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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Prisoner Petitions – California (CA)
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California Prisoner Petitions – Letter M
This page lists publicly available prisoner petition records filed in California for names beginning with the letter M. 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: M
Page: 107
Total Records for Letter M: 7,331
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.
Important Notice
This website is privately operated and is not an official government website or court. Information may be incomplete, delayed, or updated after publication. Users should verify case details through the appropriate court or official records source before relying on them.
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.
Are these official court records?
This site republishes public information for convenience. For certified records or the most current status, users should check the appropriate official court source.
| Plaintiff/ Respondent Name |
Petitioner/ Defendant Name |
Filed, Nature of Suit, Judge |
|---|---|---|
| Miles O. Bonty - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
G. A. Neotti, N. Grannis, J. Stevenson | Filed: August 21, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Melvin Dukes - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
E R Jones, Trust Account Officer | Filed: August 25, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Melvin Dukes - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
Warden | Filed: August 25, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Melvin Dukes - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
Warfield, J. Seibil | Filed: August 25, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Miles O. Bonty - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
G. A. Neotti, N. Grannis, J. Stevenson | Filed: September 02, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Marcella G. Miller - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
Paul Copenhaver, Harley Lappin | Filed: September 02, 2009 None §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Melvin Dukes - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
J. Selbil, Warfield | Filed: September 11, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Michael Isreal - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
A. Hedgpeth, California Board of Parole Hearings | Filed: September 11, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Melvin Dukes - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
J. Selbil, R. Moilno, Warfield | Filed: September 28, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Michael Douglas Piper - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
Correctional Training Facility Central Infirmary, Rasheed | Filed: September 30, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Melvin Dukes - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
C Warfield | Filed: October 16, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Melvin Dukes - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
A. Mantel, L. Warfield, Trust Account Office, Adyarzabal, E - Jones | Filed: October 16, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Misael Eduardo Barba-Rejon - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
Derral G. Adams | Filed: October 23, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Misael Eduardo Barba-Rejon - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
Derral G. Adams | Filed: November 04, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Melvin Dukes - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
Burgh, B.E. Junes, B. Martinez, Dunder | Filed: November 09, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Mark Piszczek - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
C. Noll | Filed: November 17, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Melvin Dukes - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
E.R. Junes | Filed: December 09, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Miles O. Bonty - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
A. Hedgpeth | Filed: December 09, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Mitchell Clyde Farrell - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
R.E. Barnes | Filed: December 22, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Melvin D. Price - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
Henry, Olsen, Surgor | Filed: December 29, 2009 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Marcella Lunsford - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
Gloria Henry | Filed: January 11, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Miguel Ruvalcaba - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
Mary Fukay | Filed: January 14, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Matthew G. Jennings - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
M Martell | Filed: January 22, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Malcolm A. Clark - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
State of California | Filed: February 23, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Marvin Jeffrey‚ Jr. - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: March 15, 2010 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| Matthew M. Kozlowski - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
State of California | Filed: April 05, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Melvin Wickerware - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
R. Hill | Filed: April 20, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Martha Bello Navarro - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
Federal Correctional Institution - Dublin | Filed: April 28, 2010 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Miguel Carrasco - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
California Board of Parole Hearings | Filed: May 10, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Manuel Hernandez - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
People of the State of California | Filed: May 24, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael Izell Seals - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
People of California | Filed: June 11, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Michael Jason Ware - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
Anthony Hedgpeth | Filed: June 15, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Michael Randal Warzek - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
Frank X. Chavez | Filed: June 15, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Michael Jason Ware - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
Anthony Hedgepeth, Ramone Haluche | Filed: June 29, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
Filed: June 29, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
|
| Matthew Alan Lawrie - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
Hedgepeth, Kathleen Allison | Filed: July 19, 2010 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Melvin Dukes - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
Jones, Muniz, Williams, A. Hedgepeth, Lewis Martinez, | Filed: July 29, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Michael Alan Yocom - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
Martin Siegel, Randy Grounds, J. Clark Kelso, Sisk | Filed: August 17, 2010 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri Jury demanded by Both |
| McRay Bennet - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
W. Showalter, S. Deathriage, M. Gonzalez, J.C. Ivey, D. Vega, R. A. Kessler, M. Button | Filed: August 25, 2010 Civil Rights §28:2254 Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Martin J. Bibbs - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
J. Gentry, J. Tyree, Bryan Kingston, James E. Tilton, G. Adams, Greg Lewis | Filed: September 07, 2010 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Manuel Zarate - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
K. Brandon, Robbert A. Horel, D. E. Milligan, J. Beeson | Filed: October 20, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Mark L. Edwards - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
Gary Swarthout | Filed: October 29, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Michael William Magidson - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
Kathleen Allison | Filed: November 12, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Manuel Shotwell - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
E. Jones, C Santos, E. Medina, R. A. Kessler, D. Garcia, B. Petersen, L. Negron, P. Nickerson, S. Celaya, N. Grannis, G. Gudino, S. Brandt, G. D. Lewis, W. Muniz | Filed: November 18, 2010 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Miles O. Bonty - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
D. Vega, N. Reese, J. Stevenson, Battles, J. Ramsey | Filed: November 29, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Matthew Alan Lawrie - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
Kathleen Allison, Jerry Brown | Filed: November 29, 2010 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Marcus D. Washington - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
Rick Hill, Attorney General of California | Filed: December 06, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Mario Roney Garcia - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
F. Gonzalez | Filed: December 13, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Marvellous Ashaxyah Greene - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> |
P. Badura, W. Barlow, M. Nimrod, C.E. Wilber, P. Bean | Filed: December 13, 2010 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Michael Craig Barnette - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> |
Bobby Phillips | Filed: January 05, 2011 Mandamus and Other §28:2254 |
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