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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| Eric Chatman - Judge William V. Gallo More Information >>> | Mercedez Benz, Brecht BMW, Playboy, Mercedez, Infinity Esc, McLaren & Lexus, Saks 5th Ave, McDonalds Corporation, Watch Place, Porshe, Lexus, Chase Bank, VW Corporation, Rodeo Drive, Mall, 99 Ce, Street, Proshe Corporation, VW, McDonalds, Hotel, Dodge | Filed: June 04, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Eric Chatman - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> | Porsche, BMW of El Cajon, Lexus of Beverly Hills & Escondido, Quality Chevrolet in Escondido, Jack Powell, Porsche Corporation, Mclaren of Beverly Hills CA, Nissan/Honda of El Cajon, Esc Vista, Infinity | Filed: June 07, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Eric Chatman - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> | LAX, Emerica, Staples Center, A&L, Union Deloitte, Bank, Bank of America, 4 Seasons, US Bank, Swiss Shoes, Hilton, Den, Weston, Manufactures Bank, Ritz, Bank of India, Walgreens, Comerica Bank, Marriott, CB, Omni Hotel, National City Bank, Wells Fargo | Filed: June 08, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Eric Chatman - Judge Bernard G. Skomal More Information >>> | Raytheon, LAX, McDonalds Corporation, Boeing McDonalds, | Filed: June 11, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Eric Chatman - Judge William Q. Hayes More Information >>> | Cush Acura, Target, Used Car Ferrari Dealership on Sunset, Toyota of Escondido, Walmart, Cush Honda, Watch Shop, Ralphs Supermarket, Albertsons | Filed: June 11, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Eric Chatman - Judge William Q. Hayes More Information >>> | Jack in Box, Jack in Box Corporation | Filed: June 12, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Erica D. Haywood - Judge Nita L. Stormes More Information >>> | Unnamed Defendants | Filed: June 14, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Eric Chatman - Judge Andrew G. Schopler More Information >>> | Magaly Chatman | Filed: June 15, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Eric Shawn Adams - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> | W.L. Montgomery, A. Ayon | Filed: June 14, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr Prisoner Civil |
| Erica D. Haywood - Judge Andrew G. Schopler More Information >>> | CA, City of San Diego, CA County, GA, Bibb Numerous Hospitals, County, San Diego | Filed: June 18, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Edwin Leonel Paiz - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | Steven C. Stafford, Jeffrey Sessions, John Kelly, David Harlow | Filed: June 20, 2018 Mandamus and Other §28:2241 |
| Efrain Rochas-Velasco - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | Steven C. Stafford, Jeffrey Sessions, John Kelly, David Harlow | Filed: June 20, 2018 Mandamus and Other §28:2241 |
| Eric Chatman - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> | State of California, San Bernadino County Jail | Filed: June 21, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Eric Chatman - Judge Andrew G. Schopler More Information >>> | Vacant Landowner | Filed: June 21, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Erika Leticia Espinoza-Del Real - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | Steven C. Stafford, Jeffrey Sessions, John Kelly, David Harlow | Filed: June 25, 2018 Mandamus and Other §28:2241 |
| Elpidio Garcia-Gutierrez - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | Steven Stafford, Jeffrey Sessions, John Kelly, David Harlow | Filed: June 25, 2018 Mandamus and Other §28:2241 |
| Eric Chatman - Judge Jan M Adler More Information >>> | Kearny Mesa Toyota, Perry Ford, Jack Powell Cadillac, Toyota Carl, Mclarren in Beverly Hills, Hoehn Honda, Porshe in El Segundo or LAX, Discover Infinity, Lexus, CA Worthington Dodge in Carlsbad, Toyota by the Bay, El Cajon BMW, VW in El Segundo or LAX | Filed: July 16, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Eric Chatman - Judge Michael M Anello More Information >>> | Recylcing Place Across from Fire Dept. in in Oceanside, Quility Chevrolet Escondido, Vista Court, Indoor Swap Meet to, Lexus in Escondido, Apts Behind Indoor Swap Meet in Oceanside, Solana Beach Lifeguards | Filed: July 16, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge William V Gallo |
| Eric C. Chatman - Judge Ruben B Brooks More Information >>> | Little Caesars Corporation, Little Caesar's Pizza | Filed: July 23, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Dana M Sabraw |
| Eric C. Chatman - Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo More Information >>> | Super 8 in Oceanside, Super 8 Corporation, CA | Filed: July 23, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Karen S Crawford |
| Eric Chatman - Judge Jan M Adler More Information >>> | Porshe Shop Next to Port in San Diego, Mobil in Corporation, Walmart SD, City of National City, Mobil Gas Station, Escondido Transit | Filed: July 23, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Janis L Sammartino |
| Erica D. Haywood - Judge Michael M Anello More Information >>> | McDonald's Corp., San Diego CA Public CA Defender, District Attorney, San Diego Police Dept., Jack In The Box, San Diego County | Filed: July 30, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Bernard G Skomal jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Earnest Cassell Woods‚ II - Judge Michael M Anello More Information >>> | Xavier Becerra, Ron Davis | Filed: July 30, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Barbara Lynn Major |
| Eric Chatman - Judge Karen S Crawford More Information >>> | State of California, CDC | Filed: August 09, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Eric Chatman - Judge William V Gallo More Information >>> | Toyota Motor Sales, USA | Filed: August 16, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983bv, Referring Judge William Q Hayes |
| Ernesto V. Gonzalez - Judge John A Houston More Information >>> | Mr. Sullivan, Superior Court of California, of County San Diego | Filed: August 27, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Bernard G Skomal |
| Erica D. Haywood - Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo More Information >>> | Superior Court of San Diego, CA | Filed: August 21, 2018 Mandamus & Other §28:1651mn, Referring Judge Mitchell D Dembin |
| Ernest Kelly Holestine - Judge Anthony J Battaglia More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, G. Murphy, P. Khder, Rehabilitation, A. Mondet, J. Bonilla, M. Voong, J. Juarez, D. Paramo, D. Mendez, P. Bracamonte, R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility | Filed: September 06, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge William V Gallo jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Edward Lopez‚ Jr. - Judge Jill L Burkhardt More Information >>> | Stuart Sherman | Filed: October 12, 2018 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd, Referring Judge Gonzalo P Curiel |
| Enver Karafili - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | Ronald Davis | Filed: October 22, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Nita L Stormes |
| Enrique Hidalgo-Montalvo - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | John Kelly, David Harlow, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, Steven C Stafford | Filed: October 29, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241fd |
| Esmeralda Sarai Cruz-Venegas - Judge Roger T Benitez More Information >>> | USA | Filed: November 01, 2018 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| E.G. Luna-Bravo, C. Lopez-Luna, Juan Baquera-Santoyo, M. S. Baquera-Luna, Alicia Luna-Flores, E. E. Lopez-Luna, Jose Antonio Jacobo Luna-Lopez, Melva Eliu Bravo-Morales, Cesar Jacobo Luna-Flores, Maria del Carmen Flores-Castillo, Rosario Luna-Flores - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> | Customs Enforcement, Kirstjen M. Nielsen, U.S. Immigration, Immi, James McHenry, Rodney C. Scott, L. Francis Cissna, Matthew Whitaker, U.S. Customs, Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship, Ronald Donato Vitiello | Filed: February 13, 2019 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd, Referring Judge Jeffrey T Miller |
| Exoticar International Auto Sales, LLC, Robert Lee Childress‚ Jr. - Judge Mitchell D Dembin More Information >>> | Kraig Palmer | Filed: February 13, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge William Q Hayes jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Eric Meyer - Judge Michael M Anello More Information >>> | Laurie Connolly, Trans Union, Mayo Clinic, Experian, Equifax, Delta Airlines, S.D. HUD Housing | Filed: February 13, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Michael S Berg |
| Elroy William Robinson - Judge Cynthia Bashant More Information >>> | Charles Callahan | Filed: February 25, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Michael S Berg |
| Edwin Uriel Benitez - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | John Kelly, David Harlow, Matthew Whitaker, C. Steven Stafford | Filed: February 27, 2019 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd |
| Enrique Gonzalez Regalado - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | John Kelly, David Harlow, Steven C. Stafford, William Barr | Filed: March 08, 2019 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd |
| Edgar Lopez Frausto - Judge Cynthia Bashant More Information >>> | Rosemary Ndoh, Xavier Becerra | Filed: March 22, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jill L Burkhardt |
| Eric Meyer - Judge Karen S Crawford More Information >>> | World Bank | Filed: March 15, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge William Q Hayes |
| Eric Meyer - Judge Gonzalo P Curiel More Information >>> | Many | Filed: March 28, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Andrew G Schopler |
| Eve Love Anderson, M.L. Anderson, Ben Anderson - Judge Gonzalo P Curiel More Information >>> | Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt | Filed: April 01, 2019 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd, Referring Judge William Q Hayes |
| Edwin E. Chavez - Judge Janis L Sammartino More Information >>> | M.D., D. Strayhorn, P. Jayasundara, J. Clark, California Department of Correction, Scott Kernan, M. Glynn, Warden Daniel Paramo, California Correctional Health Care Services, Rehabilitation, DOE 1 to 50, Kathleen Allison, S. Gates, S. Robert | Filed: April 02, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Bernard G Skomal jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Emanual James Peavy - Judge Michael M Anello More Information >>> | Raymond Madden | Filed: April 22, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Bernard G Skomal |
| Ellery Dennis Thomas - Judge Michael M Anello More Information >>> | Warden Madden, Xavier Becerra, . | Filed: May 01, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Ruth Bermudez Montenegro |
| Eric Chatman - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | Saddam Hussien | Filed: May 03, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Karen S Crawford |
| Eric Chatman - Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo More Information >>> | Auto Zone, Auto Zone Corporation | Filed: May 09, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Linda Lopez jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Eric Chatman - Judge Ruben B Brooks More Information >>> | SA Recycling | Filed: May 16, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Janis L Sammartino jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Eric Chatman - Judge Cynthia Bashant More Information >>> | Rick Whitting, Mitch Smith, Toyota of Escondido, Toyota Corporation in Irvine | Filed: May 17, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Jill L Burkhardt jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Elbert Anthony Yarbrough - Judge Jill L Burkhardt More Information >>> | Ndoh, The Court of Appeal of the State of California | Filed: May 20, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Marilyn L Huff |
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