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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| 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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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/