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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| Joseph Duran - Judge Percy Anderson More Information >>> | J. Pickett | Filed: October 19, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Rozella A Oliver |
| Jeremy William Dedeker - Judge Edmund F Brennan More Information >>> | Stuart Sherman | Filed: October 15, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jeffrey Wade Patterson - Judge Thomas S Hixson More Information >>> | Santa Clara County SET | Filed: October 15, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jaime Acosta - Judge Allison H Goddard More Information >>> | Jeff Lynch | Filed: October 15, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge William Q Hayes |
| John Wesley Noble - Judge Daniel E Butcher More Information >>> | Warden Josie Gastelo | Filed: October 14, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge William Q Hayes |
| Jonathan Jacobson - Oct 14, 2020 More Information >>> | Cesar Saray, People of the State of California | Filed: October 14, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jonathan Jacobson - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Cesar Saray, People of the State of California | Filed: October 14, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jason Harmon - Oct 14, 2020 More Information >>> | Vaughn, Gaffney, Perez, Theresa Lewandowski, Bridgeport, Does 1-5, Rio, Rosales | Filed: October 14, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jason Beasley - Judge Kandis A Westmore More Information >>> | Warden Christian Pfeiffer, People of the State of California | Filed: October 14, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jason Allen Duque - Judge Dennis M Cota More Information >>> | Nathaniel Neves, Millis | Filed: October 23, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jurijus Kadamovas - Judge Mark C Scarsi More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: October 13, 2020 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Jeremy J. Godwin - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | Raymond Loera, Juan Cabanillas, Gilbert Othero, Jody Miller | Filed: October 09, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Barbara Lynn Major jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Joshua A Torres - Judge William Alsup More Information >>> | Captain Murphy | Filed: October 08, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:1651, Referring Judge PSLC JNE |
| Jasjit Singh - Judge PSLC AGB More Information >>> | Filed: August 28, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge James Donato | |
| Joseph Wilson - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Orr, E. Brazil, A. Bustamante, N. Brones | Filed: August 27, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| John Hardney - Judge Alicia G Rosenberg More Information >>> | Ralph Diaz | Filed: August 20, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Stephen V Wilson |
| Jerome Paul Wilson - Judge Paul L Abrams More Information >>> | A. Kittner, Reume, Reh., J. Soto, Robert L. Ayers, Secretary of Cal. Dept. of Corr., James Tilton, Gorey, California State Prison Los Angeles County, C. Campbell‚ III | Filed: August 20, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge George H Wu jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jabrie Bennett - Judge Nathanael M Cousins More Information >>> | Warden Jeff Lynch | Filed: August 13, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| J P Parnell - Judge Dolly M Gee More Information >>> | D. Cueva | Filed: August 17, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Alexander F MacKinnon |
| Justo Richards - Judge Susan van Keulen More Information >>> | Filed: October 27, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:1651 | |
| Jessie Luis Reneaux - Judge Gregory G Hollows More Information >>> | Federal District Court of California | Filed: October 26, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Javaughn Robinson - Judge Gonzalo P Curiel More Information >>> | Zembrano, Duarte III | Filed: October 26, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Allison H Goddard jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| James Garner - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> | Ralph Diaz | Filed: October 26, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jahmal M. Edwards - Judge Kandis A Westmore More Information >>> | Jane Doe, Warden Ron Bloomfield, San Quentin State Prison, John Doe | Filed: October 28, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Johnny Crutchfield - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: October 26, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joshua Charles Acosta - Judge Cormac J Carney More Information >>> | Doe 2, Doe 1, Doe 3, Y. Servin | Filed: October 28, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Autumn D Spaeth |
| Julio Sandoval - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | On Habeas Corpus | Filed: August 31, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Juan Mendez-Barocio - Judge Sallie Kim More Information >>> | Warden of Immigration Detention Facility, T. Matthew Albence, Chad Wolf, William P. Barr, Erik Bonnar | Filed: August 31, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge PSLC LLH |
| John Lake - Judge Donna M Ryu More Information >>> | Patrick Lovello, Dr. S. H. Wong-Do, Ralph Diaz, Jean Weiss | Filed: October 30, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Juan Carlos Garcia - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | Xavier Becerra, J. Robertson | Filed: October 29, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Daniel E Butcher |
| Jacob Scott Lake - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | P. Eaton | Filed: October 29, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Julio Nzolameso - Judge Steve Kim More Information >>> | Ralph Diaz | Filed: October 23, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Josephine L Staton |
| Jorge Enrique Hernandez - Judge Stanley Blumenfeld More Information >>> | The Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: October 20, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Alexander F MacKinnon |
| Jonathan Ordenana - Judge Edward M Chen More Information >>> | USA | Filed: October 19, 2020 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Joaquin Lugo - Judge Dennis M Cota More Information >>> | Chelsea Armenta, Vance, Allen, P. Birdsong, Wright, Kenneth J. Pogue, Steven Escobar, Nunez, Ralph Diaz, Rossolio, Sanders, B. Wilson, Landry, P. Kuntz, Frias, Messerli, Montgomery, Anthony Carter, Strippling, Jeffrey Macomber | Filed: November 02, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jose Omar Cardenas - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | John Kelly, David Harlow, William Pelham Barr, Steven C. Stafford | Filed: November 04, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd |
| Jorge A. Perez - Judge Beth Labson Freeman More Information >>> | Gavin Newson, Cathy Allison, R.C. Johnson, Ralph Mobocrat Diaz, Bernard Ramos | Filed: November 02, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| James Arthur Wirth - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Superior Court County of Sacramento | Filed: November 04, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jamont L. Calhoun - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> | R. Dela Cruz, Larson, Shahzaad, R. Wilridge, S. Magnito, M. Wahome | Filed: November 04, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| James D. Lewis, James Obama - Judge Vince Chhabria More Information >>> | United States of America, Mark Zuckerberg, Inc., Facebook Federal Communications Commission | Filed: November 06, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Joshua Lawrence Latham - Judge Michael M Anello More Information >>> | Hampton, Soriano, Manziel, Rodriguez, M. ., Glynn, Sergovia, Maria Diaz, F. Armenta, John DOES, H. Greenwald, J. Vernon, Doyle, Ash, Cannon, M. Val, Rutgers, Marcus Pollard, A. Vasquez, -, Ruelas, Daniel Saltzman | Filed: November 05, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Bernard G Skomal |
| Jesus Hernandez - Judge John E McDermott More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: November 02, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Josephine L Staton |
| Julio Balvaneda - Judge John W Holcomb More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: November 02, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Alexander F MacKinnon |
| Juan Fernando Mejia Banegas - Judge Michael S Berg More Information >>> | Jose Meza, Michael Mansfield | Filed: October 29, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Larry Alan Burns jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jarmaal Smith - Judge Stanley Blumenfeld More Information >>> | Doty, Castellanos, R. Johnson, Berber | Filed: October 27, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Michael R Wilner |
| Jeffery Dennis - Judge Terry J Hatter More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: September 08, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Sheri Pym |
| Joaquin Callins - Judge Fernando M Olguin More Information >>> | People of The State of California, C. Saldana | Filed: September 11, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Alka Sagar |
| Jideofor Ajaelo - Judge Daniel E Butcher More Information >>> | J. Carrillo | Filed: November 09, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge William Q Hayes jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Juan Delgado - Judge Percy Anderson More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: September 10, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jean P Rosenbluth |
| Jackie Edward Johnson - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> | Hunter Anglea | Filed: September 10, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Kimberly J Mueller |
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https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/