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: 197
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Alexandria - Judge Jeffrey T. Miller More Information >>> |
Amtrak, United States of America | Filed: November 05, 2007 Mandamus & Other §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Juan Ouinones-Garcia - Judge Nita L. Stormes More Information >>> |
United States of America | Filed: September 14, 2007 Mandamus & Other §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| James Lynn Hines - Judge William Q. Hayes More Information >>> |
Constance Piccinano, Janet Napolitano, Bill Lockyear, Arnold Schwarzenegger | Filed: September 14, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Lynn Hines - Judge Roger T. Benitez More Information >>> |
Dan Stohl-Kowalski, Ortiz, Loone, -, Linda Stohl-Kowalski, -, Arnold Schwarzenegger, S Williams, Hernandez, Ruiz, Martinez, Wood, Peter Doodah | Filed: September 14, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| John Imhotep Jordan - Judge Jeffrey T. Miller More Information >>> |
Larry E Scribner | Filed: September 18, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James Lynn Hines - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> |
M.C.S. Car, Conrop Agencies, Dan Stohl, Chris Wagnor, Benjamin Jagodinsky, Hernandez, Banner Medical Group, Greg Pico, Jane Shell, Suzie Q. Henderson, Michael A. Jaffe, Maureen Pelton, Parollee Partnership Program, Bart Jarvis, Williams, McEnroe, Martinez | Filed: September 17, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jeete Lee - Judge Janis L. Sammartino More Information >>> |
US Immigration, Ron Smith, Alberto Gonzales, Anthony Cerone, Customs Enforcement, ., Michael Chertoff | Filed: September 25, 2007 Mandamus & Other §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Jose E. Rodriguez - Judge William McCurine More Information >>> |
Thomas Mejia, Jan Marie Alarcon, -, Ramsey | Filed: October 02, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jose Luis Ortiz-Calderon - Judge Gordon Thompson More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: October 02, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §No cause code entered |
| James Lynn Hines - Judge Peter C. Lewis More Information >>> |
Greg Pico, Dan Stohl-Kowolski, Tom Kenneth Metzger-Jimenez, Kompski Cole, Littleton, Siefert, Mexican White Coalition, Parollee Partnership Program, Linda Stohl-Kowolski, Benny Jagodinsky | Filed: October 09, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| John C. Bottomley - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> |
James E Tilton | Filed: October 11, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jose Jesus Rodriguez-Quezada - Judge Janis L. Sammartino More Information >>> |
Six Unknown Names Agents, Mr. President | Filed: October 12, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James Lynn Hines - Judge M. James Lorenz More Information >>> |
Correctional Community Supervision, Wardens of Florence State Prison, South Mountain Police Precinct | Filed: October 15, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jesus Armando Leyva-Lopez - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> |
United States of America | Filed: October 17, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Julio Alfredo Venegas-Salcido - Judge Marilyn L. Huff More Information >>> |
United State of America | Filed: October 15, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| John Ezekeil Mortis - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> |
United States of America | Filed: October 16, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jose Sanchez-Jimenez - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> |
United States of America | Filed: October 22, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jimmie Stephen - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> |
IRS | Filed: November 01, 2007 Mandamus & Other §28:1361 Petition for Writ |
| Juan Manuel Gonzalez-Parra - Judge Napoleon A. Jones More Information >>> |
United States of America | Filed: November 05, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jaime Alfonso Rivera - Judge Janis L. Sammartino More Information >>> |
Verduzco, Riverside County Sheriff's I Department, White, Alfaro | Filed: November 07, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James Robert Barkacs - Judge William McCurine More Information >>> |
D Adams | Filed: November 07, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jonathan Daniel House - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> |
United States of America | Filed: October 29, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jose Jesus Rodriguez-Quezada - Judge Nita L. Stormes More Information >>> |
Six Unknown Names Agents, Mr. President | Filed: November 09, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James H Cunningham - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> |
John Marshall | Filed: November 13, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jesse Rivas - Judge Jeffrey T. Miller More Information >>> |
A. Hedgpeth | Filed: November 15, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jose Ayon - Judge Nita L. Stormes More Information >>> |
T Richardson, DOES | Filed: November 19, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jeffrey Austin Norgren - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> |
United States of America | Filed: November 27, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jan F Becker - Judge Louisa S Porter More Information >>> |
United Way of California, Carol C Lam, Arnold Schwarenegger, Jerry Brown, George W Bush | Filed: November 15, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jose Luis Olivares - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> |
United States of America | Filed: November 26, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| JuanJose Martinez-Madera - Judge Janis L. Sammartino More Information >>> |
Robin Baker, Joel Mata, Julie L Myers, Michael Chertoff, Robert G Rillamas, Michael B. Mukasey | Filed: November 26, 2007 Mandamus & Other §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| James Lynn O'Hines - Judge Nita L. Stormes More Information >>> |
Department of Corrections Personnel, Union of of California, Union Missouri, Union of Arizona | Filed: November 21, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James Lynn O'Hines - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> |
june Shell, Dora B. Schriro, Arnold Janet Schwarzenegger, Napolitano | Filed: November 21, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James Lynn Hines - Judge Nita L. Stormes More Information >>> |
San Diego Corrections | Filed: November 21, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| J. Felix Del-Villar - Judge Roger T. Benitez More Information >>> |
United States of America | Filed: November 27, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jorge Hernandez-Munoz - Judge Gordon Thompson More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: November 27, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §Modification of Imprisonm |
| June Thepsombandith - Judge Ruben B. Brooks More Information >>> |
V M Almager | Filed: November 27, 2007 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| James Dalton Bell - Judge Roger T. Benitez More Information >>> |
US Attorney General, USA, Federal Bureau of of Prisons, Department Justice | Filed: November 29, 2007 Mandamus & Other §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Jesus Paz - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> |
United States of America | Filed: December 05, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Javier Montes-Ruiz - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> |
United States of America | Filed: December 05, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jose Maria Chavez-Cuevas - Judge Gordon Thompson More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: December 07, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jose Anzures-Loustaunau - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> |
United States of America | Filed: December 10, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| James Lynn Hines - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> |
D Carillo | Filed: December 10, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jose Vargas-Garcia - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> |
United States of America | Filed: December 18, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jorge Martinez-Sanchez - Judge Gordon Thompson More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: December 18, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| James Hammond - Judge Janis L. Sammartino More Information >>> |
- Unknown | Filed: December 17, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Lynn Hines - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> |
Arizona Department of Corrections, Eric S of Pierson, California Department Corrections, Ontiveros | Filed: December 17, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James Lynn Hines - Judge Janis L. Sammartino More Information >>> |
Tom Metzger, County of San Diego, Peace Officer Association, Maricopa County | Filed: December 17, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jose Chavez-Diaz - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> |
United States of America | Filed: December 26, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Javier Lopez Calderon - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> |
D K Sisto | Filed: December 21, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| John Shea - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> |
Unknown, - | Filed: December 28, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
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