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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| Manuel Gaytan-Sanchez - Judge William Q. Hayes More Information >>> | USA | Filed: August 26, 2009 None §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Michael James Murphy - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | Matthew L Cate | Filed: September 02, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Miguel Angel Garcia - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> | USA | Filed: September 03, 2009 None §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Marcus C Joy - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> | Menon | Filed: September 18, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Marcus C Joy - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> | Mennoe | Filed: September 30, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael Allen - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> | A. Hedgpeth, Jerry Brown | Filed: October 08, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Miguel Legaspy - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> | Neotti, Jack Hood, Johnson | Filed: October 13, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael Allen - Judge William V. Gallo More Information >>> | A. Hedgpeth, Jerry Brown | Filed: November 05, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Marilyn Kaye Freeman - Judge Jeffrey T. Miller More Information >>> | Matthews Cates | Filed: November 10, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Mustafa Wright - Judge Janis L. Sammartino More Information >>> | N Grannis, Abad, E A Contreras, P A Cortez, of Office Registered Nurses, Silva H Garcia, Office of Watch Commander, E Marrero, D Smith, Chief Medical Officer | Filed: November 12, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Michael Dean Vicks - Judge Irma E. Gonzalez More Information >>> | C Noll | Filed: November 23, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Mark Thomas - Judge Nita L. Stormes More Information >>> | Unknown, - | Filed: November 24, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Manuel Pereda-Macias - Judge William Q. Hayes More Information >>> | USA | Filed: December 14, 2009 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Monrell D Murphy - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> | V Villa, G Cardenas, M Meza | Filed: December 11, 2009 Plaintiff §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Maurice Hillard - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> | R A Jones, D J Degeus, J Ming, M Cotero, Jr. Domingo Uribe‚ | Filed: December 14, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Miguel Legaspy - Judge Louisa S Porter More Information >>> | Ives, Choo, Zion, Neotti, J Rivera, Sylva, Scharr, Lopez, Dollie | Filed: December 18, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Melchor Llamas - Judge William McCurine More Information >>> | Domingo Uribe‚ Jr. | Filed: January 13, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael Tyrone West - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> | John Marshall | Filed: February 08, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael Johnson - Judge William McCurine More Information >>> | E Contreras, Marrero, Richard J. Donovan of Correctional Facility, California Department Corrections, DOES, Rehabilitation | Filed: February 11, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Michael E Chavez - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> | Fuller, F W Lembach, Van Gorder, John Does, Nork, Diaz, Stiles | Filed: February 18, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Marc Damon Grossi - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | George A Neotti | Filed: February 17, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Metin Riza Gurel - Judge Peter C. Lewis More Information >>> | Timothy E Busby, Jr, Edmund G Brown | Filed: April 08, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Michael Ames - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | Matthew Cate, Edmund G. Brown | Filed: May 05, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Matthew A Lawrie - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: May 12, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Marc Damon Grossi - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> | Unknown, - | Filed: May 14, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Madonna A Hanes - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> | USA | Filed: May 18, 2010 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Matthew A Lawrie - Judge Jeffrey T. Miller More Information >>> | Hedgepeth, Edmond G. Brown‚ Jr. | Filed: May 17, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Melchor Llamas - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> | Domingo Uribe‚ Jr. | Filed: May 19, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Michael Vaughan - Judge M. James Lorenz More Information >>> | Calipatria State Prison, Katrina Ball, State of Rehabilitation, California, Leland McEwen, California Department of Corrections | Filed: June 01, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Michael J Booth - Judge William Q. Hayes More Information >>> | T Armstead, George Neotti, R Bolding, John Doe | Filed: June 07, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Martin Parra-Salgado - Judge Roger T. Benitez More Information >>> | USA | Filed: June 18, 2010 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Mohammad Reza Hadizadeh - Judge William McCurine More Information >>> | Eric H. Holder‚ Jr., Robin Baker, Janet Napolitano | Filed: July 02, 2010 Mandamus and Other §28:2241 |
| Markus Jerrell Averhart - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> | Julie Marie Haney, Hector Alcazar, Pat Shields, Joe Martinez | Filed: July 09, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Michael Andrew Paris - Judge William McCurine More Information >>> | George A Neotti, Edmond G. Brown‚ Jr. | Filed: July 29, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Miguel Morales-Chavez - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> | USA | Filed: July 09, 2010 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Michael Pearson, Jermaine Pina, Raymond Scott - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> | Matthew Cate, Domingo Uribe‚ Jr., Haneef Salaam, Ken Phillips, State of California | Filed: August 06, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Marcus Odell Thigpenn - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: August 16, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Martin Gonzales-Huerta - Judge Marilyn L. Huff More Information >>> | Koona Deboo, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: September 23, 2010 Mandamus and Other §28:2241 |
| Manuel Gamboa - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: October 04, 2010 General §28:1651 |
| Marcus Andrews - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> | Mike Knowles, Bill Lockyer | Filed: October 07, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Michael Harvey - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> | F Gonzales, Jr, Edmund G Brown | Filed: October 27, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Matthew L Johnson - Judge Louisa S Porter More Information >>> | Darr | Filed: November 10, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Mavis Savannah Thompson - Judge Irma E. Gonzalez More Information >>> | Dr. Sakata, Dr. Wong, Rehabilitation, John Does, Dr. Nguyen, Dr. Hoeltzer, California Department of Corrections | Filed: November 18, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Michael Roe - Judge Louisa S Porter More Information >>> | Unknown, - | Filed: November 29, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Maury Montgomery - Judge Nita L. Stormes More Information >>> | Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District | Filed: November 29, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Manuel Danny Guerrero - Judge Roger T. Benitez More Information >>> | USA | Filed: November 24, 2010 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Michael Dayne Bridgeman - Judge Bernard G. Skomal More Information >>> | William Gore, San Diego County, William B San Kolender, Diego County Sheriffs Dept. | Filed: December 02, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Marcus Odell Thigpenn - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> | Neotti | Filed: December 10, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Manuel Angel Collado - Judge Nita L. Stormes More Information >>> | Matthew Cate | Filed: December 20, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Michael Dayne Bridgeman - Judge Nita L. Stormes More Information >>> | Michael T Smyth | Filed: December 28, 2010 General §28:2254 |
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https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/