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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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
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| James Henry Flournoy - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Michael Sotack, Joseph Dolan Kinder, Eric Maness, Richard Bauer, Gladys, Sahba, Sacramento County Sheriff Dept | Filed: October 27, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Josh C. Huggins - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | Solano County Sheriff's Department | Filed: October 28, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jayshawn V Pierce - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | Kathleen Allison | Filed: October 28, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Jessie Lee Bauer - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Rafael Miranda, Clark | Filed: October 31, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James T. Case - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | Filed: November 02, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 | |
| John Allen Rainwater - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Jan Scully, Donna K. Gissing | Filed: November 04, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jordache Stepter - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | Avenal State Prison, California Department of Corrections, James Hartley | Filed: November 10, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| John Douglas White - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Knipp | Filed: November 14, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Johnney Ramey - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | T J Vasquez, J Smith, Granillo, N. Fransham, Folsom State Prison, California Department of Corrections, P. Reyersbach | Filed: November 21, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jeremy Howard - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | USA, Michael Babcock | Filed: November 21, 2011 General §28:2241 |
| Jose Antonio Rodriguez - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: November 28, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Jorge Lopez - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | M. D. McDonald | Filed: November 30, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Juan Acosta - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | Michael Babcock | Filed: November 22, 2011 General §28:2241 |
| Joshua Jahue Nash - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | Kern Valley State Prison | Filed: November 30, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Jerry Lee Morgan - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | Michael Babcock | Filed: December 02, 2011 General §28:2241 |
| Jose Gonzalez‚ Jr. - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> | D. Foston, L Smith, J. A. Witchel, R. S. J. Marquez, Harrison, D. Davey, R. Plainer, Matthew Cate, Wheeler, C. Tileston, R. Gamburg, Mike McDonald, M Ruggiero, B. Fleming, G. Brackett, Lively, R. L. Gower | Filed: December 02, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Junior Douglas - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | Raul Lopez | Filed: December 05, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| James David Floyd Glica - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> | Gower | Filed: December 07, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| John Lischefski - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | F Williams, Weatherwax, K. Dickenson | Filed: December 08, 2011 Civil Rights §28:1441 jury demanded by Defendant |
| James Ruhallah Harrison - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | R Valdes, R Jenkins, Kevin J Peters, A C Hernandez | Filed: December 13, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jovan'z Smith - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | Ken Clark | Filed: December 13, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Jamai Johnson - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Gary Swarthout | Filed: December 19, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Julius Lee Jackson - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | The State of California | Filed: December 21, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Jamel Rashawn Stevens - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | Ron Barns | Filed: December 21, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Jovany S. Portades - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | Lusk, Prowler | Filed: December 22, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jorge P. Ruiz - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | Connie Gibson | Filed: December 22, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Joseph R. Donalson - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | Aref Fakhoury | Filed: December 23, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| John Scott Hovarter - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | Godwin Ugwueze, Jean Pierre, M. McDonald, of Rafael Miranda, Director Corrections | Filed: December 27, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jesse Perry - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | Matthew Cate | Filed: December 28, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Juba Jamil Cowan - Aug 01, 2012 More Information >>> | W.J. Sullivan | Filed: August 01, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Joshua Wayne Vinyard - Aug 08, 2012 More Information >>> | Randy Grounds | Filed: August 08, 2012 General §28:1651 |
| Jeremy Scott Eickenhorst - Sep 13, 2012 More Information >>> | Connie Gipson | Filed: September 13, 2012 General §28:1651 |
| John Michael Foreman - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: January 05, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Jose Angel Lopez - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Matthew Cate | Filed: January 05, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Jose A.V. Nava - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> | Gary Swarthout | Filed: January 06, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Jeffrey Deane Ward - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | M. D. Bitter | Filed: January 04, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Joshua M. Orosco - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | Scott R. Jones | Filed: January 13, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Josh Olson - Judge Lawrence K. Karlton More Information >>> | Cassandra Di Magiao, David Hollister | Filed: January 19, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Justin Wayne Beebe - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | F. Chavez | Filed: January 20, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Joshua Daniel Mills - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, Tim Virga | Filed: January 23, 2012 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| John Rood - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Butte County Court | Filed: January 19, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jose Estrada - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | McAlpine, Hshieh, M Nicholas, Cervantes, McCue | Filed: January 24, 2012 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| John M. Connelly - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | K. McLean, J. Soltanian, L. Heffner, Edgar C. Clark, Lawrence Fong, J. Kim, Karen Todd, Scott Heatley, Joseph Abaiza, D. Foston, Robert Hawkins | Filed: January 25, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James R. Patterson - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Kern County Sheriff's Officer | Filed: January 25, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James R. Patterson - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | Superior Court Metropolitan Division | Filed: January 25, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Juan Arce - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Sarmiento, Guinn, MacDonald, Calif. Dept. of Corrections, Padgett, Burnett, Corrections Corp. of America, Dexler | Filed: January 23, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Defendant |
| Jarrell Marvell Tyes - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> | M. McDonald | Filed: January 26, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Jerry Rodriguez - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | Allen Yeager, Chuck Etchitson, Jericho Project, Damien Casparien, Joe Grant, Nick Salas, Adrian Martinez | Filed: January 31, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jeremy Scott Mays - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | Trinity County Jail, Michael Novak, Bruce Haney, Krouse, Medical Procedures, Peter Braga | Filed: February 02, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jesse Lipscomb - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Kiesz, Rynerson, Maxwell, Acosta | Filed: February 02, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
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