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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| Jackie Osby - Judge Otis D Wright More Information >>> | J F Salazar | Filed: July 09, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jose Paredes - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> | Leroy Baca | Filed: July 13, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Joel Antonio Cortez - Judge Margaret A. Nagle More Information >>> | S. Hubbard | Filed: July 13, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Johnson Le - Judge Otis D Wright More Information >>> | Debra Dexter | Filed: July 17, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jaime Bretado - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> | Jeanne S Woodford | Filed: July 17, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| John P Simon - Judge Ralph Zarefsky More Information >>> | Sheriff of San Luis Obispo County, San Luis Board Obispo County of Supervisors | Filed: July 17, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| John P Simon - Judge Ralph Zarefsky More Information >>> | Transcoramerica Agency Department | Filed: July 17, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Jose Manuel Lopez - Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg More Information >>> | Debra Dexter | Filed: July 18, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Juan Bueno Hernandez - Judge Edward Rafeedie More Information >>> | USA | Filed: July 18, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| James Lynn Hines - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> | State of California, Internal Affairs Region IV Bakersfield, Parole Dept. | Filed: July 19, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jeffery S Grandison - Judge S James Otero More Information >>> | Lydia Hense | Filed: July 20, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Juan Becerra-Perez - Judge Audrey B. Collins More Information >>> | USA | Filed: July 20, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Juan P Monroy - Judge John F. Walter More Information >>> | Jeanne Woodford | Filed: July 24, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jason Earl Jones - Judge Marc L. Goldman More Information >>> | P Phillip Halpin, Gil Garcetti, Walt Karpinski, Karen Richardson, Los Angeles County Public Defender, Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office, The People of the State of California, Alice C Hill, Craig Richman, Warren G Greener | Filed: July 25, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Johnnie Lambert - Judge Rosalyn M. Chapman More Information >>> | Warden Felker | Filed: July 27, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Jamal Omar Sims - Judge Ralph Zarefsky More Information >>> | Anthony Hedgpeth | Filed: July 27, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jessie Zepeda - Judge Marc L. Goldman More Information >>> | James Walker | Filed: July 30, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jeffery S Grandison - Judge Arthur Nakazato More Information >>> | Lydia Hense | Filed: July 30, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jeffery S Grandison - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> | Matthew M Vodnoy, Jeffrey R Graves, Michael D Cater | Filed: July 30, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Juan Romero Robles - Judge Ralph Zarefsky More Information >>> | Lydia C Hensen | Filed: August 01, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Joshua Martin Mitchell - Judge Patrick J. Walsh More Information >>> | The People of California | Filed: August 02, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Meredith Clarke - Judge Marc L. Goldman More Information >>> | J. F. SALAZAR | Filed: August 07, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Joseph Grimes - Judge Patrick J. Walsh More Information >>> | Two Employees, Sheriff's Department, V Zavilla, Ross | Filed: August 07, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Jeffrey Marshall Alsborg - Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg More Information >>> | James A Yates, James E Tilton | Filed: August 08, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jose Ledesma - Judge Patrick J. Walsh More Information >>> | Tom Felker | Filed: August 08, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Joseph Lyles - Judge Suzanne H. Segal More Information >>> | Ken Clark | Filed: August 09, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| John Akugha - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> | James T Hayes, Department of Homeland Security, Jr | Filed: August 10, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jonathan Lee Smith - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> | V A Almager | Filed: August 13, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| John Ray Dynes - Judge Victor B. Kenton More Information >>> | Juan Medina | Filed: August 15, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Jason Rodriguez - Judge George H Wu More Information >>> | Derral G Adams | Filed: August 15, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jimmie Stephen - Judge Duty Magistrate Judge More Information >>> | Marshal | Filed: August 15, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Juan Gabriel Canche Alonzo - Judge Arthur Nakazato More Information >>> | Jame E Tilton | Filed: August 16, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Lynn Hines - Judge Margaret A. Nagle More Information >>> | Attorney General of Arizona | Filed: August 17, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| James Lynn Hines - Judge Margaret A. Nagle More Information >>> | Dora B Schillo | Filed: August 17, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| James Lynn Hines - Judge Margaret A. Nagle More Information >>> | DSPC Smutt | Filed: August 17, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| James R Glenn - Judge Ralph Zarefsky More Information >>> | Gary Penrod, San Bernardino County Board of of Supervisors, Rehabilitation, California Department Corrections | Filed: August 17, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Jian Hui Li - Judge Oswald Parada More Information >>> | Julie Myers, Alberto Gonzales, Michael Jr, T Chertoff, John Torres, James Hayes, Rodney Penner | Filed: August 17, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Johnny Lee Richardson‚ Jr. - Judge Gary A. Feess More Information >>> | J Walker | Filed: August 20, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Eugene Garcia - Judge R Gary Klausner More Information >>> | James Tilton | Filed: August 21, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| John Wesley Williams - Judge Frederick F. Mumm More Information >>> | F B Haws | Filed: August 22, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Joseph Raymond McCoy - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> | Arnold Lieman, George R Perkovich, Nikola Jr Mickulicich, | Filed: August 22, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| James Reyna - Judge James V. Selna More Information >>> | Debra Dexter | Filed: August 22, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Lynn Hines - Judge Margaret A. Nagle More Information >>> | I Barra, California Parole Division | Filed: August 23, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Janet L Mora - Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg More Information >>> | Deborah Patrick | Filed: August 23, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jeffrey Thomas Davis - Judge John Charles Rayburn More Information >>> | The State of California | Filed: August 27, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Michael Newman, . - Judge Patrick J. Walsh More Information >>> | The Los Angeles Police Department, The City of Los Angeles | Filed: August 27, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| James Myron, James Landsberger, Andres Gronlund, Stanley Reffner, Steven Taber - Judge Carla Woehrle More Information >>> | B Sarah Turner, Robert R Anderson, California Correctional Peace Officers Assocation (CCPOA), Peter Priamos, Manuel M Medeiros, California Department of Corrections (CDC), Michael S Evans, Frances T Grunder, State of California Governor Arno, Bill Lockyer | Filed: August 28, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Civil Rights Act jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jeffrey Larue Logan - Judge George P. Schiavelli More Information >>> | Ben Curry | Filed: August 29, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| John Ray Dynes - Judge Victor B. Kenton More Information >>> | Tehachapi Correctional Institution | Filed: August 30, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Jimmie A Smith - Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg More Information >>> | J Fitter, John Doe, H Cassim | Filed: August 31, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
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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/