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 J
This page lists publicly available prisoner petition records filed in California for names beginning with the letter J. 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: J
Page: 107
Total Records for Letter J: 12,301
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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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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| Plaintiff/ Respondent Name |
Petitioner/ Defendant Name |
Filed, Nature of Suit, Judge |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge - Hernandez - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
Unknown | Filed: September 24, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jeffrey Scott Sargent - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> |
I. D. Clay | Filed: September 25, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jarmaal Smith - Judge Lawrence K. Karlton More Information >>> |
LeAnn Crones, Attorney General of California | Filed: September 25, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Ludlow - Judge Lawrence K. Karlton More Information >>> |
Mathew C Kramer | Filed: September 25, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Juan Sousa - Judge Ronald S.W. Lew More Information >>> |
State of California, Attorney General of the of State California | Filed: September 26, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Joseph Lee Gurnsey - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
State of California, Attorney General of the of State California | Filed: September 26, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jose Angel Oquendo‚ Jr. - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
James Davis, Marilyn Kalvelage | Filed: September 26, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| John Joseph Burroughs - Judge Ronald S.W. Lew More Information >>> |
Sacramento County Main Jail | Filed: September 28, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Joseph Arch Sherman - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> |
Yolo County Chief Probation Officer, Attorney of General the State of California | Filed: October 01, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Vicki Weaver, Kevin L Harris, Arthur Roderick, Lon T Horiuchi, Randy Weaver | Filed: October 04, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> |
Michael A Newdow | Filed: October 05, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jerry Jere Simpson‚ Jr. - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
County of Stanislaus | Filed: October 09, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jerry Jere Simpson‚ Jr. - Judge Frank C. Damrell More Information >>> |
County of Stanislaus | Filed: October 09, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| John Oscar Phillips - Judge Ronald S.W. Lew More Information >>> |
Robert Ayers‚ Jr., Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: October 09, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jerry Jere Simpson‚ Jr. - Judge Frank C. Damrell More Information >>> |
County of Stanislaus, Attorney General of State of California | Filed: October 09, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jason D. Yonai - Judge Maryland Unassigned More Information >>> |
Walker | Filed: October 10, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Joel P. Whitney - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
R. J. Subia | Filed: October 11, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
Loretta Claire Marra, Shelley Shannon, Dennis John Malvasi, American Coalition of Life Ac, Walter Leroy Moody, Donald J Treshman, Eric Robert Rudolph, James Charles Kopp, Michael Griffin, Paul Deparrie, Neal Horsley, Eugenia W Treshman, Paul Jennings Hill | Filed: October 15, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Juan Ramirez Campos - Judge Edward J. Garcia More Information >>> |
Filed: October 15, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
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| Juan Ramirez Campos - Judge Edward J. Garcia More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: October 16, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| Jason Yonai - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> |
Walker | Filed: October 16, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jason David Yonai - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Walker, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: October 16, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
Nichole Richie, Joel Madden | Filed: October 18, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jason David Yonai - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
Walker, Attorney General CA | Filed: October 18, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Joseph Sherman - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
Chief Probation Officer, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: October 23, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| John Michael Balbo - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> |
James Tilton, Robert Sillen, John Dovey | Filed: October 25, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James Bright - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jame Tilton | Filed: October 26, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Joseph Ellis - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Tilton | Filed: October 26, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Juan Perez - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Filed: October 29, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
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| Jason Reyes - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Filed: October 26, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
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| Jose Torres - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Tilton | Filed: October 26, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jowell Finley - Judge Frank C. Damrell More Information >>> |
V. Cuevas, R.L. Griggs, S.W. Brown, A. Stuart, J. Nuehring, N. Valdez, C. Orrick, F. Terrazas, Terronez, C. Primm, V Singh | Filed: November 01, 2007 Civil Rights §42:1983 Jury demanded by Both |
| James Oliver Gordon - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
Trinity County Superior Court, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: November 01, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Joseph Valentin Bullock - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
California Department of Corrections, Attorney of General the State of California, Deuel Vocational Institute | Filed: November 02, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jason V Santibanez - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> |
John C. Marshall, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: November 02, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Joel Robinson - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
D. K. Sisto, Clark | Filed: November 02, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| John Wesley Williams - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
Rodriguez, Rueller, D Leiber, W - Haythorne, C. Hague, A. Malfi, K. Kelly, M Arnt, A. Smith, - Raymond, James Walker | Filed: November 06, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Civil Rights Act Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Joseph Danny Prophet - Judge Frank C. Damrell More Information >>> |
Ken Clark | Filed: November 02, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> |
Pervez Musharraf, Shaukat Aziz, Naturalization Service, Immigration, Benazir Bhutto | Filed: November 07, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> |
James Brady, Thomas Delahanty, St. Hospital, W Elizabeth's John Hinckley‚ Jr., Timothy McCarthy, Jodie Foster | Filed: November 07, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge Lawrence K. Karlton More Information >>> |
Starbucks Coffee Company, Howard Schultz | Filed: November 07, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> |
Walt Disney Co, General Electric Co., A&E, Duane Chapman, Hearst Corp, Dog the Bounty Hunter | Filed: November 07, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James - Taylor - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> |
D. K. Sisto, Attorney General for the State of California | Filed: November 13, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jack McGarey - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
D. K. Sisto, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: November 14, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Joseph Brown - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
M. Lewis, S. M. Roche, Harwood | Filed: November 13, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Johnny S. Tien - Judge Lawrence K. Karlton More Information >>> |
D. K. Sisto, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: November 13, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jaime Arias-Maldonado - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> |
Superior Court of Sacramento, Arthur G Scotland, Roland L Candee | Filed: November 21, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| John Michael Kirk - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
Tom Felker, Attorney General CA | Filed: November 26, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| John Marvin Ballard - Judge Lawrence K. Karlton More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: November 05, 2007 None §28:1651 Petition for Writ |
| Jeffrey A Rosenberg - Judge Lawrence K. Karlton More Information >>> |
Arnold Schwarzenegger | Filed: November 26, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
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