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: 116
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 |
|---|---|---|
| James W. Campbell - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
Francisco Jacquez | Filed: November 16, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| John Dominic Sirsi - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
Offices of Freedom of Information Act | Filed: January 15, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James Ray Brown - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
James A. Yates | Filed: January 19, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jefferson A. McGee - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Attorney General State of California | Filed: January 19, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| John K. Green - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
Goldy, C.D.C.R. Director | Filed: January 21, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Fed. Question |
| John Vai Dich - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
Francisco Jacquez | Filed: January 19, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| J. Benge - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
Les Weildman, Cantrall, Adam Christianson | Filed: February 01, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| John P. Howe‚ II - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
Physician Assistance Board of California, Of of Director Corrections, Attorney General State California, A-5 Medical Clinic Staff, J. Nepomucendo, P. Wilcox, McDonald | Filed: February 02, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Joseph Stanley - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
Degotoe, Kapata, Knight, Cano | Filed: February 03, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Joseph A Johnson - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Sullivan, D. Clark, - Barker, L Cole, P Dept Stalti, Calif of Corrections, E. Sandoval, Hayens, A. W. Wright, T. Robertson, D Dennis, Calison, Smith, Brown, Buyers, D Davey, - Rainey, T Hobson, M. D. McDonald | Filed: February 05, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James Anthony Guerrero - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
D. Furguson, J. Fecht, F. Montes, R. Fox, S. McClure | Filed: February 08, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| John Kiedrowski - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Newsome, Patterson, - Tripp, K. Prosper, N. Jarret, Grannis | Filed: February 08, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James L. Jefferson - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
J. R. Weaver, Doowly, Agguirre | Filed: February 09, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Javier Perez-Lopez - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> |
Cox, Gary Swarthout, B Torres | Filed: February 10, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| John Daniel - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
Michael Martell | Filed: February 12, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James S. Williams - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
Department of Corrections | Filed: February 12, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jose L. Agredano - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
S. Salinas | Filed: February 19, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| John William Rigoni - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> |
Anthony Hedgepath | Filed: February 22, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Johnny Clifford Jackson - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
G. Swarthout | Filed: March 01, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| John E Bracamonte - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
A. Wohlers | Filed: March 02, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| J. Ogo, R. Haenggi, R. T. Scott, W. Kee, A. L. Sapp, R. Tardiff, Nieves, C. Hoover, N. Campbell, J. Jones, J. A. Hill, Anthony Sanmaniego, Mark Pompa, Alfred Mendoza, G. Florant, David E. Shuler, Ross Ellison, Dean McConville, Allan Crynes - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
Rojo, Kou-Ying Hsieh, Alvaro Traquina, Whin, Yuen Chen, D. K. Sisto, Tesie Rallos, Jason A. Rohrer, Mahon, Tan | Filed: March 01, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| James Jenson - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> |
Gary Swarthout | Filed: March 11, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jamal Elkaraki - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
K. Dickenson | Filed: March 11, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Joel Holley - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
V. Singh, Roger K. Kesterson, D.K. Sisto, B. Torres, Gary Swarthout | Filed: March 16, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Johnnie Ray Hairston - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
J. Haviland | Filed: March 18, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jessie Garcia - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
Etta Brown, Becerra, Hart, Kane, Paja | Filed: March 29, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jesus Alejandro Prieto - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
Jerrel Adams | Filed: March 30, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jon Christ - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
J.P. Voight, M. Zuniga, H. Lopez, R. Blackwell, B. C. Roszko, D. Broyles | Filed: March 30, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1441 Petition for Remo |
| Jonathan Zimmerman - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> |
K. Picco, J.C. Wiley, R Rivas, D. Fleetwood, E. Sandoval, S. Cervantes, A. Tranquina, J.W. Haviland, S. Peterson, R Vicente, C.D. Brown, J. Robinson | Filed: April 06, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| John Lam - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> |
Kathleen Dickinson | Filed: April 07, 2010 General §No cause code entered |
| Joseph Lauricella - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
S.M. Salinas | Filed: April 12, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Jimmy Chi Cooc - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> |
Anthony Hedgpeth | Filed: April 13, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| James Bilbrey - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
Aramark, Solano County | Filed: April 14, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jon Burnight - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
Gary Swarthout | Filed: April 16, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Jerry Lee Morgan - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
Richard B. Ives | Filed: April 19, 2010 General §28:2241 |
| Jimmy C. Chisum - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
Richard Ives | Filed: April 19, 2010 General §28:2241 |
| J C X Simon - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
N Hardy, S. Cervantes, M De La Vega, D Brida | Filed: April 22, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jerry W. Baker - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Solano County Jail | Filed: April 23, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jesse Lee Shavers‚ Jr. - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
D. Clark, N. Grannis, T. Robertson | Filed: April 26, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| John Robert Demos - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
United States of America, Washington State | Filed: April 26, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James Johnson - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
Gary Swarthout, Arnold Schwarzenegger | Filed: April 27, 2010 General §28:2241 |
| Jay Matson - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> |
Kathleen Allison | Filed: April 29, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Jon R. Crawley - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
Warden Hill | Filed: April 30, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| James Erin Garrison - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> |
Arnold Swartzennegger, James Tilton, James Yates, Scott Kernan | Filed: May 03, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| John L. Johnson‚ Jr. - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, Board of Prison Terms | Filed: May 03, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Jerome A. Porter-Bey - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> |
J. Cuifo | Filed: May 03, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jerome A. Porter-Bey - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
J. Cuifo, Robert E. McFadden, Harrell Watts, David Shinn, Drehe, Harley G. Lappin, Hector A. Rios‚ Jr., J. Bell | Filed: May 03, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jerry Lee Cooper - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
Randy Grounds | Filed: May 14, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Jose Federico Vasquez - Judge Frank C. Damrell More Information >>> |
The People of the State of California | Filed: May 14, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| James Grady - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Gary Swarthout, J. Kielmeier | Filed: May 17, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
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