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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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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| Imhotep Jordan‚ Jr. - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Saundra B. Armstrong | Filed: December 14, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Imhotep Jordan‚ Jr. - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | District Court Judge | Filed: June 19, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Filed: June 25, 2012 Prison Condition §42:1983 | |
| Ivan Vernord Cleveland - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Randy Grounds | Filed: October 09, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Ivan Vernord Cleveland - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Randy Grounds | Filed: October 12, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Ira D. Parthemore - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | C-Facility Captain, B. Kissel, M.S. Blackwell, J. Soltanian, L. Reaves | Filed: April 01, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Filed: June 20, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri | |
| Ivan Vernord Cleveland - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | State of California, J. Brown | Filed: June 24, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Ivan Von Staich - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Voegele, California Men's Colony-East Medical Doctors, Pido | Filed: October 08, 2013 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Ivan Vernord Cleveland - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | State of California, J. Brown | Filed: October 28, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Isaac Riggs - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | D. Asuncion, R. Parin, L. Cahlunder, J. R.T.C. Stevenson, Grounds | Filed: December 18, 2013 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Ira D. Parthemore - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Tim Neal, Paul Singh Virk, Kiran Deep Singh Toor, Nagabhushana Siddappa Malakkla | Filed: January 30, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Ivan Vernord Cleveland - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | State of California, Jerry Brown | Filed: January 30, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Ira D. Parthemore - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | California Institute for Men | Filed: December 09, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Isaiah Deshawnta McGary - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | USA | Filed: May 16, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Isidro Roman - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> | Scott Frauenheim | Filed: December 04, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Ismael Padilla - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | 5th Cir. Court of Appeals, Session, US District Court, Prison Litigation Reform Act of hte United States of America, United States Supreme Court, U.S.A. | Filed: October 05, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Jeffrey S White |
| Isaiah Rodriguez - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Dr. Rachel Ross, Director of C.D.C.R., Dr. Tim Friederichs, Okafor Dorothy, Coleman Augusta, Mandich Leslie | Filed: January 18, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC JNE |
| Immanuel C. Price - Judge Thomas S Hixson More Information >>> | Alton Weatherspoon, I. Law, B. Sanchez | Filed: August 12, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC JNE |
| - Judge Ronald M. Whyte More Information >>> | Joe McGrath, Francisco Jacquez, R. Horel | Filed: March 05, 1999 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Ivan Vernord Cleveland - Judge Jeremy Fogel More Information >>> | K. Sather, Abanico, Crawford, I Guerra, Ben Curry | Filed: May 30, 2007 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Ignacio Polvos Pena - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | D. K. Sisto | Filed: June 12, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Isabel O. Fitzpatrick - Judge Ronald M. Whyte More Information >>> | Tina Hornbeck | Filed: July 17, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Isaac Nicholas - Judge Ronald M. Whyte More Information >>> | Department of Corrections, John Marshall, Rehabilitation | Filed: August 26, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Ivan Galvan - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Francisco Jacquez, D. Hawkes, Silva, Matthew Cate, R. Paker, J. McKinney, Alkire, D. Mount, D. W. Bradbury | Filed: July 10, 2009 None §28:2254 Ptn for Writ of H |
| Isaac McKinley - Judge Ronald M. Whyte More Information >>> | John W. Haviland | Filed: August 24, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Irvin T. Tatum - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | T. Puget, D. Marvin, D. James, D. Bradbury, M. Cook, R. Cox, J. Hirai, D. Rothchild, C. Uptergrove | Filed: January 28, 2010 Prison Condition §42:1983 jury demanded by Defendant |
| Isaac Flores - Judge Ronald M. Whyte More Information >>> | Francisco Jacquez | Filed: June 24, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Ira Lee Smith - Judge Jeremy Fogel More Information >>> | Indegrosse, Warren Ruff, Terrill, Richard Gray | Filed: August 09, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ivan Vernord Cleveland - Judge Jeremy Fogel More Information >>> | Taylar, Finely, J Chudy, B. Dixon, Lam, Randy Grounds, J. Keefer, N. Grannis | Filed: November 29, 2010 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Defendant |
| Irvin T. Tatum - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | Francisco Jacquez | Filed: May 19, 2011 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Isedro S. Montano - Judge PSLC HHL More Information >>> | Bright, Salinas Valley Medical, J. Walker | Filed: September 12, 2011 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Irvin T. Tatum - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | D. Foston, P. Smith, A. Perez, C. Buckley, J. Rush, B. Alkire, G. Lewis | Filed: September 30, 2011 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| - Judge Ronald M. Whyte More Information >>> | Filed: April 23, 2012 Prison Condition §42:1983 | |
| Isidro Godinez-Flores - Judge PSLC HHL More Information >>> | Randy Grounds | Filed: May 29, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Israel Maldonado - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | A. Martinez, R. Nicholas, J. Gonzales, Facility 4A Building 8 Staff | Filed: August 15, 2012 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Israel Maldonado - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | Facility FDS-AD-SED Correctional Officer, Counsel Committee Wasco R/C, Appeals Coordinator, Ads Staff Members Wasco R/C | Filed: August 13, 2012 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Ignacio Galvan-Benavides - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | USA | Filed: April 01, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| Irvin R. Urbina - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | R. Grower | Filed: May 23, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Ivan Lee Matthews - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | S. Puckett, E. Black, J. Urena, R. Bodilla | Filed: June 14, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Isreal Eugene Whitmore - Judge Paul Singh Grewal More Information >>> | // | Filed: October 25, 2013 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Ishmael Carter - Judge PSLC HHL More Information >>> | Audrey King, Tom Voss, Stephen Mayberg, Pam Ahlin, Cliff Allenby | Filed: October 23, 2014 Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 |
| Ivan Vargasarellano - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | Renee M. Hessling, Law Offices of Renee M. Hessling | Filed: February 24, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ivan R Vercher - Judge PSLC HHL More Information >>> | California Attorney General | Filed: May 24, 2018 General §28:1331 |
| Ivan Gonzalez - Judge Susan van Keulen More Information >>> | J. Guerra | Filed: April 30, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC MBI |
| Ian Anthony Bulandr - Judge Nathanael M Cousins More Information >>> | D Martinez, Kinney, Robert Losaco, Jim Gary Robertson, Galarza, Abdullah | Filed: December 04, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Beth Labson Freeman |
| Izamar Stephanie Chavez - Judge Virginia K DeMarchi More Information >>> | Filed: June 11, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 | |
| Ishmael Mwesigwa - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> | Armon Haddad | Filed: February 16, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Ismael R Maldonado - Judge Louisa S Porter More Information >>> | John Doe, Jane Doe, Good Samaritan Hospital | Filed: February 05, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Isaac Kigondu Kiniti - Judge Napoleon A. Jones More Information >>> | Alberto Gonzales, Anthony J Cerone, Norma John Atunez, P. Torres, Michael Chertoff, Julie L Myers | Filed: May 24, 2007 Mandamus & Other §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
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A parole suitability hearing is often a very stressful and significant event for inmates, victims, victims’ family members, correctional staff, and the community. The Board is dedicated to protecting public safety, treating all persons who participate in a parole hearing with respect and dignity, applying the law in an unbiased manner, and protecting the rights of inmates and victims.
https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/