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: 209
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jeovani Jackson - Judge Peter C. Lewis More Information >>> |
Kamala D. Harris, Kim Holland | Filed: November 26, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Ray McNeil - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> |
T. Verga | Filed: November 13, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jose Hugo Mendoza - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: December 03, 2012 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jaime Yepez Lopez - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> |
G. J. Janda, Kamala D. Harris | Filed: December 03, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jose Figueroa - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> |
Melissa Lea | Filed: December 03, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Theron Turner - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> |
Domingo Uribe‚ Jr. | Filed: December 05, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James William Turner‚ III - Judge Ruben B. Brooks More Information >>> |
G. J. Janda | Filed: December 10, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Juan Manuel Martinez-Barraza - Judge Michael M. Anello More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: December 07, 2012 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| James M. Williams - Judge William McCurine More Information >>> |
Sanford A. Toyen, William D. Gore, San Diego County Sheriff's Dept. | Filed: December 11, 2012 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jesus Manuel Moya-Gomez - Judge Roger T. Benitez More Information >>> |
United States of America | Filed: December 17, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:1331 Fed. Question |
| Jamal Ahbaki Davis - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> |
Biter | Filed: December 17, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jesus Rodriguez-Tovar - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: December 19, 2012 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jesus Beltran-Zuniga - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: December 28, 2012 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jose Alfredo Pintor-Covarrubias - Judge William Q. Hayes More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: January 02, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jerry Adams‚ Jr. - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> |
G. Swartout | Filed: January 02, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jose Munoz-Aguallo - Judge M. James Lorenz More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: January 04, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| John A. Brown - Judge William V. Gallo More Information >>> |
James D Hartley | Filed: January 07, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Joshua Cruz - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: January 07, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jeffrey L. Bryant - Judge Nita L. Stormes More Information >>> |
William Knipp, Jessica Blonien | Filed: January 07, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Juan Martinez-Leyva - Judge Anthony J. Battaglia More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: January 09, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jose Armando Ruiz-Ballesteros - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: January 08, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jose Lopez-Gomez - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: January 10, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jerome Jones - Judge William V. Gallo More Information >>> |
J. Kellerman, L. S. McEwen, John Doe One, F. Payan, G. Badilla, Does Two through Seven, J. Cerros, G. Villareal | Filed: January 11, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jose Manuel Garcia - Judge William V. Gallo More Information >>> |
K Everett, D K McBride, K Spence, Extraction 1, Teams Department of Corrections, 2 | Filed: January 15, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James Everett Taylor Jones - Judge Irma E. Gonzalez More Information >>> |
Don Allie | Filed: January 08, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jesus Moedano-Perez - Judge William Q. Hayes More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: January 16, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jesus Mercado-Rodriguez - Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: January 16, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jose Carranza Giles - Judge Janis L. Sammartino More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: January 28, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| John E. Kelly - Judge Irma E. Gonzalez More Information >>> |
Jeffrey Beard | Filed: January 28, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jorge Gonzalez-Leon - Judge William Q. Hayes More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: January 28, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jonathon Matthew Freeman - Judge Marilyn L. Huff More Information >>> |
San Diego Sheriffs, Orange County Probation PD, Department, Garden Grove County of San Diego Health, Orange County Sheriffs, Human Services Case No. NJ14044 B | Filed: February 04, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jose Juarez - Judge Peter C. Lewis More Information >>> |
People of the State of California | Filed: February 04, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jose Juarez - Judge Irma E. Gonzalez More Information >>> |
Ramon Delgado, L. Merritt, W. Kokor, S. Morgan | Filed: February 04, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jose Vaca-Ortega - Judge M. James Lorenz More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: February 04, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| J Socorro Audel Nava-Rivera - Judge Marilyn L. Huff More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: February 05, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jeremy Stewart - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> |
Kamala D. Harris, Secretary of CDCR | Filed: February 06, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jose Luis Arreguin‚ Jr. - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> |
D. Paramo, Inc., Seafood Dimensions | Filed: February 08, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Civil Rights Act Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| John Lanar Bostick - Judge William McCurine More Information >>> |
Government Claims Board, Carol S. Battaglia, California Victims Compensation, John Chiang, Sandi Saunders, Bettzan Mar | Filed: February 12, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jonathan Rivadeneyra-Aguirre - Judge Irma E. Gonzalez More Information >>> |
Johnny N. Williams‚ Jr., Robin F. Baker, Janet Napolitano, John Morton, Eric H. Holder | Filed: February 15, 2013 Mandamus & Other §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Jose Rodriguez - Judge Ruben B. Brooks More Information >>> |
Six Unknown Names Agents, Barack Obama | Filed: February 19, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jesus Chihuahua-Martinez - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: February 21, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jose Guadalupe Villanueva Gonzalez - Judge Janis L. Sammartino More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: February 26, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jose V. Turcios - Judge William V. Gallo More Information >>> |
Eric H. Holder‚ Jr. | Filed: February 26, 2013 Mandamus & Other §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Jorge Barba-Sanchez - Judge Irma E. Gonzalez More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: March 01, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Julio Cesar Galvan - Judge Marilyn L. Huff More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: March 04, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Juan Heredia-Pantaleon - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: March 04, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Jerry Bryant Bowman‚ II - Judge William Q. Hayes More Information >>> |
Unnamed Respondents | Filed: March 07, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Javier Navarro-Ochoa - Judge Michael M. Anello More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: March 13, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Julio Contreras - Judge William McCurine More Information >>> |
Katherine Annulise Besek | Filed: March 11, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jared Ravin Yaffe - Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel More Information >>> |
P. D. Brazelton, Kamala D. Harris | Filed: March 20, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
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