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.
How do you search out why someone is in Jail or Prison?
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
A(6667 rec) B(2672 rec) C(5072 rec) D(7219 rec) E(3624 rec) F(1781 rec) G(3370 rec) H(1652 rec) I(881 rec) J(12301 rec) K(3180 rec) L(3668 rec) M(7331 rec) N(980 rec) O(682 rec) P(1851 rec) Q(155 rec) R(8661 rec) S(6027 rec) T(3927 rec) U(192 rec) V(1179 rec) W(2587 rec) X(89 rec) Y(412 rec) Z(232 rec)| Plaintiff/ Respondent Name | Petitioner/ Defendant Name | Filed, Nature of Suit, Judge |
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| John P Sherman - Judge Laurel Beeler More Information >>> | Norm Taylor | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 1651 |
| Jerone Bradford - Judge Dale S Fischer More Information >>> | United States of America | Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28 U.S.C. § 2255 |
| Jessie Delacruz Milo - Judge Helena M Barch-Kuchta More Information >>> | Ken Clark | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| Javier Cuenca-Zuniga - Judge Dana M Sabraw More Information >>> | Steven C. Stafford, Merrick Garland, Chad Wolf, Donald W. Washington | Mandamus & Other §28 U.S.C. § 2241 fd |
| - Judge Phyllis J Hamilton More Information >>> | Mandamus & Other §42 U.S.C. § 1983 | |
| - Judge Phyllis J Hamilton More Information >>> | Mandamus & Other §42 U.S.C. § 1983 | |
| Jaborie Brown - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | Warden of USP Atwater | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2241 |
| Jose Roberto Zaiza - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | S. Sarmiento, B. Hamilton, M. Gamboa, A. Rocha, M. Cruz, P. Perez | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Jacob Wilcox - Judge Charles F Eick More Information >>> | Ron Godwin | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge Mark C Scarsi |
| Jesse Lee Shavers‚ Jr. - Judge Joseph C Spero More Information >>> | Officer D. Kelsey, Dr. Taber, R.N. Bassett, Warden A.D.A. | Prisoner: Prison Condition §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Jonathan Wells - Judge Lucy H Koh More Information >>> | USA | Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28 U.S.C. § 2255 |
| Jesus Alberto Tabares - Judge John W Holcomb More Information >>> | Raymond Madden | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge Gail J Standish |
| Joseph R. Leon - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> | Judge David A. Cena, Judge Cynthia Servely, Eric Judge S. Geffon | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Jesus Eric Carasco - Judge Pedro V Castillo More Information >>> | United States of America | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2241 , Referring Judge Ronald SW Lew |
| John Wesley Williams - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | The State Bar of California | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| Julian Rodriguez - Judge Kendall J Newman More Information >>> | B. Scnumman | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Joseph Williamson - Judge Phyllis J Hamilton More Information >>> | Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service | Mandamus & Other §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Jamall E. Adams - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | Duran, J Caldwell | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Janye S.M. Waller - Judge Susan van Keulen More Information >>> | Saint Francis Hospital | Prisoner: Prison Condition §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Julian Sanchez - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Solorio, Rodriguez, Diaz, Perez, Fulgate, Rocha, Green | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Jehu Allen Matthews - Judge Ruben B Brooks More Information >>> | Cesar Escuro, Rob Bonita, San Diego County Probation Department | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge M James Lorenz |
| Jacob Wilcox - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | Ron Godwin | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| Jordan Jackson - Judge Dennis M Cota More Information >>> | Avila, Jones, Escobar | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Julio Cesar Bonilla - Judge Michael R Wilner More Information >>> | Eastern District Court | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 , Referring Judge Stephen V Wilson |
| Juan Autilano Merced‚ Jr. - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Patrick Covello, M. Allen, E. Brazil | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jerome Smith - Judge Gregory G Hollows More Information >>> | Tammy Foss | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| Joshua Butler - Judge Sallie Kim More Information >>> | Antioch Police Department, R. White | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Jessie Delacruz Milo - Judge David O Carter More Information >>> | Ken Clark | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge Jacqueline Chooljian |
| Joseph M. Bradley - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | Wellpath Health | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Jessie Milo - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | M. Gamboa, R. Rodriguez, T. Dunn, C. Morelock | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Jamie Lee Stanton - Judge Shashi H Kewalramani More Information >>> | Judge Christopher B. Marshall, Sheriff John B. McMahon, Catherine Willard | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge Fernando M Olguin |
| Jarvon D. Green - Judge Kendall J Newman More Information >>> | Brian Kibler | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| Jose Francisco Gonzalez - Judge Nathanael M Cousins More Information >>> | Unknown | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| Julian J. Alexander - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | H. Moseley, Munguia, Britton, Rodriguez | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Jose G. Castillo - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | Supervisor, Avenal, Martin Gamboa, Robert Jean Bonta, Harper | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Jacob Andrew Bergeron - Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank More Information >>> | Dianne Davis, Unknown Boad of the Department, Lakeview Behavioral Hospital, Department of Behavioral Health, Northside Cherokee Hospital, Developmental Disabilities, Roger Garriso, Georgia State Regional Hospital, Unknwon Commissioner of the Department | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge Rozella A Oliver |
| Jonathan Gonzalez - Judge Gail J Standish More Information >>> | B. Cates | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge Otis D Wright |
| John A. Henderson - Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge Alicia G Rosenberg |
| Jackie Edward Johnson - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> | Raythel Fisher | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| John Paul Frank Schowachert - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | Danzart, Kelley Santoro, Woods, Tapia | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Jim Carter Bynum - Judge Susan van Keulen More Information >>> | Mary Sweet, Martin Laufik | Prisoner: Prison Condition §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Joseph Recarey - Judge Janis L Sammartino More Information >>> | We The People | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge Bernard G Skomal |
| James D. Allen, Llord J.P. Allen - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | K. Allison, T. Plumlee, Gracian, B. Davis, B. Cates, Rashuan Q. Dean, L. Stephens, M. Garcia | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| James O'Shea - Judge PSLC MWD More Information >>> | Bolanos | Prisoner: Prison Condition §42 U.S.C. § 1983 , Referring Judge Richard Seeborg |
| Jovanny Hernandez - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | Lt. Singleton, M. Knight, H. Shirley | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Joel Gonzalez - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> | A. Ciolli | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2241 |
| Justin Alexander Roberts - Judge Anthony J Battaglia More Information >>> | USA | Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28 U.S.C. § 2255 |
| Jonathan Bennett - Judge Kendall J Newman More Information >>> | Robert Burton, Frank Moreno III, Ulisses Garcia | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Juan Rivera - Judge Helena M Barch-Kuchta More Information >>> | Sergeant P. Rodriguez | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Jerom Heggins Renee - Judge Ronald SW Lew More Information >>> | Chino State Prison Fac., Nursing Staff, Medical Cheif | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 , Referring Judge Karen L Stevenson |
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A parole suitability hearing is often a very stressful and significant event for inmates, victims, victims’ family members, correctional staff, and the community. The Board is dedicated to protecting public safety, treating all persons who participate in a parole hearing with respect and dignity, applying the law in an unbiased manner, and protecting the rights of inmates and victims.
https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/