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.
California Federal prisons and prisoner list.
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Browse through the petitions on the site and review the issues.
How do you search out why someone is in Jail or Prison?
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
A(6667 rec) B(2672 rec) C(5072 rec) D(7219 rec) E(3624 rec) F(1781 rec) G(3370 rec) H(1652 rec) I(881 rec) J(12301 rec) K(3180 rec) L(3668 rec) M(7331 rec) N(980 rec) O(682 rec) P(1851 rec) Q(155 rec) R(8661 rec) S(6027 rec) T(3927 rec) U(192 rec) V(1179 rec) W(2587 rec) X(89 rec) Y(412 rec) Z(232 rec)| Plaintiff/ Respondent Name | Petitioner/ Defendant Name | Filed, Nature of Suit, Judge |
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| Jorge Flores - Judge Andre Birotte More Information >>> | S Frauenheim | Filed: August 31, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jason Alan Ceja - Judge Otis D. Wright More Information >>> | Orange County Sheriff Department | Filed: September 10, 2015 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Jose Luis Aguilar - Judge Karen E. Scott More Information >>> | Filed: September 15, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § | |
| Jared Petrovich - Judge Margaret M. Morrow More Information >>> | K. Holland | Filed: September 30, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Joe Campos - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: October 01, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jason Eugene Archuleta - Judge Karen L. Stevenson More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: October 13, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jerald Padilla - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> | Kelly Santoro | Filed: October 22, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jonathan Garcia - Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank More Information >>> | Martin Biter | Filed: October 29, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jonathan Sandoval - Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank More Information >>> | W L Montgomery | Filed: November 06, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Juan Estrada Jr. - Judge Stephen V. Wilson More Information >>> | Raymond Madden | Filed: November 12, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jennifer Kent - Judge S. James Otero More Information >>> | Director, Does | Filed: November 18, 2015 Mandamus & Other § |
| Joel Miranda - Judge Frederick F. Mumm More Information >>> | California Supreme Court | Filed: November 19, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Juan Carlos Villeda - Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg More Information >>> | K Seibel | Filed: December 09, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| John R Agosta - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> | Daniel Paramo | Filed: December 11, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jose Manuel Lopez - Judge Stephen V. Wilson More Information >>> | Eileen M Decker, Dennise Willet, United States of America | Filed: December 15, 2015 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Jose Manuel Lopez - Judge Karen E. Scott More Information >>> | Civil Department Administration, Dwayne Roberts, Does | Filed: December 16, 2015 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Jesus Lopez - Judge Stephen V. Wilson More Information >>> | Raymond Madden | Filed: December 28, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Joseph Robert Suess - Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth More Information >>> | C. Harris, W. L. Muniz | Filed: January 07, 2016 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jose Manuel Lopez - Judge Andrew J. Guilford More Information >>> | City of Fullerton Police Department, Stephen M. Hinkle, Marybel Batjer, Den, Eileen M. Decker, Marc Kelly, Ellaine Alexander, T.R. Basham #P754, Howard P. Gundy, Kamala D. Harris, Department of Justice, State of California, Jennifer Fitzgerald | Filed: January 21, 2016 Mandamus & Other § |
| Jose Manuel Lopez - Judge James V. Selna More Information >>> | Sonia R Carvalho, City of Santa Ana, John O Brennan, Best Best, City of Fullerton, Keith Burke, T R Basham, Edmund G Brown Jr, Krieger LLP, , James B Comey, Chief of Police Carlos Rojas, Eileen M Decker, Jeff Bowman, City of Fullerton Police Department | Filed: February 02, 2016 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Juan Manuel Carrillo - Judge George H. Wu More Information >>> | Loretta Lynch | Filed: February 25, 2016 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jose Zendejas - Judge David O. Carter More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: May 02, 2016 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Jose L. Capacete ‚ Jr. - Judge Michael R. Wilner More Information >>> | Scott Fravenheim | Filed: May 31, 2016 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Joe Pettis‚ III - Judge David O. Carter More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: June 10, 2016 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Jaime Ramirez - Judge John E. McDermott More Information >>> | Kim Holland | Filed: June 10, 2016 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Julian Lopez-Arquelao - Judge Andrew J. Guilford More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: June 17, 2016 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Jose Carlos Hernandez - Judge Manuel L. Real More Information >>> | Alfredo M. Amezcua | Filed: June 21, 2016 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Jose Castellon Ponce - Judge Dean D. Pregerson More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: June 21, 2016 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Juan Alberto Fernandez - Judge Josephine L. Staton More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: July 26, 2016 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Jerry Guzman - Judge Karen L. Stevenson More Information >>> | W. L. Montgomery | Filed: December 30, 2016 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Joseph Anthony Baez - Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth More Information >>> | CMF Warden Robert W. Fox | Filed: February 03, 2017 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Joseph Granson Pritchard - Judge Cormac J Carney More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: September 07, 2018 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Joseph Garcia - Judge Andrew J Guilford More Information >>> | J. Gastelo | Filed: September 11, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge John E McDermott |
| Julio Cesar Vargas - Judge James V Selna More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: September 28, 2018 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| John R. Martinez - Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank More Information >>> | Don Barnes, David Main | Filed: October 03, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Autumn D Spaeth |
| Jerry L. Aubrey - Judge James V Selna More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: October 11, 2018 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Juan Benito Castro - Judge Paul L Abrams More Information >>> | F. Martinez | Filed: November 26, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge David O Carter |
| Joseph Haymore, Paul Licausi - Judge Josephine L Staton More Information >>> | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, United States of America, | Filed: February 25, 2019 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Joel Aguilar - Judge Andre Birotte More Information >>> | A. Sullivan | Filed: March 19, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jean P Rosenbluth |
| Johnny Lee Guyton Jr. - Judge Manuel L Real More Information >>> | Cynthia Tampkins | Filed: May 08, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Suzanne H Segal |
| James Ray Taylor - Judge Michael W Fitzgerald More Information >>> | Mr. George Jaime | Filed: June 03, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Sheri Pym |
| Jose A. Jimenez - Judge Cormac J Carney More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: July 03, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Michael R Wilner |
| Jose Arrendondo - Judge David O Carter More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: August 13, 2019 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Jorge Cruz Adan Flores - Judge Virginia A Phillips More Information >>> | Craig Koenig | Filed: August 16, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Sheri Pym |
| Johnny Garcia - Judge Cormac J Carney More Information >>> | Christian Pfeiffer | Filed: August 16, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Douglas F McCormick |
| Jeffrey Geddes - Judge Alka Sagar More Information >>> | Michael Murray, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: September 30, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge John F Walter |
| Jose Guadalupe Mendoza - Judge Jacqueline Chooljian More Information >>> | Mule Creek State Prison Warden | Filed: October 16, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Dale S Fischer |
| John Tracy Butler - Judge John F Walter More Information >>> | Sheriff Barnes | Filed: October 24, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Michael R Wilner |
| Joshua Grunwald - Judge Dale S Fischer More Information >>> | Patrick Covello | Filed: October 25, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Alexander F MacKinnon |
| James Brian Carruthers - Judge Philip S Gutierrez More Information >>> | Jossie Gastelo | Filed: November 14, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Alexander F MacKinnon |
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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/