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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| Jamie Warren Willard - Judge Cormac J Carney More Information >>> | Josie Gastelo | Filed: July 08, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Autumn D Spaeth |
| Jeffrey Thompson - Judge Philip S Gutierrez More Information >>> | Patrick Covello, Kamala Harris | Filed: July 09, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Douglas F McCormick |
| Jacob Andrew Bergeron - Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank More Information >>> | Unknown State Agents | Filed: July 09, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Rozella A Oliver |
| Jesse Frank Oglesby - Judge John E McDermott More Information >>> | Warden Jared D. Lozano | Filed: July 16, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Otis D Wright |
| James Vest - Judge Sheri Pym More Information >>> | CSP - LAC | Filed: July 16, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge James V Selna |
| Jarred E. Chaney - Judge Fernando M Olguin More Information >>> | David Baughman | Filed: July 16, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Karen E Scott |
| John Lake - Judge Rozella A Oliver More Information >>> | Chirinos, R.C. Johnson, John Does | Filed: July 17, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1983, Referring Judge George H Wu |
| Joseph Nichols‚ III - Judge Jacqueline Chooljian More Information >>> | Christian Pfeiffer | Filed: July 23, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Dale S Fischer |
| John Tayanita Norris - Judge Michael W Fitzgerald More Information >>> | Ralph Diaz | Filed: July 23, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Gail J Standish |
| James Carl Kelly - Judge Autumn D Spaeth More Information >>> | Filed: July 23, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge John F Walter jury demanded by Plaintiff | |
| John Lake - Judge Rozella A Oliver More Information >>> | C/O John Does, Warden R.C. Johnson, C/O Chinos | Filed: July 23, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge George H Wu |
| Jeffrey Franklin - Judge S James Otero More Information >>> | S. Shiesha, U. Baniga, Harold Tate, J. Lewis | Filed: July 26, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Patrick J Walsh |
| Jose Alberto Hurtado - Judge Michael W Fitzgerald More Information >>> | Stu Sherman | Filed: July 26, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Alicia G Rosenberg |
| Jeffery Miles - Judge Paul L Abrams More Information >>> | Raymond Madden | Filed: July 29, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Fernando M Olguin |
| Jacob Drummondo Farias - Judge Alexander F MacKinnon More Information >>> | Felicia Ponce | Filed: July 30, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Stephen V Wilson |
| James Swon - Judge David O Carter More Information >>> | State Supreme Court, California Parole Board, Sacramento Superior Court | Filed: August 12, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Alexander F MacKinnon |
| Jonathan Mitchell Carter - Judge Jesus G Bernal More Information >>> | Jim Robertson | Filed: August 13, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jacqueline Chooljian |
| Jacob Bergeron - Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank More Information >>> | Unknown Agents of the State of Georgia | Filed: August 13, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Rozella A Oliver |
| Jerome Paul Wilson - Judge Paul L Abrams More Information >>> | Robert L Ayers, Gorey, James Tilton, J. Soto, California State Prison Los Angeles County, A. Kittner, C. Campbell‚ III, Reume | Filed: August 13, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge George H Wu |
| Jose Luis Carbajal - Judge R Gary Klausner More Information >>> | J. Sullivan | Filed: August 22, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Karen L Stevenson |
| Joseph D. Mancilla - Judge Philip S Gutierrez More Information >>> | Filed: August 22, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Sheri Pym | |
| James BoWell - Judge Maria A Audero More Information >>> | State of California, Connie Gipson | Filed: August 23, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Terry J Hatter |
| Jose Manuel Lopez - Judge Patrick J Walsh More Information >>> | Scott Kernan, Larry Small | Filed: August 30, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Stephen V Wilson |
| Juan Diego Miranda Martinez - Judge Maria A Audero More Information >>> | Federal Correctional Institution No. 2 | Filed: September 06, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge John F Walter |
| Joseph C. Moore, Joseph C Moore - Judge R Gary Klausner More Information >>> | Attorney General California, W.M. Pollard | Filed: September 09, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jean P Rosenbluth |
| Jose Vanegas - Judge Michael R Wilner More Information >>> | C. Swain, V. Malinkas | Filed: September 12, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331, Referring Judge Stephen V Wilson |
| Jose Soto - Judge Michael W Fitzgerald More Information >>> | J. Lizarraga | Filed: September 16, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Autumn D Spaeth |
| John Lake - Judge Rozella A Oliver More Information >>> | CO Chrinos, Associates of the Car Green Moster, Captain Miller, Warden, Lt. Shoensleen | Filed: September 17, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge George H Wu |
| John R Demos‚ Jr., The Society of T.R.U.T.H., John Robert Demos - Judge Dolly M Gee More Information >>> | The Governor of The State of California, The of State Attorney General California, The State of Washington, The Governor of The State of South Dakota, The U.S. Attorney General, The Virginia Company, T, The British East India Company, The Plymouth Company | Filed: September 17, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Alicia G Rosenberg |
| Jesus Martinez-Delgado - Judge Dale S Fischer More Information >>> | Warden L. J. Mulusnic | Filed: September 18, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Jose Castellanos - Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank More Information >>> | Raymond Madden | Filed: September 18, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge John E McDermott |
| Jessie Abbott Duran - Judge Karen E Scott More Information >>> | Jim Robertson | Filed: September 18, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Stephen V Wilson |
| Jose Rodriguez - Judge Shashi H Kewalramani More Information >>> | Ken Clark | Filed: September 20, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge R Gary Klausner |
| Jovanny Theus - Judge David O Carter More Information >>> | Warren L. Montgomery | Filed: September 20, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Karen E Scott |
| Jerome Paul Wilson - Judge Paul L Abrams More Information >>> | Robert L Ayers, Gorey, James Tilton, J. Soto, California State Prison Los Angeles County, A. Kittner, C. Campbell‚ III, Reume | Filed: September 23, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge George H Wu jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jose A Castro - Judge Jesus G Bernal More Information >>> | L.A.S.D., ID #404914, Bonner | Filed: September 23, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Alicia G Rosenberg jury demanded by Defendant |
| John Robert Demos - Judge Dolly M Gee More Information >>> | The U.S. Attorney General | Filed: September 27, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Alicia G Rosenberg |
| Jesse Ramon Johnson - Judge Paul L Abrams More Information >>> | Jackey Lacey, Los Angeles County, Jim McDonnell | Filed: October 01, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Dale S Fischer |
| Jose A. Lopez - Judge Paul L Abrams More Information >>> | M. Huston | Filed: October 03, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Christina A Snyder |
| Javier Perez - Judge Dean D Pregerson More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: October 08, 2019 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Joe Larry Bryant - Judge Karen L Stevenson More Information >>> | Warren L. Montgomery | Filed: October 08, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Stephen V Wilson |
| Jerome D. White - Judge Charles F Eick More Information >>> | Laura Eldridge | Filed: October 08, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge John F Walter |
| Justin Pabon - Judge Douglas F McCormick More Information >>> | Warden L. J. Milusnic | Filed: October 09, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Josephine L Staton |
| Jackson Gumisiriza - Judge Patrick J Walsh More Information >>> | David Holbrook | Filed: October 11, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Otis D Wright |
| Jimmie Carter - Judge Maria A Audero More Information >>> | Ralph M. Diaz, Steven Tanner, Marie Reyes, Amor Ronalyn Walker, Amendaz, Gary Masigman, J. Castelo, Wallace, Maria Escareal | Filed: October 18, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Jesus G Bernal jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| James Duane Grzeslo - Judge John A Kronstadt More Information >>> | M. Pollard | Filed: October 21, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Alicia G Rosenberg |
| Jesse Boggs - Judge John D Early More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: October 22, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge John F Walter |
| Jacquon Ervin Williams - Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank More Information >>> | People of The State of California | Filed: October 22, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Shashi H Kewalramani |
| Jorge Gabriel Espinoza Vallecillo - Judge Karen L Stevenson More Information >>> | Michael Dowdy, Andrew Dimaggio, Angeles R Paul Meneses, John Cusick, People of the State of Michigan, Jeffrey Knoche, Richard Schwab, Sanford Schulman, Jenifer Douglas | Filed: October 25, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge George H Wu |
| Jess D Brasuell‚ III - Judge Philip S Gutierrez More Information >>> | Nick Coughlin, Haylee Red-Van Rooyan, Urban 1 Development, Atascadero Police Department, Does through 10, Christopher White, Housing | Filed: October 28, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Patrick J Walsh |
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