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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| Joseph Lee Gurnsey - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Attorney General of the State of California, of State California | Filed: September 26, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jerry Ray Parrish - Judge Oliver W. Wanger More Information >>> | Filed: October 09, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ | |
| Jose Ignacio Sonora - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | Stainer, Tehachapi Warden, Carassco, Security Institutional Unit | Filed: October 11, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Johnney Ramey - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Mike C. Kramer | Filed: October 16, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James E. Smith - Judge Oliver W. Wanger More Information >>> | N. Grannis | Filed: October 18, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James Mucheru - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | San Francisco, Naturalization Service, District Director of the Immigration, Naturalization Service, California, United States Immigration, Attorney General | Filed: October 23, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Jesus Estevez - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | M. Spathe, Qumar, Director of Corrections, A. Lopez, Hedgpeth | Filed: October 24, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jack Eugene McCampbell‚ Jr. - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | M. Gould, F. Rivera, R. Curliss, D. Zanchi, California Department of Corrections, G. Adame, K. Campbell | Filed: October 29, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| John Anthony Vella - Judge Oliver W. Wanger More Information >>> | Filed: October 30, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ | |
| Johnny Arellano - Judge William M. Wunderlich More Information >>> | James Tilton | Filed: November 02, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Joseph Danny Prophet - Judge William M. Wunderlich More Information >>> | Ken Clark | Filed: November 02, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Justin Lomako - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation | Filed: November 05, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| John Holliday - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation | Filed: November 09, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Javance House‚ Jr. - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Chris Jordan, Terrance Wilson, Kim Pedreiro | Filed: November 13, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James E. Bryant - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Ken Clark, Luis Silva | Filed: November 16, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | State of California | Filed: November 19, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James E. Smith - Judge Oliver W. Wanger More Information >>> | The Department of Corrections & Hedgpeth Rehabilitation, | Filed: November 19, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James Lamont Richardson - Judge Oliver W. Wanger More Information >>> | USA | Filed: November 21, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| Jimmy Raymond Blow - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Dennis Smith, USP Atwater Staff | Filed: November 21, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Federal Question |
| John Bagent - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Stephen Mayberg, Nancy Reuschenberg, Robert Owen | Filed: November 21, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Joe Tamayo - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | Pat Vasquez | Filed: November 26, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Quincy Jamerson - Judge William M. Wunderlich More Information >>> | Ismail Patel, Martha Spaeth, E. Roussean | Filed: November 26, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jesus Gonzalez Mosqueda - Judge William M. Wunderlich More Information >>> | D.K. Sisto | Filed: November 27, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Juan C. Calderon - Judge William M. Wunderlich More Information >>> | S. Sherman, L.C. Cano, S. Aguilera-Marrero, Jeanne Woodford, Prison Administration, M.L. Cate, E. Martinez, L. Smart, Supervisory Staff Members And Coordinator, M. Means, Correctional Counselors, W. Hense, N. Grannis, S. Lawin, Classification, D. G. Adams | Filed: November 29, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James E. Bryant - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Ken Clark | Filed: November 27, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Gonzales - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Appeals Coordinator CC II, Chief Medical Officer of CCI, Heil, Marl Castillo | Filed: November 30, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| John Ray Dynes - Judge Oliver W. Wanger More Information >>> | Superior Court of Kern County | Filed: November 29, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James E. Smith - Judge William M. Wunderlich More Information >>> | Garza | Filed: November 30, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James E. Smith - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | The Department of Corections, Hedgpeth, Rehabilitation | Filed: November 30, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| John Sears - Judge Oliver W. Wanger More Information >>> | Dennis Smith | Filed: December 06, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Joseph Danny Prophet - Judge William M. Wunderlich More Information >>> | Chief of Medical Operation, Ken Clark, S.A.T.F. Dental Staff, S.A.T.F. Medical Staff | Filed: December 10, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James Edward Stanfield‚ Sr. - Judge William M. Wunderlich More Information >>> | Woolfolk, Garcia, Chand, Casimiro, Steven Callaway | Filed: December 10, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Johnny Earl Evans - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | James E. Tilton, M.D. Smith, Chief Appeal at Office, Physician Kern Valley State Prison, I. Patel, N. Grannis, C.M.O., S. Zamora, Specialist Contracted By The Department Of Corrections, Health Care Manager | Filed: December 13, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Joseph Johnson‚ Jr. - Judge William M. Wunderlich More Information >>> | Atascadero State Hospital, James S. Cahan, of Department Mental Health, Dale R. Arnold | Filed: December 13, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jesus Valdez Bermudez - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Alberto Gonzales | Filed: December 13, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| John Ray Dynes - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Fresno Superior Court | Filed: December 17, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jason Earl Jones - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | Kern Valley State Prison Investigative Services Unit, J.D. Soto, James Tilton, A. Hedgpeth, Chris Chrones, Rehabilitation, Kern Valley State Prison, Phillips, J. Palmer, J.T. Hamlin, California Department of Corrections | Filed: December 13, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jorge Alvarez-Marroquin - Judge Oliver W. Wanger More Information >>> | USA | Filed: January 03, 2008 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| James Louis Parkin‚ Jr. - Judge Oliver W. Wanger More Information >>> | William Greenough, McGuiness, James E. Tilton, Jeffery Neubarth, Derral G. Adams | Filed: December 24, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Johnny A. Dykes - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | D. K. Sisto | Filed: December 27, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Justin Lomako - Judge William M. Wunderlich More Information >>> | CSP Corcoran, J. Jones | Filed: December 27, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge Oliver W. Wanger More Information >>> | Scott Boras | Filed: December 27, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Federal Question |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge William M. Wunderlich More Information >>> | Kenneth Follett | Filed: December 27, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Federal Question |
| Jonathan Lee Riches - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Bill Parcells | Filed: December 27, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Federal Question |
| Juan Cordero De Anda - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | J. Rapozo, Twin Cities Hospital, J. Sanchez | Filed: December 28, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jeremy Notman - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | The People of the State of California | Filed: December 28, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jamal Drane - Jan 07, 2008 More Information >>> | J Yates | Filed: January 07, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Civil Rights Act jury demanded by Defendant |
| Johnny Renteria - Jun 03, 2008 More Information >>> | J. Yates, F. Igbinosa | Filed: June 03, 2008 Plaintiff §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Civil Rights Act |
| Juan Antonio Lopez - Jun 11, 2008 More Information >>> | Warden High Desert State Prison | Filed: June 11, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Jeffrey A. Works - Jun 27, 2008 More Information >>> | F. Igbinosa, J. Yates | Filed: June 27, 2008 Plaintiff §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Civil Rights Act |
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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/