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)
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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: 132
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.
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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 Payne - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> |
Pam Ahlin | Filed: March 09, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Johnny Bee Milton - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
F Foulk | Filed: March 10, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jaime J. Minchaca - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> |
U.S. Marshal Service, Director of Federal Revocation | Filed: March 13, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joshua Neil Harrell - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> |
Daniel Johns, Jose Virgen, Solano County District Attorney's Office, Walmart, Michelle Belyea, Fairfield Police Department | Filed: March 13, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joshua N. Harrell - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> |
Solano County, Solano County Sheriff's Detention Facilities, Tom Norris, Nanse, California Forensic Medical Group Inc. | Filed: March 13, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| James Hill - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
California Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation | Filed: October 30, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James A. Hodges - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> |
A. Cruz, R. Kirscher, M. Roberts, P. Ash | Filed: March 17, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Johnny Clifford Jackson - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> |
California Board of Parole Hearings | Filed: March 18, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Joshua Neil Harrell - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> |
David Reeves, Joshua Kresha, Fairfield Police Department, Alex Valdez, Bee Xiong, Target Corporate, Solano County District Attorney's Office, Natasha M. Jontulovich, Donald A. Du Bain, Krishna A. Abrams, Target | Filed: March 23, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joe H. Bankhead - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: March 23, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jermaine Barkley - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> |
Joe Lizarraga | Filed: March 23, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Joshua N. Harrell - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> |
Fairfield Police Dept., Kathryn A Parsons, J. Bondoc, Programs Office of Solano County Jail, Charles A Toretta, Kelcris Associates Inc., Solano County Board of Supervisors, Solano County, Collins | Filed: March 26, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James Edward Truschke‚ Jr. - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
A Clark, Kent, K Stewart, A. Young, M Pender, B Storms, John Zufall, L Waggoner, J Church, Russell Veilleaux, Redding Police Department, B Speers, Jeffrey David Schmidt, A - Page, Bertain | Filed: March 27, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| James Edward Truschke‚ Jr. - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> |
Shasta County Superior Court, Daniel Flynn, City of Redding | Filed: March 27, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jose Moreno - Judge Troy L. Nunley More Information >>> |
Elvin Valenzuela | Filed: March 27, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Joseph Bivins - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
W - Torres, S. Shiesha, S. Quirarte, J. J. Hobmeier, Yang, Office of Internal Affairs, N. Hayward, Walker, S. Cox, D. Frazier, D. Artis, R. Hill, D. Fuhrman, A. Schmidt, D. Rosander, J. Cable, G. Bowden, Tate, D. Carter, D Langerier, L. Garcia | Filed: April 06, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joseph Buffkin - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> |
J. Fisk | Filed: April 14, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jorge Antonio Perez - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> |
Jeffrey A. Beard, Kamala D. Harris, D. Hamad, Jeff McCumber, Paulette Finander, A. Dennehy, Edmund G. Brown‚ Jr., James Marcello | Filed: April 17, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jeremy L. Jamison - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> |
Lawrence Taylor, Progressive Insurance, Robert Bagalayos‚ Jr., National Interstate Insurance | Filed: April 20, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Joe Galindo Orosco‚ Jr. - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> |
W. Knipp, Matthew Cates | Filed: April 27, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jabbari McElroy - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> |
Flory, A. Pereira, CDCR, N Asad, Colter, K. Turner | Filed: April 27, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Justin M. Cooper - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> |
Placer County Jail, Edward N. Bonner | Filed: April 28, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jason B. Scarcello - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
Sacramento County Main Jail, Sacramento County Sheriff Department | Filed: May 01, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joe Galindo Orosco‚ Jr. - Judge Troy L. Nunley More Information >>> |
W. Knipp, Matthew Cates | Filed: April 28, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jesse R Tellez - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> |
Scott Frauenheim, Kamala D. Harris | Filed: May 04, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jeffrey Lamont Taylor - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> |
C. R. Amrein, Andre, M. Champius | Filed: May 06, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jeffrey Lamont Taylor - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> |
Reiner, Luna, Stu Sherman, Beasley, Rising | Filed: May 06, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jeffrey N. Coss - Judge Troy L. Nunley More Information >>> |
Placer County Superior Courts | Filed: April 29, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jose Ramirez-Salgado - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Mule Creek State Prison Warden, Board of Prison Members | Filed: May 13, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Joshua Daniel Mills - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
Suzanne M. Peery | Filed: May 11, 2015 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2254 |
| James Loper - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> |
CHCF, S. Bahadur, Carmen Butts, D Vang, R Ramirez, Anise Adams, Luna, Valentine | Filed: May 15, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| John W. Williams - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> |
Jeanne S. Woodford, James E. Tilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Anthony Malfi, John Dovey, Peter Farber Szekrenyi, California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation | Filed: May 15, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jason Bonderer - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> |
Clingman | Filed: May 18, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Joshua J. Gilchrist - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> |
Yolo County District Attorney's Office, Judy Richardson, Simpson, Matthew DeMoura, Yolo County | Filed: May 20, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Joshua J. Gilchrist - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> |
The People of the State of California | Filed: May 20, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jarris J. Silagi - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
Department of State Hospital, Terrini, Rohrer | Filed: May 21, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jose Plascencia - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
Dave Davey | Filed: May 26, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jonathan Anaya - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> |
W.L. Muniz | Filed: May 26, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Joseph A Lee - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> |
San Diego County Jail | Filed: May 26, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jerry Bryant Bowman‚ II - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> |
Unkown | Filed: May 28, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jose Arreola - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> |
Dhaliwal, Andrew Pomazal, J. Smith, Lankford | Filed: May 28, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joshua N. Harrell - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
Superior Court of California County of Solano | Filed: June 02, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| James David Fischer - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> |
Stu Sherman | Filed: June 03, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Javier Hernandez-Lopez - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: June 08, 2015 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| John A. Sorenson - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
Marion Spearman | Filed: June 18, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| John Willie Johnson - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
R. Zuniga | Filed: June 18, 2015 General §28:2241 |
| Joe Galindo Orosco‚ Jr. - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
W. Knipp, Matthew Cates | Filed: April 27, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| John Bojescu - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
Sacramento Sheriff's Department, Black Yearwood, | Filed: June 22, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| John Hardney - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> |
Superior Court of California County of Amador | Filed: June 23, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Joshua Blocker - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> |
J. Soto | Filed: July 02, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
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