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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| John Christopher Brown - Judge Percy Anderson More Information >>> | Josie Gastelo | Filed: March 02, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Patrick J Walsh |
| Jamar Meneese - Judge R Gary Klausner More Information >>> | County of Los Angeles, Warden, Warden Rick Hill | Filed: March 03, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Alka Sagar |
| James Meredith Branham - Judge Sheri Pym More Information >>> | A. Banks, Sergeant Johnson, D. Shumacher, R. Chirinos, J. Villa | Filed: March 03, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge George H Wu |
| Joe Larry Bryant - Judge Karen L Stevenson More Information >>> | Warren L. Montgomery | Filed: March 05, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Stephen V Wilson |
| Joseph Rene Meza - Judge Dolly M Gee More Information >>> | Warden Martinez | Filed: March 11, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Sheri Pym |
| Jeremy White - Judge Shashi H Kewalramani More Information >>> | A. Avila, Ironwood State Prison, Warden, C. K. Lee, Pollich, C.D.C.R. | Filed: March 24, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Fernando M Olguin |
| Jose De Jesus Cardenas - Mar 26, 2020 More Information >>> | Jaime George | Filed: March 26, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jose De Jesus Cardenas - Judge David O Carter More Information >>> | George Jaime | Filed: March 26, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Gail J Standish |
| John Misko - Judge Pedro V Castillo More Information >>> | M Pollard, X Becera | Filed: March 26, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Terry J Hatter |
| James L. Ricalls - Judge Percy Anderson More Information >>> | Mr. Hinton | Filed: April 01, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Kenly Kiya Kato jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Joe Alfred Taylor‚ III - Judge Paul L Abrams More Information >>> | John Doe 7, Jane Doe 1, John Doe 3, Sheriff 4, Alex Villanueva, John Doe Deputy Awad, Deputy Flores, Assistant Sheriff Robert Olmstgad, Flores and, John Doe 2, John Doe 5, John Doe 6, Assistnat Sheriff Robert Olmstgad, Jane Doe 2, John Doe 1, Jackie Clark | Filed: April 07, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank |
| John Forrest - Judge Kenly Kiya Kato More Information >>> | Thahesha Jusino | Filed: April 14, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge James V Selna |
| Jarrod Ernest Spencer-Hayes - Judge John A Kronstadt More Information >>> | M. Spearman | Filed: April 22, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Douglas F McCormick |
| John L. Miller - Judge Kenly Kiya Kato More Information >>> | R. Carson, A. Castillo | Filed: April 22, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge George H Wu |
| Jamal R. Mosley - Judge R Gary Klausner More Information >>> | Jeff Lynch | Filed: April 24, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Gail J Standish |
| James H. Fisher - Judge Maria A Audero More Information >>> | RC Johnson | Filed: April 24, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jesus G Bernal |
| Juan Martin Figueroa - Judge Paul L Abrams More Information >>> | WL Montgomery | Filed: April 29, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Fernando M Olguin |
| Joseph Gutierrez - Judge Jesus G Bernal More Information >>> | Filed: May 01, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Gail J Standish | |
| Juan Carranza - Judge Christina A Snyder More Information >>> | District Attorneys Office, Miss Simone Shay | Filed: May 05, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Autumn D Spaeth |
| Juan Carranza - Judge Christina A Snyder More Information >>> | Rick Hill | Filed: May 05, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Autumn D Spaeth |
| James Baker - Judge R Gary Klausner More Information >>> | People of The State of California | Filed: May 06, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Karen E Scott |
| Johnny Rojas - Judge Alexander F MacKinnon More Information >>> | People | Filed: May 07, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge John F Walter |
| Jesus Gonzalez - Judge Shashi H Kewalramani More Information >>> | William Barr | Filed: May 08, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge John A Kronstadt |
| James Lewis Dixie, - - Judge Douglas F McCormick More Information >>> | S. Poindexter, J. Amarillas, P. Ward, J. John Gomez, Doe | Filed: May 12, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Josephine L Staton |
| John W. Williams - Judge Maria A Audero More Information >>> | Carlee, Jason Black, James Sanchez, A. Miller, Martinez, S. Wenkler | Filed: May 12, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Philip S Gutierrez jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Juan Javier Ruiz - Judge Alicia G Rosenberg More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: May 13, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Stephen V Wilson |
| James Vest - Judge John A Kronstadt More Information >>> | CSP LAC, Crumbly, Rodrigez, D. Mabeam, C. R T King, Williams | Filed: May 19, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Sheri Pym |
| Jorge Antonio Perez - Judge Charles F Eick More Information >>> | Gavin Newson, Warden at Lancaster, Ralph Diaz | Filed: May 20, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge George H Wu |
| Jonathan L. Mackson - Judge Jean P Rosenbluth More Information >>> | Sgt. Hernedez, Deputy Vesquez, Henton | Filed: May 22, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Josephine L Staton |
| Joseph Emanuel Lister - Judge Kenly Kiya Kato More Information >>> | Rick Hill | Filed: May 27, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Virginia A Phillips |
| Joshua Gibran Mayweather - Judge John D Early More Information >>> | Shannon Spellman, Richard Barnwell, Jim, The Melanie Lepague, Unnamed White Police Caller Female, Ramona Sheriffs Department, Isaac Spellman | Filed: May 28, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Josephine L Staton |
| Jerry Anderson - Judge Cormac J Carney More Information >>> | On Habeas Corpus | Filed: June 01, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Sheri Pym |
| Jamal Lamont Payne - Judge Dean D Pregerson More Information >>> | Marus Pollard | Filed: June 05, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Joseph Peter Sanchez - Judge Dean D Pregerson More Information >>> | The People of the State of California, Attorney General of State of California, Pomona Superior Crt, Warden Atchley | Filed: June 11, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Alicia G Rosenberg |
| John Cephas Young - Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank More Information >>> | Deputy Brown, Nurse Ramos, Dep. Peterson, Armstrong, Sgt. Torres, Dep. Ayers, Psyche Solano, Deputy Murcia, Eisenhower, Ramirez, Nurse Jackson, Deputy Levert, Dep Cocoran, Caulderon | Filed: June 12, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Kenly Kiya Kato jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jaisen Maurice Lacount - Judge Steve Kim More Information >>> | Atchley | Filed: June 12, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge George H Wu |
| Joshua Scott West - Judge Pedro V Castillo More Information >>> | S. Rivera, R. Abdelkarim, Dr. Noman, S. Gates, D. Bright, Marc Ma, Lawrence Gamboa | Filed: June 16, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge John F Walter |
| Jose Mitchell - Judge Michael W Fitzgerald More Information >>> | R. C. Johnson | Filed: June 16, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Karen E Scott |
| Jean Pugin - Judge Alicia G Rosenberg More Information >>> | William Barr | Filed: June 18, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge James V Selna |
| Joseph Aderemi Akefe - Judge Andre Birotte More Information >>> | William Barr | Filed: June 22, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Jean P Rosenbluth |
| Jacson Ivan Ruiz-Ortiz - Judge Shashi H Kewalramani More Information >>> | William Barr | Filed: June 23, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge George H Wu |
| Julio Chavez - Judge Philip S Gutierrez More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: June 25, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge John E McDermott |
| Jimmy Wheat - Judge Percy Anderson More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: June 24, 2020 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Joshua Hernandez - Judge Jacqueline Chooljian More Information >>> | The People of the State of California | Filed: June 30, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Josephine L Staton |
| Jack Calvin Mateer - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> | Bob Fonzi, Gary Penrod, John Doe, E Cooke, San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors | Filed: December 15, 2006 Other §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jerome Paul Wilson - Judge Manuel L. Real More Information >>> | R K Wong | Filed: January 04, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jim Raines - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: January 04, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Motion to Extend |
| Jorge Delgadillo - Judge John Charles Rayburn More Information >>> | Michael E Poulus | Filed: January 08, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Johnnie Harper - Judge John F. Walter More Information >>> | Faderizo, Riverside County of, Douglas Redden, Aazquez, Vaughn | Filed: January 12, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Johnny Sawyer - Judge A Howard Matz More Information >>> | John Marshall | Filed: January 18, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
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