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) Inmate List
Petition Search from July 14, 1988 to April 8, 2024
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| Jessica Hernandez - Judge PSLC CHC More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: June 11, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Joseph C Spero |
| Jerry Leigh - Judge Dennis M Cota More Information >>> | Sullivan, Santos | Filed: September 08, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jesse Chacon‚ Jr. - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | Jeffrey Macomber, Ralph Diaz, Kenneth J. Pogue, Steven Escobar, Chelsea Armenta, P. Birdsong, Anthony Carter | Filed: September 08, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Julio Sandoval - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> | On Habeas Corpus | Filed: September 10, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jideofor Ajaelo - Judge Laurel Beeler More Information >>> | Raymond Madden | Filed: September 09, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Jessie C. Roberts - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | Nancy Adams, Donna Jacobsen, S. Gates, Bill T. Woods, Abab | Filed: September 11, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| John David Sanchez - Judge Cynthia Bashant More Information >>> | Craig Koenig | Filed: September 10, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Bernard G Skomal |
| James L. Dekalb - Judge Dennis M Cota More Information >>> | Ralph Diaz | Filed: September 08, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jesse Cantu - Judge PSLC AGB More Information >>> | J Lawrence, V. Angulo, A. Maylin | Filed: September 04, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge James Donato |
| Johnathan S. Williams - Judge PSLC CET More Information >>> | Gavin Newsom | Filed: September 04, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Edward M Chen |
| Joshua Spencer Hill - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Filed: July 13, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Susan van Keulen |
| Joseph Clarence Eastman - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | Tuolumne County Jail, Dr. Sun | Filed: September 14, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jose Espinoza - Judge John D Early More Information >>> | John Gonzales, Rowland Garcia | Filed: September 14, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Dale S Fischer |
| Jimmie Stephen - Judge Kendall J Newman More Information >>> | N. Pollard, M. Ormand, N. Davis, Brown, A. Muhammad, Vaden, M. Nunez, C. Snelling, E. Montejo, C. Tileston, G. Matteson, N. Pike | Filed: September 12, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Julio Sandoval - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | J. Diaz, M. Hodges, J. Tyree, Holmes, Murillo, William Joe Sullivan, Ramirez, K. Bert, Ralph M. Diaz, Johnson | Filed: September 14, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| John Reyna - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | Dr. Gustaveson, Kings County Jail | Filed: September 14, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jamar L. Hendrix - Judge John E McDermott More Information >>> | Jeffrey Macomber, Ralph Diaz, Kenneth J. Pogue, Steven Escobar, Chelsea Armenta, P. Birdsong, Anthony Carter | Filed: September 14, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Fernando M Olguin jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| James Trotter - Judge Alicia G Rosenberg More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: September 14, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge James V Selna |
| Justin Howard - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> | Filed: September 17, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 | |
| Juan Gutierrez - Judge Cynthia Bashant More Information >>> | R.C. Johnson, R. Rippa, D. Tamayo, Jane Does, A. Chavez, John DOES | Filed: September 16, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983bv, Referring Judge William V Gallo |
| Joshua S. Hill - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | CMC Warden | Filed: September 18, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:1651 |
| Jimmy Renay Thomas - Judge Susan van Keulen More Information >>> | Sacramento Cnty. Sheriff's Dept. Transporation | Filed: September 18, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Jose Luis Martinez - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> | Jeffrey Macomber, Wright, Frias, P. Birdsong, Rossolio, Anthony Carter, Steven Escobar, Ralph Diaz, Vance, Messerli, Sanders, B. Wilson, Kenneth J. Pogue, Chelsea Armenta, Landry, Allen, Montgomery, Kuntz, Strippling, Nunez | Filed: September 18, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| James Booker - Judge Edmund F Brennan More Information >>> | J. Lynch | Filed: September 21, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| John F. Woody - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | Manjula Bobbala, Jeremy Lin, Loretta Shepherd, Asfin Arya | Filed: September 23, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jesse Garza - Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank More Information >>> | D. McAlister, Steven Sabo | Filed: September 23, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Gail J Standish |
| Jonathan Dewitt McDowell - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> | Deputy Harman, Johnson, Kern Valley State Prison, Leora, Furlong, Hernandez, Atkinson | Filed: July 28, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| James Leshawn Boone - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | Jose Rios, Juan Gamba, Joseph Westcott, Juan Rodruguez, Sergio Munoz, Daniel Plumber, Peter Salcedo | Filed: July 28, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Anthony W Ishii |
| Julio Sandoval - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | K. Bert, M. Hodges, J Tyree, Murrillo, J. Joe Diaz, William Sullivan, Ralph M. Diaz, Garza, Ramirez, M. Voong | Filed: September 28, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joseph A Salazar - Judge Susan van Keulen More Information >>> | Acting Warden Ron Bloomfield | Filed: September 29, 2020 Mandamus & Other §42:1983 |
| Julio Sandoval - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | E. Sanchez, Salaz Diaz, Ralph M. Diaz, R. X. Downey, Vang, D. Joy, Scott Frauenheim, T. Freygang, L. Perez, P. Arredondo | Filed: September 28, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James E. Barber - Judge Nathanael M Cousins More Information >>> | J. Gutierrez | Filed: September 30, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Jonathan Fuentes - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | J. Beltran, W.L. Montgomery, L. Menidvil, J. Sillas | Filed: September 30, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Ruth Bermudez Montenegro jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Julian J. Alexander - Judge Dennis M Cota More Information >>> | Contreas, Garza, Bonilla, Hackworth, T. D. Dousti, Perez, Paramo, C. Covello | Filed: August 04, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jason Allen Duque - Judge Edmund F Brennan More Information >>> | Adam Ryan, Mike Harmon, Dale Marlar, Marty Visser | Filed: October 02, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jaquice Jones - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | G Herath-Randeney | Filed: October 06, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joseph Davall - Judge Karen S Crawford More Information >>> | D. White, A. Cordero, Whitman | Filed: October 05, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Janis L Sammartino |
| Jagjeet Singh - Judge Virginia K DeMarchi More Information >>> | Chad Wolf, Sandra Anderson, Emilia Bardini, William Barr | Filed: August 07, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:1361 |
| Joey James Levy - Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank More Information >>> | Rehabilitations, California Department of J. Corrections, Lieutenant Arellano, Sergeant K. Black, Correctional Officer J. Skelton, Lieutenant Popplewell, Correctional Officer J. Daigle | Filed: October 07, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Sheri Pym |
| J. L. Howze - Judge Rozella A Oliver More Information >>> | Fahim Gheybi, J. Doe, Egzine C. Richardson, The County of Los Angeles | Filed: October 05, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Stephen V Wilson |
| James Paul Andrew Torfason - Judge Donna M Ryu More Information >>> | Steve Bernal | Filed: October 09, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| James Harrison - Judge Sallie Kim More Information >>> | Sealed | Filed: October 08, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| John Cephas Young - Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank More Information >>> | Deputy Mendoza, Armstrong, Solano, Sergeant Torres, Caulderon, Cococran, Deputy Levert, Deputy Brown, Deputy O hern, County of Los Angeles, Ramirez, Eisenhower, Petersen, Nurse Ramos, Muicia, Deputy Ayers, Sariono, John Does, Nurse Jackson, Martinez | Filed: October 06, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Kenly Kiya Kato |
| Jason Shane Neuhaus - Oct 21, 2020 More Information >>> | Filed: October 21, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 | |
| Jon Lloyd Houston - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> | Sacramento County Sheriff Department, Sacramento County Health Services, Mercy San Juan Hospital, Sacramento County | Filed: October 19, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jevon Ramon Swint - Judge John E McDermott More Information >>> | Josie Gastelo | Filed: October 19, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Otis D Wright |
| Jimmie Stephen - Judge Jacqueline Chooljian More Information >>> | J. Shaffer, G. Matteson | Filed: October 19, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge R Gary Klausner |
| John Lake - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> | Jenn Weiss, Patrick Covello, S.H. Wong-Do, Parole Board, Ralph Diaz | Filed: October 19, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jason Latrell Thomas - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | Laura Eldridge, D. Castille, J. Stein | Filed: October 15, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Justin Salmen - Judge Karen S Crawford More Information >>> | H. Franklin, A. Shittu, S. Roberts, A. Kendall, M. Glynn, Dr. J. Hodges, Dr. Chau, California Department of Correction Rehabilitation, S. Gates, S. Anderson | Filed: October 22, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Gonzalo P Curiel |
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