Filed: July 25, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Eric Johnson - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | K. Blattel, Director of Corrections, G. Sandor, A. De Los Santos, J. Torres | Filed: July 28, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Eddie Hamilton - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | J. Quinonez, E. Lozano | Filed: August 04, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Earl Dixie - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | R. Castro, S. Rousseau, Valdez | Filed: August 11, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Earl D. Smith - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | D. Goss, K. Berry, - - Rodriguez | Filed: August 21, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Elmer Duarte - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Scott Frauenheim | Filed: August 08, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Edgar Corral Gonzalez - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | USA | Filed: September 15, 2014 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Everett Kite - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Cliff Allenbay, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Stephen Mayberg, Norm Kramer, Fresno County Board of Supervisors, Pam Ahlin | Filed: June 18, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Edward Ronje - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Cliff Allenbay, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Stephen Mayberg, Norm Kramer, Fresno County Board of Supervisors, Pam Ahlin | Filed: June 18, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Earl Simpson - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Yvone Brewster | Filed: October 01, 2014 Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 |
| Esteban Sandoval - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Warren L. Montgomery | Filed: October 02, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Elisabeth Ann Bossingham - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | USA | Filed: October 01, 2014 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Edward Ronje - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Cliff Allenby, Court of Appeal, Orange County District Attorneys' Office, Fifth Appellate District Division Three, Audrey King | Filed: October 10, 2014 Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Earl J. Robbins - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | C. Koenig, Hedi M Lackner, T. Jenkins, S. Winn-Reed | Filed: September 23, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Edward T Furnace - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | M. Junious, C. Barnett, R. Flores, C. Moreno, R. S. Lambert, A. B. Gomez, R. Davis, V. Garcia, R. Rodriguez, S. Torres | Filed: October 27, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Earl Simpson - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | Audrey King, Cliffort Allenby | Filed: October 21, 2014 Conditions of Confinement §28:2254 |
| Edward Ray McKinney - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | Carl Wofford | Filed: November 10, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Edy Guardado-Mezen - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Paul Copenhaver | Filed: November 19, 2014 General §28:2241 |
| Eric Lavelle Nichols - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | John Katavich | Filed: November 24, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Eric L. Brown - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Edgar Clark, LVN David, J. Obaiza, S. Johnson, Matthew Cate | Filed: December 01, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Earl Wilson - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Stu Sherman | Filed: December 04, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Edward Vincent Sanders - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Ron Davis | Filed: October 17, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Everett Lee Meyers - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | M. D. Biter, C. K. Chen | Filed: December 08, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Enrique Careaga - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Ron Davis | Filed: December 12, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Edward Rodriguez - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Cliff Allenby, Tom Voss, Stephen Mayberg, Pam Ahlin, Audrey King | Filed: December 18, 2014 Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 |
| Eric Bates, Paul Blevins, Michael Blue, James Carr, Darrell Bradford, Johnny Briones, Ricky Carter, Keith Dean, Marco Del Aguila, Vickter Estrada, John Everhart, Antonio Franco, Emmanuel Franco, Michael Frederickson, James Garrett, Kevin Hardin, Clifford - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Susan L. Hubbard, Scott Kernan, Felix Igbinosa, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dwight Winslow, Paul Brazelton, Matthew Cate, Tanya Rothchild, James A. Ya, Chris Meyer, Teresa Schwartz, Deborah Hysen, Jeffrey Beard, Scott Frauenheim, Carl Wofford, James Hartley | Filed: December 29, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Erick Cisneros - Oct 30, 2015 More Information >>> | R Hernandez, California Department of Corrections | Filed: October 30, 2015 Civil Rights §28:1331 |
| Eric Richard Eleson - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Joe A. Lizarraga, Edmund G. Brown‚ Jr. | Filed: January 05, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Eugene A. Allen - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Martin Biter | Filed: January 26, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Enrique Madrigal Lopez - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Scott Frauenheim | Filed: January 14, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Elmor Jacob De Leon - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | Wofford, A. Kaleka, K. Enomoto | Filed: November 25, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Evan E. Hann - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | Harmon | Filed: March 12, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
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