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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| John Glen Keller - Judge Laurel Beeler More Information >>> | Sgt. Obedosi, T. Allen, Lt. Beebe, Reynoso | Filed: March 30, 2022 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner |
| Jamaal D. Thomas - Judge John E McDermott More Information >>> | Raybon Johnson | Filed: March 31, 2022 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petition, Referring Judge Christina A Snyder |
| Jerome Carpenter - Judge Edward J Davila More Information >>> | D. Nelson, Warden Ron Broomfield | Filed: March 31, 2022 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner |
| Jamal P. I. Beaver - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> | Delgado, City of Sacramento Police Department, Nelson | Filed: March 31, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner |
| Jeffrey Charles Wren - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Federal District Court | Filed: April 04, 2022 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petition |
| Johndell Henderson - Judge Edward J Davila More Information >>> | Elisa Macay, Sandeep Bangar, Tina Lopez, Christy Tange, Pedro Soto, Christian Cole, Mario Barroso, Tammie Frost, Herman Clavijo, Lenard M. Pennisi‚ Jr., Alma Tamayo, Michael Thomas, Robert Poodry, Hector Lomeli | Filed: April 06, 2022 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Ri |
| Jesus Eric Carasco - Judge James V Selna More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: April 04, 2022 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28 U.S.C. § 2255 Motion t |
| Jacob Curtis Allen Helm - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> | Madera County, Madera County Jail, State of California | Filed: April 12, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner |
| Jon Goldberg - Judge Kandis A Westmore More Information >>> | Warden Ron Broomfield | Filed: April 12, 2022 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petition |
| Jerry D. Elkins - Judge R Gary Klausner More Information >>> | Nancy McKinney | Filed: April 14, 2022 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2241 Petition, Referring Judge Rozella A Oliver |
| Joseph Hetzel - Judge Cormac J Carney More Information >>> | Brian Cates | Filed: April 13, 2022 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petition, Referring Judge Margo A Rocconi |
| Jarred Tyler Earnest - Judge John A Kronstadt More Information >>> | San Bernardino County | Filed: April 15, 2022 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petition, Referring Judge Douglas F McCormick |
| Johnny Joe Haro - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | T. Nguyen, Gordon Lai, Kai-Chin Jeng | Filed: April 18, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner |
| Joseph Ulysses Koutsis - Judge Joseph C Spero More Information >>> | California Institution for Men | Filed: April 18, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner |
| Johnny Fletcher‚ Jr. - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | United States, K. Silva, B. M. Tate | Filed: April 15, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28 U.S.C. § 1331 Federal jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jermaine Blair - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> | Ruiz, Reynolds, Anaya, Viss, Francisco-Justo, Cox | Filed: April 15, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner |
| Joshua Michl - Judge Kendall J Newman More Information >>> | County of Butte | Filed: April 18, 2022 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petition |
| Johnny Jean - Judge Kendall J Newman More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: April 18, 2022 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2241 Petition |
| Juan Enrique Lopez - Judge Steve Kim More Information >>> | Jim Robertson | Filed: April 18, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petition, Referring Judge Mark C Scarsi |
| James M. Fayed - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | Warden SQSP | Filed: April 20, 2022 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petition |
| Joshua Michl - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> | Cindy Black, Napa State Hospital | Filed: April 19, 2022 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petition |
| Joshua Michl - Judge Kendall J Newman More Information >>> | Butte County Public Defender, County of Butte, Butte County District Attorney, Butte County Sheriff | Filed: April 19, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Ri |
| Jeffrey Brock - Judge Virginia K DeMarchi More Information >>> | California Institution for Men | Filed: April 19, 2022 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner |
| Jianying Ding - Apr 21, 2022 More Information >>> | Alejandro Mayorkas, Irene Martin, Ur Mendoza Jaddou | Filed: April 21, 2022 Mandamus & Other §28 U.S.C. § 1361 Petition |
| Jimmy Lee Houston - Judge Jeffrey S White More Information >>> | S. Gutierrez, L Maciel, M. Rangel | Filed: April 22, 2022 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jonathan Kohut - Judge Helena M Barch-Kuchta More Information >>> | S. Wiswell, M. Reyes, D. May, M. Martin, R. Blancas, LT. Martin | Filed: April 21, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner |
| Jermonta R Cummings - Judge PSLC AGB More Information >>> | The People of the State of California, Luiz Martinez | Filed: April 15, 2022 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petition, Referring Judge Laurel Beeler |
| Joseph C. Moore - Judge Janis L Sammartino More Information >>> | M. Palmer, Christopher Daub, S. Gates, D. S. Lewis, Anderson, A. Taylor, H. Greenwald, A. Meza, R. Centeno | Filed: April 15, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 pr Priso, Referring Judge Bernard G Skomal jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Joshua Pardue - Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong More Information >>> | Mark P. Brandt | Filed: April 20, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner, Referring Judge Sheri Pym |
| James Allen Williams - Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo More Information >>> | USA | Filed: April 25, 2022 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28 U.S.C. § 2255 Motion t |
| Jeffrey Caldwell - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: April 25, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner |
| Jarvon D. Green - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | Gomez, Connie Gibson, Brian Kibler | Filed: April 26, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner |
| Jack Leroy Carroll - Judge Margo A Rocconi More Information >>> | John Doe One, Ralph Diaz, Michael Felder, Giwa Rasheed | Filed: April 24, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner, Referring Judge George H Wu |
| Jasmon Rogers - Judge Andre Birotte More Information >>> | County of San Bernardino, Jim Considine, Shannon D. Dicus | Filed: April 25, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner, Referring Judge Jacqueline Chooljian jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jason S. Harper - Apr 29, 2022 More Information >>> | J. Esparza, G. Mercado, M. Alford, H. Aguwa, K. Allison, A. Armenta, L. Macias, D. Williams, R. Morales, J. Cisneros-Vasquez, J. Collins, Office of Appeals, California Department, M. Quinnonez, C. Sanchez, C. Torres, J. Escobedo, S. Sherman, R. Dela Cruz | Filed: April 29, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner |
| Jerome L. Grimes - Judge Jill L Burkhardt More Information >>> | Darryl, Jo Leave, Automobile Repair Shop | Filed: April 28, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 pr Priso, Referring Judge Todd W Robinson |
| Justin M. Zapata - Judge Jesus G Bernal More Information >>> | Anaheim Police Department, State of California, Detective Newman | Filed: April 27, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner, Referring Judge Charles F Eick |
| James Carl Kelly - Judge Jon S Tigar More Information >>> | Warden of Salinas Valley State Prison, Doctor Lara Daniels | Filed: May 02, 2022 Prisoner: Prison Condition §02 U.S.C. § 437 Federal E |
| Jason S. Harper - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Jonat, Ricky Dela Cruz, Gabino Mercado, Maria Cecilia Sanchez, Quinnonez, Kathleen Allison, Mark Alford, Jason Collins, C. Torres, Jaime Escobedo, Stu Sherman, Donna Williams, Angel Armenta, Henry Aguwa, Raul Morales, Lorenzo Macias, Jose Cisneros Vasquez | Filed: April 29, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner |
| Jason M Vargas - Judge Alex G Tse More Information >>> | Warden Craig Koenig, D. Metcalf, S. Posson, of Enrique Galvan, State California | Filed: May 06, 2022 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner |
| James Carl Kelly - Judge Jon S Tigar More Information >>> | Yeh, Tinius, Lara Daniels, S. Gates, Lemon, Lawrence Gamboa, Ronque, Gorgrey Pidlla, Atenley, Molhotra, M. Villanueva, T. Allen, Lamb, Joseph Paredes | Filed: May 06, 2022 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner |
| Jeremy Delphin - Judge John W Holcomb More Information >>> | Magnola, M. Biallas, Wallace | Filed: May 02, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Ri, Referring Judge Douglas F McCormick |
| Jonathan Davis - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> | K. Kelly, San Joaquin Medical Hospital, M. Ashe | Filed: May 06, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner |
| Jason Smith - Judge Beth Labson Freeman More Information >>> | Zackarey Brown, V. Garcia, Joshua Peffley, C. Mell, Sergio Mora, L. Scott, Jesus Lopez, Humberto Vera, B. Barron, H. Orozco, Ceasar Bravo, C. Vergara, Hayley Madsen | Filed: May 11, 2022 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner |
| Jared Andrew Martin - Judge Helena M Barch-Kuchta More Information >>> | Guzman, Tyson J. Pogue, N. Flores, Mendoza | Filed: May 10, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner |
| Jerome L. Grimes - Judge Karen S Crawford More Information >>> | Enterpise Rent-A-Car Company of Los Angeles, LLC. | Filed: May 09, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 pr Priso, Referring Judge Dana M Sabraw jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| James Paul Andrew Torfason - Judge Allison H Goddard More Information >>> | Internal Revenue Service | Filed: May 13, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 pr Priso, Referring Judge Jinsook Ohta |
| Justin M. Zapata - Judge Jesus G Bernal More Information >>> | V.P. Harris of The United States of America | Filed: May 11, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner, Referring Judge Charles F Eick |
| Jose Luis Manzado-Colobon - Judge Dolly M Gee More Information >>> | Consulate of Ecuador | Filed: May 10, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner, Referring Judge John E McDermott |
| John Crawford - Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank More Information >>> | D. Samuel | Filed: May 06, 2022 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petition, 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/