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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Browse through the petitions on the site and review the issues.
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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
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| Manuel Mendez - Judge Patrick J. Walsh More Information >>> | Filed: February 22, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ | |
| Michael Duane Jones - Judge George H. King More Information >>> | Filed: February 23, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ | |
| Michael S Whitney - Judge David O. Carter More Information >>> | Filed: March 05, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate | |
| Michael Joseph Wright - Judge Rosalyn M. Chapman More Information >>> | Orange County Sheriffs Department, Michael S Carona | Filed: March 20, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Mitchell David Gold - Judge David O. Carter More Information >>> | Joseph Woodring | Filed: June 01, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Mohammad Noman Ebrahim - Judge Marc L. Goldman More Information >>> | District Director, Los Angeles, USCIS | Filed: June 05, 2007 Mandamus & Other §28:2201 Declaratory Judge |
| Marc A San Nicolas - Judge James V. Selna More Information >>> | Debra Dexter | Filed: June 11, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Musaab Habib, Marium Habib, Habib Khan, Arizona Institute of Neurology & Polysomography - Judge Arthur Nakazato More Information >>> | Christina Poulos, Alberto Gonzales | Filed: June 28, 2007 Mandamus & Other §28:1361 Petition for Writ |
| My-Huong Thi Hoang - Judge Alicemarie H. Stotler More Information >>> | USA | Filed: July 20, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Mervin McPherson Soares - Judge Cormac J. Carney More Information >>> | USA | Filed: July 20, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Mark Perry Taffolla - Judge Oswald Parada More Information >>> | Filed: August 08, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ | |
| Manuel Arenas - Judge Arthur Nakazato More Information >>> | Filed: September 27, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ | |
| Michael Paddock - Judge George P. Schiavelli More Information >>> | Filed: October 23, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ | |
| Marvin Lee Miller, America T Miller - Judge Charles F. Eick More Information >>> | DOES, City of Orange Police Department, Novapro Risk Solutions LP, City Attorney of the City of Orange, County of Orange, Wayne W Winthers, California, Michelle Fetherolf, Ward North America | Filed: October 24, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Mike Frank Ochoa - Judge Patrick J. Walsh More Information >>> | Filed: October 24, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ | |
| Muhammad Hafeez - Judge Margaret A. Nagle More Information >>> | Matthew Martel, Jerry Brown | Filed: October 31, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael Ruiz - Judge James V. Selna More Information >>> | Anthony Hedgpeth | Filed: December 19, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Maria De Ortuna - Judge Terry J. Hatter More Information >>> | USA | Filed: July 27, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Michael Quinn Milhoan, Helen Etherly Milhoan, Gary Burrell Milhoan, Christopher/Mandy Walker - Judge Duty Magistrate Judge More Information >>> | Federal Bureau of Identification Orange County Sheriff Dept. | Filed: January 23, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Marvin L Tuggle - Judge Margaret M. Morrow More Information >>> | Filed: January 24, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ | |
| Mark Baker - Judge Victor B. Kenton More Information >>> | Filed: January 28, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ | |
| Ma Binh Thanh - Judge Patrick J. Walsh More Information >>> | M Evans | Filed: February 04, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Mark Glen Morales - Judge A Howard Matz More Information >>> | James A Yates | Filed: May 14, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Muhammad Shafi Wazeer - Judge Cormac J. Carney More Information >>> | Joel Cohen | Filed: May 14, 2008 Mandamus & Other §05:704 Labor Litigation |
| Ming Hwa Kao - Judge John F. Walter More Information >>> | Debra Dexter | Filed: May 15, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Marcos Gutierrez - Judge Klausner More Information >>> | James A Yates | Filed: June 02, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Maria Teresa Del Rosario - Judge Nakazato More Information >>> | US Citizenship & Immigration Services, DOES | Filed: June 27, 2008 Mandamus & Other §05:551 Administrative Pro |
| Milad Ragheb Demetry - Judge Real More Information >>> | Kathy Prosper | Filed: July 21, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Mirna Pineda Bahena - Judge Goldman More Information >>> | Old Republic Default Management Services, Does, Saxon Mortgage Services Inc | Filed: December 10, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §15:1692 Fair Debt Collect |
| McKinley P Atkins - Judge Turchin More Information >>> | A Hedgpeth | Filed: January 05, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| McKinley P Atkins - Judge Turchin More Information >>> | A Hedgpeth | Filed: January 13, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Manuel Frias - Judge Gutierrez More Information >>> | Filed: January 21, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ | |
| Marcelino Calderon-Silva - Judge Morrow More Information >>> | Domingo Uribe, Jr | Filed: February 10, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Mynor Rodriguez - Judge Nagle More Information >>> | Ken Clark | Filed: February 23, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Mario David Abernathy - Judge RackauckasBRUnassigned More Information >>> | Tony Rackauckas | Filed: March 11, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Milad Babazadeh, Bahareh Sadeghi Dastjerdi - Judge Nakazato More Information >>> | Sharon A Wiener, Roger Riguad, Unites States of Department State, Hillary R Clinton | Filed: March 18, 2009 Mandamus & Other §28:1651 Petition for Writ |
| Marcelino Calderon-Silva - Judge Morrow More Information >>> | Domingo Uribe Jr | Filed: July 17, 2009 Other §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael Charles Rizer - Judge David O. Carter More Information >>> | McDonald | Filed: February 17, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Minh Nghia Lee - Judge S. James Otero More Information >>> | Fernando A Gonzales | Filed: March 22, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Michael Alberto Berardi - Judge Andrew J. Guilford More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: April 05, 2010 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Michael William Prah - Judge Cormac J. Carney More Information >>> | Eric Holder, United States of America | Filed: July 06, 2010 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Michael Paddock - Judge James V. Selna More Information >>> | James D Hartley | Filed: August 19, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Marcellus Cox - Judge Cormac J. Carney More Information >>> | Tereser A Banks | Filed: September 08, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Miguel Montoya - Judge Virginia A. Phillips More Information >>> | J Walker | Filed: October 01, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Michael Saenz - Judge Margaret M. Morrow More Information >>> | Matthew Cate | Filed: November 12, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Mark Dugan - Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen More Information >>> | Matthew Cate, Anthony Hedgepeth | Filed: November 17, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Mahmoud Malakafzali - Judge Alicemarie H. Stotler More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: November 23, 2010 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Mark Lancaster - Judge Margaret M. Morrow More Information >>> | Filed: December 18, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) § | |
| Michael Lee Snellenberger - Judge Alicemarie H. Stotler More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: January 11, 2011 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Michael Yochem - Judge Patrick J. Walsh More Information >>> | Superior Court of California | Filed: May 03, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
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https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/