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 G. Westine‚ Jr. - Judge Manuel L. Real More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: August 31, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Jeffrey Ray Cross - Judge Fernando M. Olguin More Information >>> | John C Marshall | Filed: August 31, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Joseph Demetrius Lyles - Judge Suzanne H. Segal More Information >>> | Attorney General of the State of California, Altoon, Wapner, Khan, Ken Clark | Filed: August 31, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Juan Alberto Monzon-Lara - Judge Marc L. Goldman More Information >>> | Linda Sanders | Filed: September 04, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Jose S Millan - Judge Marc L. Goldman More Information >>> | A Hedpeth | Filed: September 04, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jamaal Rayshawe Wallace - Judge Suzanne H. Segal More Information >>> | Mike Evans | Filed: September 04, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Johnny Gil Davenport - Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank More Information >>> | Los Angeles County Jail, Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff, DOES, Los Angeles County Jail Medical Doctors Does I-V, Lee Baca | Filed: September 06, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jamie K Smith - Judge Florence-Marie Cooper More Information >>> | Guillermina Hall | Filed: September 06, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jamal Bassam - Judge George H. King More Information >>> | Alberto Gonzales, Michael Chertoff | Filed: September 07, 2007 Mandamus & Other §08:1447 Denial of Applica |
| Johnny Rodriguez - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> | Richard Kirkland | Filed: September 10, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jeffrey M Daniels - Judge Jacqueline Chooljian More Information >>> | Jeanne S Woodford | Filed: September 10, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| John Fitzgerald Lofton - Judge Oswald Parada More Information >>> | R Spurgeon | Filed: September 10, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Jeffrey Pyles - Judge George H Wu More Information >>> | Matthew C Kramer | Filed: September 12, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Juan Manuel Ortega - Judge Dale S. Fischer More Information >>> | Robert Horel | Filed: September 12, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jose Velasquaz - Judge Jeffrey W. Johnson More Information >>> | Randolh Kincaid | Filed: September 12, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Jose Alfredo Ochoa Morando - Judge Margaret A. Nagle More Information >>> | John F Salazar | Filed: September 17, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Gonzales - Judge Paul L. Abrams More Information >>> | Truck Driver Doe, Chino Christian Childrens of Home, Trucking Company Doe, County San Bernardino Dept. of Social Services, Gary Simpson | Filed: September 18, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| John L Watts - Judge John Charles Rayburn More Information >>> | Subia | Filed: September 19, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Lynn Hines - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> | Peace Officers Association, William Bratton, Arnold Schwarzenneger, California Correctional Officers Union, Lee Baca | Filed: September 19, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Rossum - Judge James V. Selna More Information >>> | V Almager | Filed: September 20, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| John Hardney - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> | F B Haws | Filed: September 20, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Fed. Question |
| Johnny Mahon - Judge Margaret M. Morrow More Information >>> | Filed: September 25, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ | |
| Johnnie Ray Mahon - Judge Rosalyn M. Chapman More Information >>> | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Filed: September 25, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Jeffrey Brown - Judge Margaret M. Morrow More Information >>> | Derrick Ollison | Filed: September 26, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jesse Contreras - Judge George P. Schiavelli More Information >>> | D Dexter | Filed: September 26, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jose M Gonzalez, Jeffrey Dean - Judge Marc L. Goldman More Information >>> | Maureen Thompson, Mike Hughes, Jon DeMorales, Stephen Mayberg, Melvin Hunter, Linda Pearson, Linda Wilkes, Brian Jones | Filed: September 26, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Jose Antionio Fierro-Avalos - Judge Fernando M. Olguin More Information >>> | Peter D Keisler, Jim Hayes, Michael Chertoff | Filed: September 28, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Juan Quinones-Garcia - Judge Gary A. Feess More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: September 28, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| James Quincy Jamerson - Judge Paul L. Abrams More Information >>> | Ismail Patel, Martha Spaeth, E Roussean | Filed: October 01, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Jung Jin Lee - Judge R Gary Klausner More Information >>> | James Hayes, Sammy Jones, Lee Baca, Peter Keisler, Conrad Agapian, Michael Chertoff, Paul Walters | Filed: October 01, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| James S Davis - Judge R Gary Klausner More Information >>> | USA | Filed: October 02, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| James Louis Burden - Judge Suzanne H. Segal More Information >>> | Almager | Filed: October 03, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Johnny Rodriguez - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> | Richard Kirkland | Filed: October 04, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| John Fitzgerald Lofton - Judge Oswald Parada More Information >>> | K Fleming | Filed: October 09, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Jerry Martin Miranda - Judge George P. Schiavelli More Information >>> | Robert A Horel | Filed: October 11, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| John S Rhine - Judge Oswald Parada More Information >>> | Employees CDRC, CC1 WestPhal, Warden CMC, CRC Warden | Filed: October 11, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| John S Rhine - Judge Oswald Parada More Information >>> | Employees Gards CDRC, Donovan, Wardens CMC CIM CRC | Filed: October 11, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Jose Beltran - Judge Manuel L. Real More Information >>> | D Dexter | Filed: October 11, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Joseph Allen Lepore - Judge Dean D. Pregerson More Information >>> | Lonnie Watson | Filed: October 12, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Juan Javier Ruiz - Judge Jennifer T. Lum More Information >>> | James A Yates, LA City DA | Filed: October 15, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| John Gust Westine‚ Jr. - Judge Manuel L. Real More Information >>> | Joseph Norwood | Filed: October 17, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Joshua R Smith - Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg More Information >>> | John Marshall | Filed: October 19, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jason L Ferrill - Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg More Information >>> | A Malfi | Filed: October 23, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jamal C White - Judge Jeffrey W. Johnson More Information >>> | John C Marshall | Filed: October 23, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jeffery A Geddes - Judge George H. King More Information >>> | James Cowan | Filed: October 23, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jesse Rivas - Judge Jennifer T. Lum More Information >>> | A Hedgpeth | Filed: October 23, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jose A Salazar - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> | Nick Dawson | Filed: October 23, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| John Paul Morrow - Judge R Gary Klausner More Information >>> | United States Parole Commission, J Woodring | Filed: October 23, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Jermayne Sims - Judge Carla Woehrle More Information >>> | Derall G Adams | Filed: October 24, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Justin Bryan Gerber - Judge George H Wu More Information >>> | Linda Sanders | Filed: October 24, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
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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/