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.
California Federal prisons and prisoner list.
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Browse through the petitions on the site and review the issues.
How do you search out why someone is in Jail or Prison?
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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| Henry James Holmes - Judge Virginia K DeMarchi More Information >>> | Warden Orlando Harper, Michael Veith | Filed: December 22, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Henry James Holmes - Judge David O Carter More Information >>> | Theresa Cisneros | Filed: December 20, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge Douglas F McCormick |
| Hector Meza - Judge Dale S Fischer More Information >>> | John Doe, Abajar, Reyes, Montgomery, C. F. Fragoso, Natividad, J. Hull, Bradley | Filed: December 20, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 , Referring Judge Sheri Pym |
| Henry James Holmes - Judge David O Carter More Information >>> | Robert Forman, D. Corbett, Heath Baker | Filed: December 21, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 , Referring Judge Douglas F McCormick |
| Henry Desean Adams - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | Richmond Police Department, C. Groge, Joshua Clark | Filed: January 05, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Horacio Padilla - Judge Fernando L Aenlle-Rocha More Information >>> | LA County Jail | Filed: December 29, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 , Referring Judge Sheri Pym |
| Harry Burkhart - Judge Jesus G Bernal More Information >>> | Warden Marcus Pollard | Filed: January 14, 2022 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge Jean P Rosenbluth |
| Helaman Hansen - Judge Kimberly J Mueller More Information >>> | USA | Filed: February 04, 2022 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28 U.S.C. § 2255 |
| Hung Duong Nguon - Judge Jill L Burkhardt More Information >>> | Raymond Madden | Filed: February 07, 2022 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge Jinsook Ohta |
| Harvey P. Sackett - Feb 17, 2022 More Information >>> | Filed: February 17, 2022 Mandamus & Other § | |
| Henry C. Navarro - Judge Paul L Abrams More Information >>> | Connie Gipson | Filed: February 15, 2022 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge Stanley Blumenfeld |
| Harold C. Lee - Judge Michael S Berg More Information >>> | Maranda, D. Williams, R.C. Johnson | Filed: March 11, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 pr Priso, Referring Judge John A Houston jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Herbert Deon Goodwin‚ Jr. - Judge BakersfieldMJ More Information >>> | Kathleen Allison | Filed: March 14, 2022 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petition |
| Herbert Deon Goodwin‚ Jr. - Judge Edmund F Brennan More Information >>> | Kathleen Allison | Filed: March 14, 2022 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petition |
| Hector Ruben McGurk - Judge Stanley Blumenfeld More Information >>> | FNU LNU, A. Kenney, R. Gilliam, Quest MD, T. Diagnostics Laboratory, Salvador Villalon, Warden Jusino | Filed: March 25, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28 U.S.C. § 1331 Federal , Referring Judge Margo A Rocconi |
| Hernandez Edward - Judge Andre Birotte More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: April 07, 2022 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petition, Referring Judge Jean P Rosenbluth |
| Houston Michael Boji - Judge Maria A Audero More Information >>> | Heather Shirley | Filed: April 11, 2022 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petition, Referring Judge John A Kronstadt |
| Houston Michael Boji - Apr 11, 2022 More Information >>> | Heather Shirley | Filed: April 11, 2022 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petition |
| Henry Desean Adams - Judge Susan van Keulen More Information >>> | A Monreno, Layla Haynes, Angelo Dolida, Yolanda Adams | Filed: April 21, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner |
| Hung Nguyen - Judge Beth Labson Freeman More Information >>> | Patrick Eaton | Filed: May 03, 2022 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2241 Petition |
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