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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| Michael Garrett McCaw - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> | Maureen L. Fox, County of Los Angeles | Filed: April 27, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Maher Walid Khatib - Judge William Alsup More Information >>> | USA | Filed: May 10, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Michael Cavness - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: May 11, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Mar-Nique Simon - Judge Thelton E. Henderson More Information >>> | M. Spearman | Filed: May 17, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Matthew Timothy Alexander - Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: May 19, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Michael Kenneth Hadden - Judge Joseph C. Spero More Information >>> | K. Kumar, L. D. Zamora, R.T.C. Grounds, D. L. Bright, Gamboa, W.L. Muniz, A. Adams, G. Ellis, E. Sullivan, M. Danial, Steve Kernan | Filed: May 18, 2016 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Matthew Benjamin Major - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Santa Clara Valley Medical Center | Filed: May 25, 2016 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Michael Q. Arviso - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> | Chapnick, Malet | Filed: June 07, 2016 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Manuel Arreola - Judge James Donato More Information >>> | Lower-Broderson, J. Moon, D. Bright, J. Cruz, Rehabilitation, CDCR California Department of Corrections, Randy Grounds | Filed: June 09, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Defendant |
| Michael John Minahen - Judge William Alsup More Information >>> | USA | Filed: June 22, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Monte James Nottingham - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | USA | Filed: June 23, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Monte James Nottingham - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | USA | Filed: June 23, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Michael Cloyd - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | J. Price | Filed: July 18, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Manuel Mendez - Judge Joseph C. Spero More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: September 06, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Michael A. Heartsman - Judge PSLC RMH More Information >>> | Eric Arnold, Kamala D. Harris | Filed: October 21, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Mai Thi Vu - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Ron Rackley | Filed: November 15, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Michael Wilson - Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte More Information >>> | J. Gastello, L. Sprague | Filed: November 15, 2016 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Manuel Herrera-Garcia - Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte More Information >>> | Dillon M., Inmate Appeals Office, J. Wood, J. Zanchi, CCI Tehachapi | Filed: February 06, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Manuel Herrera-Garcia - Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte More Information >>> | A. Lucas | Filed: February 21, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Manuel Herrera-Garcia - Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte More Information >>> | CCI Tehachapi | Filed: February 21, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Matthew Jesse Munoz - Judge PSLC CET More Information >>> | California Correctional Health Care Services | Filed: February 28, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Mario Solares - Judge Howard R. Lloyd More Information >>> | Shawn Hatton | Filed: March 09, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Manse Sullivan - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | Audrey King, California Department of State Hospitals | Filed: May 04, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Marc D'Hollander - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Napa State Hospital | Filed: May 04, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Manuel C. Alvarez - Judge PSLC MSH More Information >>> | Secretary of the DHS | Filed: May 08, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Mario Torres - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Shawn Hatton | Filed: May 17, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Mark A. Brown - Judge Joseph C. Spero More Information >>> | J. Aboytes, V. Jeudy, D. Magana | Filed: May 31, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Manuel Alvarez - Judge PSLC MSH More Information >>> | Google, Inc. | Filed: June 07, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Maurice L. Harris - Judge PSLC MSH More Information >>> | Ron Davis, Kelly Harrington | Filed: June 06, 2017 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Malcolm Young - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> | S. Sherman | Filed: June 14, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Filed: June 15, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 | |
| Maeweather Marshall - Judge Joseph C. Spero More Information >>> | David Baughman | Filed: June 21, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Manuel Eugene Shotwell - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | R. T. Grounds, J. Crosby, B. Hedrick, D. J. Asuncion, Knight, W. Muniz, J. D. Lozano, E. Mendina, K. Freed | Filed: June 23, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| - Judge William H. Orrick More Information >>> | Filed: July 17, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 | |
| Michael Carney - Judge PSLC MSH More Information >>> | Shawn Hatton | Filed: August 25, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Marc Anthony Lowell Endsley - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Edmund G. Brown, Pam Ahlin, Dolly Matteucci | Filed: August 30, 2017 Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 |
| Michael Max Valadez - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | Scott Frauenheim | Filed: September 13, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Marshall L. Field - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Josie Gastelo | Filed: October 03, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Mia Sagote - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | Janelle Espinoza | Filed: November 02, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Marlen Ravelo - Judge Joseph C. Spero More Information >>> | Le Master | Filed: November 08, 2017 General §28:2241 |
| Mario Torres - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Mike Hansen, Concord Police Department, Daniel Smith | Filed: November 14, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Mauricio Reyes Hernandez - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> | Secretary of Corrections | Filed: November 24, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Michael D. Rogers - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: December 06, 2017 Mandamus and Other §42:1983 |
| Melvin Joseph Simmons - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> | David Baughman, The State of California, Scott Kathleen Allison, Kernan | Filed: December 19, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Marlo Duran - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | Darrin Bright, Ashley Mulligan-Pfile | Filed: December 26, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Manuel Benta - Judge PSLC CET More Information >>> | Daniel Paramo | Filed: January 02, 2018 General §28:2254 |
| Michael A. Risenhoover - Judge William H. Orrick More Information >>> | Warden of Salinas Valley State Prison, Warden of North Kern State Prison, C. Martella | Filed: January 10, 2018 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Michael L. Overton - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> | Atascadero State Hospital Employee-Union | Filed: January 29, 2018 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> | Filed: January 29, 2018 Mandamus and Other §42:1983 | |
| Monica Cobbins - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | USA | Filed: January 30, 2018 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
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