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.
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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 Brian Carruthers - Judge Allison H Goddard More Information >>> | Jossie Gastelo | Filed: October 31, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Marilyn L Huff |
| Joseph L. Williams - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | Sgt. R. Marientes, One Unknown Sgt., M. J. Pollard, Cariman, Sgt. Godinez | Filed: November 07, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge William V Gallo jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jose Angel Avila - Judge Anthony J Battaglia More Information >>> | Xavier Becerra, Rick Hill | Filed: November 14, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Ruben B Brooks |
| Jesus Machin - Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo More Information >>> | USA | Filed: November 18, 2019 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Jacqueline Louisa Gentle - Judge Jill L Burkhardt More Information >>> | Fred Figueroa, Elaine C. Duke, Jefferson B. III Sessions‚ | Filed: November 20, 2019 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd, Referring Judge Gonzalo P Curiel |
| Jose Luis Amado-Torre - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | John Kelly, David Harlow, William Pelham Barr, Steven C. Stafford | Filed: November 22, 2019 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd |
| Jhovani Olmos-Rivas - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | John Kelly, David Harlow, William Pelham Barr, Steven C. Stafford | Filed: November 22, 2019 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd |
| Jaspreet Kaur - Judge Mitchell D Dembin More Information >>> | Immigration Enforcement, Edward Ruiz, Carla L., U.S. Citizenship, U.S. Customs, Mark Morgan, Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, William P. Barr, Diane Barrios, Border Protection, Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Justice, David M. Radel, U.S. Customs | Filed: November 25, 2019 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd, Referring Judge William Q Hayes |
| Jovany Aranda Pegueros - Judge Allison H Goddard More Information >>> | Xavier Becerra, M. Pollard | Filed: November 25, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge William Q Hayes |
| James R. Austin - Judge Michael S Berg More Information >>> | California Court of Appeal | Filed: November 26, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge William Q Hayes jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| John C. Rodriguez - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | , California Department of Corrections, , Dr. Thomas | Filed: November 26, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Allison H Goddard jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Joseph Nguyen - Judge Michael M Anello More Information >>> | USA | Filed: December 02, 2019 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Joseph Matthew Morand - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | William Pelham Barr, David Harlow, John Kelly, Steven C. Stafford | Filed: December 06, 2019 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd |
| Jair Carbajal-Munguia, Amy Munguia-Castillo, Ashley Carbajal-Munguia, Eymy Carbajal-Munguia - Judge William Q Hayes More Information >>> | Ryan Scudder, Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, Douglas Harrison, William Barr, Sergio Beltran, Chad Wolf, Mark A. Morgan, Robert Hood | Filed: December 19, 2019 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd, Referring Judge Bernard G Skomal |
| Joe Mora - Judge Anthony J Battaglia More Information >>> | Kevin Clark, Javier Bacerra | Filed: December 20, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Michael S Berg |
| Jose Nogales - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | Xavier Becerra | Filed: December 26, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge William V Gallo |
| Johnny Dears - Judge Cynthia Bashant More Information >>> | Secretary of Health, Social Security Human Administration, Services | Filed: January 02, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331bv, Referring Judge Andrew G Schopler |
| Julio Romero-Salas - Judge Cynthia Bashant More Information >>> | Chad Wolf, William Barr, Gregory Archambault, James Dobson | Filed: January 09, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd, Referring Judge Karen S Crawford |
| Juan Laya Salas - Judge Allison H Goddard More Information >>> | C/O Candelario, S. Roberts, SGT. J. Salinas, - M.D., C/O Santana | Filed: February 20, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge William Q Hayes jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Joshua Lawrence Latham - Judge Janis L Sammartino More Information >>> | John DOES, Jane Does, John | Filed: February 25, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Bernard G Skomal jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| John Misko - Judge Michael M Anello More Information >>> | M. Pollard, X Becera | Filed: March 11, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Ruben B Brooks |
| John Zeus Rafanan - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | John Kelly, David Harlow, William Pelham Barr, Steven C. Stafford | Filed: March 13, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd |
| James Bowell - Judge Allison H Goddard More Information >>> | M.D., J. Burke, Dr. M. Santos, E. Nguyen, Dr M.D., M.D., Martin, M.D., Marcus Pollard, Dr. G. Casian, T. Luu, Walter Nahm, R.A. Barenchi, L. Schobelock, R. Zang-Do, S. Roberts | Filed: March 30, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge John A Houston jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Joseph Humphries - Judge William V Gallo More Information >>> | L. Saido, Govnr. Gavin Newsome, M. Glynn, M.D., Dr. S. Roberts, Akinwuml, M.D., M.D., A. Sazon | Filed: April 03, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge John A Houston jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| John M Shea - Judge Anthony J Battaglia More Information >>> | Guzman, Northrop, Hernandez | Filed: April 14, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983cv, Referring Judge Linda Lopez |
| Johnathon Williams - Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo More Information >>> | W.L. Montgomery, E. Yanez, Ralph M. Diaz, A. Amat, C. Scott, A. Young | Filed: April 16, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Michael S Berg jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jose Hernandez Hernandez, Farzaneh Ramenazi, Sergio Jaime Lopez, Elsy Veronica Del Cid Quijada - Judge William Q Hayes More Information >>> | James Dobson, Chad T. Wolf, Gregory J. Matthew Archambeault, T. Albence, Christopher J. LaRose | Filed: April 19, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd, Referring Judge Andrew G Schopler |
| Julio Romero-Salas, Trinidad Benavidez-Leon - Judge Mitchell D Dembin More Information >>> | James Dobson, William Barr, Chad Wolf, J T. Christopher LaRose, Matthew Albence, Gregory Archambault | Filed: April 21, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd, Referring Judge Marilyn L Huff |
| Jeffery Lee Mourning - Judge William Q Hayes More Information >>> | Neil McDowell, Eric A. Swenson, Xavier Becerra | Filed: April 27, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Nita L Stormes |
| Julio Romero-Salas - Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo More Information >>> | James Dobson, William Barr, Chad Wolf, Gregory Archambault, Matthew T. Albence, Christopher J. LaRose | Filed: April 28, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd, Referring Judge Ruben B Brooks |
| Jeffery Lee Mourning - Judge Anthony J Battaglia More Information >>> | Office of the Attorney General, Allen Brown, A. Eric Swenson | Filed: April 27, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Jill L Burkhardt jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jessie Dorsey - Judge John A Houston More Information >>> | D. Paramo, V. Silva, S. Roberts, M. J. P. Garikaparthi, Juarez, Shakiba, Dr. Lee, John Does, E. Benyard, T. Steward, Dr Chan, P. Covello, J. Bates, Darryl Bates, G. Casian | Filed: May 04, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Linda Lopez jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jerry Bailey - Judge Michael M Anello More Information >>> | Warden C.V.S.P. | Filed: May 18, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Barbara Lynn Major |
| Jose Elias Sarmiento - Judge William Q Hayes More Information >>> | Christian Feiffer, Xavier Becerra | Filed: May 18, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Andrew G Schopler |
| Julio Pelayo Mendoza - Judge Cynthia Bashant More Information >>> | James Dobson, Chad F. Wolf, Border Protection, Customs Enforcement, Department of Justice, Customs, Immigration, William Barr, Gregory J. Archambeault, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Christopher J. LaRose | Filed: May 22, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd, Referring Judge William V Gallo |
| Jose Manuel Arizmendi De Paz - Judge William Q Hayes More Information >>> | Chad T. Wolf, James Dobson, Gregory J. Matthew Archambeault, T. Albence, Christopher J. LaRose | Filed: May 22, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd, Referring Judge Bernard G Skomal |
| Joshua Davis Bland - Judge Linda Lopez More Information >>> | William Wolfe, Bruce Silva, The People of the State of California, Superior Court of California, Escondido Police Officer, San Diego County Dist. Atty. | Filed: May 22, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Janis L Sammartino jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jermaine Gerald Cook - Judge Dana M Sabraw More Information >>> | USA | Filed: June 15, 2020 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Jessica Diaz - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | John Kelly, David Harlow, William Pelham Barr, Steven C. Stafford | Filed: June 17, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd |
| Jose Nogales - Judge William Q Hayes More Information >>> | Raymond Madden | Filed: June 17, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Nita L Stormes |
| Jon Guerrero - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | Janean Wallace | Filed: June 17, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd, Referring Judge William V Gallo |
| Jon Guerrero - Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo More Information >>> | Janean Wallace | Filed: June 17, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Karen S Crawford |
| Jon Guerrero - Judge Michael S Berg More Information >>> | Kenneth So, Whitney Antrum, San Diego Superior Court, Dan Lee Tanden, Makenzi Harvey | Filed: June 17, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Larry Alan Burns jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jon Guerrero - Judge Michael S Berg More Information >>> | Kenneth So, Makenzi Harvey, Dan Lee Tanden, Whitney Antrum | Filed: June 17, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331bv, Referring Judge Gonzalo P Curiel jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| James Dennis Hedgecoth - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | John Kelly, David Harlow, William Pelham Barr, Steven C. Stafford | Filed: June 29, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd |
| Juan Salas-Diego - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | John Kelly, David Harlow, William Pelham Barr, Steven C. Stafford | Filed: June 29, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd |
| Jose Magdaleno - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | USA | Filed: June 29, 2020 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Juan Sanchez-Rivera - Judge Michael M Anello More Information >>> | Jorge Bribiesca, George Cortez, Jose Builteman, Edward E. Ruiz, Nick Rodriguez, Alex Palacios, Sixto Marrero | Filed: July 06, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331bv, Referring Judge Michael S Berg jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Julie Ann Demille - Judge Edward J Davila More Information >>> | W.Z. Jenkins‚ II | Filed: July 09, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge PSLC HHL |
| James Washington - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Joe Lizarraga | Filed: July 09, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
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