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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| Jonas B. Foster - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Alla Liberstein, Wellpath, Tulare County David Sheriff's Department, Larios | Filed: November 12, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jesse Chacon‚ Jr. - Judge John W Holcomb More Information >>> | Chelsea Armenta, Ralph Diaz, Kenneth J. Pogue, Steven Escobar, Warden Jeffrey Macomber, P. Birdsong, Anthony Carter | Filed: September 14, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Karen L Stevenson |
| Jacob Nagel - Judge Kandis A Westmore More Information >>> | CDC Norco | Filed: November 13, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Justin Sherman - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | Ramadan | Filed: November 13, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Josef Michael Jensen - Judge James V Selna More Information >>> | Maudeen Martin, R. Delgado | Filed: November 03, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Autumn D Spaeth |
| Joshua Charles Acosta - Judge Michael M Anello More Information >>> | DOE 2, Doe 1, DOE 3, Y. Servin | Filed: November 16, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Michael S Berg |
| Jorge A. Perez - Judge Charles F Eick More Information >>> | Gavin Newson, Cathy Allison, R.C. Johnson, Ralph Mobocrat Diaz, Bernard Ramos | Filed: November 16, 2020 Prisoner Petitions (Prison Conditions) §42:1983, Referring Judge George H Wu |
| Joseph Cavazos - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | USA | Filed: November 17, 2020 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Jahmari Butler - Judge Helena M Barch-Kuchta More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, P. Ken Figabatto-Perez, Clark, M. Cruz, Rehabilitation, J. Rocha, S. Sarmiento | Filed: November 18, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Anthony W Ishii jury demanded by Both |
| Jason Tisdale - Judge Cormac J Carney More Information >>> | Felipe Martinez‚ Jr. | Filed: November 16, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge John E McDermott |
| Justin C. Skannal - Judge Laurel Beeler More Information >>> | Xavier Becerra, Gigi Matteson | Filed: November 13, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge PSLC CET |
| Joshua Davis Bland - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> | Ken Clark | Filed: November 12, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jimmy Hernandez - Judge Charles F Eick More Information >>> | John Sutton | Filed: November 12, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Dolly M Gee |
| Jose R. Robles - Judge Stanley Blumenfeld More Information >>> | The People of the State of California | Filed: November 09, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Pedro V Castillo |
| Jesus Rivera - Judge Dale S Fischer More Information >>> | Neil McDowell | Filed: November 09, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Sheri Pym |
| - Judge John D Early More Information >>> | 77th Police Department | Filed: November 13, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Dolly M Gee |
| Jimmie Stephen - Judge Edmund F Brennan More Information >>> | G Matteson, J. Shaffer | Filed: November 20, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jarvis J Masters - Nov 20, 2020 More Information >>> | Acting Warden, Calif Ron Broomfield | Filed: November 20, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Jarrod Gordon - Judge R Gary Klausner More Information >>> | Stephine Sirls, Riverside Transit Agency, Jane Doe 2, Jane Doe 1, John Doe 4, County of Riverside, Chief Tom Franklin, Haley Nieson, John Doe 3 | Filed: November 18, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Alicia G Rosenberg |
| Jeffrey Talamantes - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | John Latorocca Facility, Lopez, Vernon Warnke, Merced County Jail | Filed: November 18, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James E. Moore - Judge Michael R Wilner More Information >>> | Sergeant Counts, Detective Eric Dirksen, Los Angeles Police Department | Filed: November 06, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge George H Wu |
| Jamie Luevano - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> | President Donald J. Trump | Filed: November 23, 2020 Mandamus & Other §42:1983 |
| - Judge Sallie Kim More Information >>> | Filed: November 23, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 | |
| John F. Woody‚ Jr. - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Ralph Diaz, Charles Rettig, Stephen Mnuchin, Jeff Lynch | Filed: November 20, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jaime Eden Cerpa - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | GiGi Matterson | Filed: November 24, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jose G. Amezquita - Judge PSLC MWD More Information >>> | Lt. Meredith, C.O. Garcia-Cortez | Filed: November 23, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Joseph C Spero |
| Jesse Michel Wynn - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Peterson | Filed: November 23, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Javed Asefi - Judge Josephine L Staton More Information >>> | United State of America | Filed: November 23, 2020 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Jerry Bailey - Judge David O Carter More Information >>> | Warden C.V.S.P. | Filed: November 23, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Douglas F McCormick |
| James H. Flournoy - Judge Joseph C Spero More Information >>> | Chief of Pinole Police, Pinole Police Sgt. Department, Rogers, Tiara Davis, Shawn Delgado, Ofc. Dean, Olison | Filed: November 22, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jose Elias Gutierrez - Judge Thomas S Hixson More Information >>> | J. Gastelo | Filed: September 24, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Lucy H Koh |
| Jehu Hand - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Warden of FCI Herlong | Filed: November 20, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Jose L. Lopez - Judge Jacqueline Chooljian More Information >>> | Michael Norris | Filed: November 18, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge John F Walter |
| Jose Luis Martinez - Judge Shashi H Kewalramani More Information >>> | Ralph Diaz, Wright, Messerli, Montgomery, Chelsea Armenta, Mr. Allen, Vance, Steven Escobar, Kenneth J. Pogue, Warden Jeffrey Macomber, Frias, Anthony Carter, B Wilson, Nunez, Strippling, Rossolio, Kuntz, --, Officer Landry, P. Birdsong, Sanders | Filed: September 30, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Mark C Scarsi jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jimmy Renay Thomas - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Sacramento Cnty. Sheriff's Dept. Transporation | Filed: September 30, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Troy L Nunley |
| Jorge Artuto Cardenas-Tovar - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | William Pelham Barr, Steven Stafford, Donald W. Washington, Chad Wolf | Filed: November 28, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd |
| James E. Barber - Judge Nathanael M Cousins More Information >>> | J. Gutierrez | Filed: September 30, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC MWD |
| Joey Robert Ruiz - Judge Nathanael M Cousins More Information >>> | Nicole Roesiler, Rhonda Skipperr-Dotta | Filed: December 02, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jasmine Benard Austion - Judge Alexander F MacKinnon More Information >>> | Sheriff Alex Villaneuva | Filed: November 30, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Otis D Wright |
| Joseph Son - Judge Percy Anderson More Information >>> | Brian Kibler | Filed: November 30, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Kenly Kiya Kato |
| Jerry Bailey - Judge David O Carter More Information >>> | Warden C.V.S.P. | Filed: November 30, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Douglas F McCormick |
| Julie Elizabeth Harper - Judge Percy Anderson More Information >>> | Clark Kelso, Gavin Newsome, CIW Warden, John Kathleen Allison, Does, J. Core | Filed: November 30, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jean P Rosenbluth |
| Jeremy A. Davis - Judge Stanley Blumenfeld More Information >>> | Carl McGuire‚ III, Robert Werthwein, Terry Brown, Terry Scofidio | Filed: November 30, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Sheri Pym |
| Joey Robert Ruiz - Judge Joseph C Spero More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: December 04, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Julian Rodriguez - Judge Edmund F Brennan More Information >>> | E. Corter, R. Eulers | Filed: December 03, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joseph Son - Judge Helena M Barch-Kuchta More Information >>> | Brian Kibler | Filed: December 08, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Joe Nino - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | J. Munoz, F. Harris, R. Escarcega, V. B. Masferrer, Carillo | Filed: December 07, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jeremy Daniels - Judge Kandis A Westmore More Information >>> | Gerald Coyle | Filed: December 09, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Johnny Lee Norton - Judge Gonzalo P Curiel More Information >>> | Patrick Eaton | Filed: December 07, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd, Referring Judge Bernard G Skomal |
| Jules Anthony Gholar - Dec 10, 2020 More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation | Filed: December 10, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
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