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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California Prisoner Petitions – Letter L
This page lists publicly available prisoner petition records filed in California for names beginning with the letter L. These case listings may include prisoner civil rights matters, habeas-related filings, sentence challenges, prison condition claims, and other inmate-related court actions.
The records below are organized alphabetically to make browsing easier. If a large number of filings exist for one letter, the listings may be divided across multiple pages.
Letter: L
Page: 2
Total Records for Letter L: 3,668
Date Range: July 14, 1988 through April 8, 2024
About These California Petition Records
Prisoner petitions can involve issues such as prison conditions, civil rights claims, disciplinary disputes, medical care complaints, or motions related to custody and sentencing. This section is provided as a browsing aid for users looking through petition-related court records in California.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a prisoner petition?
A prisoner petition is a court filing submitted by or on behalf of an incarcerated person. These filings may challenge prison conditions, medical treatment, disciplinary decisions, or other aspects of confinement or sentencing.
Why are these records sorted by letter?
Alphabetical sorting helps users browse large datasets more easily, especially when a state has many petition records.
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| Plaintiff/ Respondent Name |
Petitioner/ Defendant Name |
Filed, Nature of Suit, Judge |
|---|---|---|
| Lamar Calloway - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> |
B Curry | Filed: August 10, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Luie Alejandro Quezada - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> |
Debra Dexter | Filed: August 13, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Leslie Van Houten - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> |
Dawn Davison | Filed: August 13, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Laura L Medley - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> |
Luther | Filed: August 22, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Lyle A Crook - Judge Oswald Parada More Information >>> |
Jame E Tilton | Filed: August 22, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Lamont Joseph Williams - Judge Otis D Wright More Information >>> |
B G Compton, U S Penitentiary at Lompoc, Federal Bureau Of Prisons, California | Filed: August 29, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Luis Prado-Jimenez - Judge John Charles Rayburn More Information >>> |
Linda Sanders | Filed: August 31, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| LeSaundra Jenkins - Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg More Information >>> |
Lee Ann Chrones | Filed: September 05, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Leon Aaron Morris - Judge Stephen V. Wilson More Information >>> |
Arnold Schwarzenger, California Department of Corrections | Filed: September 10, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Lafayette Demetrius Boyle - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> |
Joe Norwood | Filed: September 11, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Larry L Harrison - Judge Patrick J. Walsh More Information >>> |
A Hedgpeth | Filed: September 18, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Lawong Ellison - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> |
Rick Monday, James Tilton | Filed: September 20, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Larry Lester Lott - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> |
John Marshall | Filed: September 28, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Lawrence Rago - Judge R Gary Klausner More Information >>> |
J Salazar | Filed: October 12, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Louie Grijalva‚ Jr. - Judge Margaret A. Nagle More Information >>> |
John C Marshall | Filed: October 23, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Lamar Kidd - Judge Jacqueline Chooljian More Information >>> |
Robert Horel | Filed: October 24, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Lonnie Williams - Judge Rosalyn M. Chapman More Information >>> |
Leroy D Baca | Filed: October 24, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Lorenzo Clay‚ II - Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: October 31, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Levi Saelua - Judge Jennifer T. Lum More Information >>> |
Joseph Woodring | Filed: November 02, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Luis Manuel Cardenas - Judge Alicemarie H. Stotler More Information >>> |
Jame E Tilton | Filed: November 02, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Luis Herrera Leija - Judge S James Otero More Information >>> |
Robert Horel | Filed: November 07, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Levertis Barnes‚ Jr. - Judge John Charles Rayburn More Information >>> |
Jerry Brown | Filed: November 07, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Lewis Deandre - Judge Suzanne H. Segal More Information >>> |
Filed: November 08, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
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| Leon Douglas Boykin‚ Jr. - Judge Ronald S.W. Lew More Information >>> |
Leon Douglas Sniff | Filed: November 14, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Lorenzo Lee Wriden - Judge R Gary Klausner More Information >>> |
Warden | Filed: November 14, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Motion to Extend |
| LaVonda McPherson - Judge Carla Woehrle More Information >>> |
Debra Patrick | Filed: November 26, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Laurince O'Sheigh Simpson - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> |
State of California's, California State at Prison Lancaster | Filed: December 06, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Levon Davis - Judge Stephen V. Wilson More Information >>> |
D K Sisto | Filed: December 07, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Leon Aaron Morris - Judge Margaret A. Nagle More Information >>> |
Leroy P Baca, Los Angeles County Sheriff | Filed: December 14, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Lorenzo Lee Wriden - Judge R Gary Klausner More Information >>> |
W. J. Sullivan | Filed: December 17, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Luo Fei Zheng - Judge Fernando M. Olguin More Information >>> |
Julie Myers, John Torres, Jr, Rodney Penner, Michael Chertoff, Michael Mukasey, James T Hayes | Filed: December 19, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Luis Lerma - Judge Jennifer T. Lum More Information >>> |
S A Holencik | Filed: December 21, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Luis Fita Mercado - Judge Stephen G. Larson More Information >>> |
James Walker | Filed: December 27, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Lawrence W Stokes - Judge S James Otero More Information >>> |
D K Sisko | Filed: December 27, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Leon Aaron Morris - Judge George P. Schiavelli More Information >>> |
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Board of Prison Terms | Filed: January 14, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Leroy Hess‚ Jr. - Judge Margaret A. Nagle More Information >>> |
F Gonzalez | Filed: January 16, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Luis Garcia Fernandez - Judge Carla Woehrle More Information >>> |
D Dexter | Filed: January 17, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Leulluniou Misailegalu - Judge Philip S. Gutierrez More Information >>> |
V M Almager | Filed: January 22, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Luis Alberto Tinoco - Judge Stephen J. Hillman More Information >>> |
United States of America | Filed: January 24, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Lawrence Gilliam - Judge Jeffrey W. Johnson More Information >>> |
James Yates | Filed: January 28, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Lloyd Fitzgerald Powell - Judge Virginia A. Phillips More Information >>> |
James A Yates | Filed: January 28, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Lawrence Carlton Smith - Judge Ronald S.W. Lew More Information >>> |
Tom Felker | Filed: January 29, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Leonardo Lepe - Judge Carla Woehrle More Information >>> |
Derral G Adams | Filed: January 29, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Luis Umana - Judge George H Wu More Information >>> |
Chief Medical Dr. | Filed: January 29, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Lurenzo Lee Williams - Judge Robert M. Takasugi More Information >>> |
Cervantes | Filed: February 05, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Louis William Rivera - Judge George H Wu More Information >>> |
T Felker | Filed: February 06, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Lamond D Moore - Judge S James Otero More Information >>> |
Mike Evans | Filed: February 07, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Lucius Byes - Judge Dale S. Fischer More Information >>> |
BPT State of California, F B Haws | Filed: February 07, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Ledale Smith - Judge Patrick J. Walsh More Information >>> |
John Doe, James Tilton, Sgt. of Transportation Dept. of Corrections | Filed: February 13, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Lawrence Remsen - Judge Stephen J. Hillman More Information >>> |
Arnold Schwarzenneger, G Edmund Brown, James E Davis, Jame Tilton | Filed: February 13, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
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