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: 108
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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This website is privately operated and is not an official government website or court. Information may be incomplete, delayed, or updated after publication. Users should verify case details through the appropriate court or official records source before relying on them.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jarvis W. Jackson - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> |
K. Purcell | Filed: November 27, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| John Netter - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
J. Lawrence, A Burker, R Weeks | Filed: November 30, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jackson Phaysaleum - Judge Ronald S.W. Lew More Information >>> |
Tony Hedgepeth | Filed: November 30, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Julius Anderson - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> |
J Thomas, Jerome Turner, Murray | Filed: November 30, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri Jury demanded by Defendant |
| James Stanley Williams - Judge Frank C. Damrell More Information >>> |
Feleker | Filed: December 03, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Dalton Bell - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
Department of Justice, USA, United States of Attorney General, Federal Bureau Prisons | Filed: December 03, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Joelen Tyrice Butler - Judge Ronald S.W. Lew More Information >>> |
Kuma J. Deboo | Filed: December 04, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Jerry Daniel Proffitt - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> |
Redding Police Department, Rich Subia, Shasta County District Attorney, Attorney General's Office | Filed: December 04, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| John William Shipley - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> |
State of California | Filed: December 05, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jemeans Farr - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
High Desert State Prison | Filed: December 06, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jamon McClellan - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
High Desert State Prison, Polycarp, - McCue | Filed: December 07, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| John Anthony Vella - Judge Ronald S.W. Lew More Information >>> |
People of the State of California, Ken Clark | Filed: December 07, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> |
Sue Grafton, Kinsey Milhone | Filed: December 10, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge Ronald S.W. Lew More Information >>> |
No Child Left Behind Act, Margaret Spellings | Filed: December 10, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> |
Omaha Westroads Mall, Robert A Hawkins, Von Maur Department Store | Filed: December 10, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
New Jersey Devils, Martin Brodeur | Filed: December 10, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
Katie Couric, CBS Evening New | Filed: December 10, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Juan J. Cortez - Judge Ronald S.W. Lew More Information >>> |
Milton Gonzalez, Curtis Rodriguez | Filed: December 11, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
Colin Cowherd, ESPN | Filed: December 10, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
Woody Hayes Athletic Center, Ohio, Gene Smith, Ohio State Buckeyes, Columbus, Jim Tressel | Filed: December 10, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
LSU Tigers, Les Miles, Baton Rouge, Skip State Bertman Athletic, Louisiana University | Filed: December 10, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| John - Windham - Judge Lawrence K. Karlton More Information >>> |
D. K. Sisto, Jerry Brown | Filed: December 11, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James David Logan‚ II - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Susan Hubbard | Filed: December 14, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge Frank C. Damrell More Information >>> |
Dick Clark's New Year Rockin' Eve 2008, Rose Bowl, Mummers Parade | Filed: December 17, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
Oliver L. North, Boland Amendment, John M. E. Poindexter, Claire George, Albert Hakim, Lawrence E. Walsh, Robert McFarlane, George Shultz, Sandinista, Richard V. Secord | Filed: December 17, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
Daniel Day-Lewis | Filed: December 17, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> |
Bernard J. Ebbers | Filed: December 17, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge Lawrence K. Karlton More Information >>> |
Termini Bros Bakery, Anthony Travia‚ Sr. | Filed: December 17, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson, Ryan Seacrest, American Idol | Filed: December 17, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jaime Espinoza - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> |
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Brown | Filed: December 18, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jaime Benavente - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
Anthony Hedgpeth | Filed: December 20, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jose B Hernandez - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> |
Santa Clara County Superior Court, San Jose City | Filed: December 26, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jagdish Singh, Narinder Kaur, Rajwant Kaur, Gurbax Kaur, Harjinder Singh - Feb 08, 2008 More Information >>> |
Gerard Heinauer, Michael Chertoff, Michael B. Mukasey, Robert S. Mueller‚ III, Emilio T. Gonzalez | Filed: February 08, 2008 Mandamus & Other §28:1361 Petition for Writ |
| Jon Gary Schnabel - Jun 29, 2008 More Information >>> |
Michael S. Evans | Filed: June 29, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Jeffrey J. Biggs - Aug 17, 2008 More Information >>> |
James E. Tilton | Filed: August 17, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Julious Ray Whiten‚ Jr. - Dec 12, 2008 More Information >>> |
Sisko | Filed: December 12, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Jaime Lorenzo Ballejos - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
James A. Yates, Attorney General for the State of California | Filed: January 02, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jason Yonai - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> |
- Walker, Attorney General State of California | Filed: January 02, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Joseph M. Leyva - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Martin, - Gauthreaux, Howard, R. Mandeville, Murillo, - Purdy, Moreno | Filed: January 11, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jeremy John Beasley - Judge Ronald S.W. Lew More Information >>> |
Robert A. Horel, Edmund G. Brown | Filed: January 14, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jimmy Lee Belle - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> |
Steve Williams | Filed: January 14, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jerry W. Baker - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Solano County Jail, Pereda‚ Jr., Sands | Filed: January 16, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Joshua Casey Carter (aka Eric A. Werve Jr.) - Judge Ronald S.W. Lew More Information >>> |
Robert Sillen, K. Prosper | Filed: January 17, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| John A Johnson - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
Arnold Schwarzenegger, J. Tilton, Jerry Brown | Filed: January 18, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jarvis Wade Jackson - Judge Lawrence K. Karlton More Information >>> |
Lesli M. Caldwell | Filed: January 18, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Justo Duran‚ Jr. - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
K. Sisto | Filed: January 18, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Joseph W. Jones-Bey - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> |
James Tilton | Filed: January 22, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James Patrick Roberts - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> |
Ken Clark | Filed: January 18, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James W. Calhoun‚ Sr. - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Sacramento County Sheriff Department, Sacramento County Medical Department, Sacramento County Main Jail | Filed: January 24, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Joel Williams - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> |
Rosanne Campbell, Attorney General for the State of California | Filed: January 25, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
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