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.
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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| Matthew James Dury - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Paul Copenhaver | Filed: November 05, 2012 General §28:2241 |
| Matthew James Dury - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Unit Manager CIUFO | Filed: November 05, 2012 Civil Rights §28:1331 |
| Matthew James Dury - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Paul Copenhaver | Filed: November 05, 2012 Civil Rights §28:1331 |
| Mario Gutierrez - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Robert Young, Kern County District Attorney | Filed: November 07, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Marvin Adan Cantillanos-Medina - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | USA | Filed: November 08, 2012 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| Matthew James Dury - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | J. Zaragoza | Filed: November 13, 2012 Civil Rights §28:1331 |
| Miguel Amezcua-Garcia - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | North Kern State Prison, California Prison Health Care Services | Filed: November 19, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Michael Carmichael - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | The GEO Group Inc., Stephen V. Fuller, D. Meyer, Brian R. Evens, G. C. Zoley, M. Aguilar, J. Marshall, E. Pressley, James H. Black, W. Wilson | Filed: November 26, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Mark Leon Perez - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | On Habeas Corpus | Filed: November 27, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Maurice Muhammad - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Ralph M. Diaz | Filed: November 29, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Maurice Muhammad - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | Michael J. Richardson | Filed: November 28, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Maurice Muhammad - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Patrick J Hennessey | Filed: November 28, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Maurice Muhammad - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Patrick Marlette | Filed: November 28, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Mark A. Jones - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | A. Maxfield, S. Niehus, N. Parra, Karen Cribbs | Filed: December 03, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Matthew James Griffin - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Edgar Clark, J. Moon, J. Wang, C. McCabe | Filed: December 14, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Mark King - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: December 19, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Michael Anthony Todd - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | California State Prison Corcoran, California of Department Corrections, T. Norton, Rehabilitation, P. Johnson | Filed: December 27, 2012 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Mark Phelps - Dec 19, 2013 More Information >>> | Steve Gurule, David Stinson, jason ramirez, Derrike Wadkins, Jordan Dalton, Matthew Cate, Elizach Rangel, Kristofer Campbell | Filed: December 19, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Civil Rights Act jury demanded by Defendant |
| Martin R. Miale - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Superior Court of Tuolumne | Filed: January 02, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Marcelino Calderon Silva - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | K. Hollen | Filed: November 28, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Melvin Estiwar Jacome - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Domingo Uribe‚ Jr. | Filed: January 15, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Matthew James Dury - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | J. Zaragoza | Filed: January 25, 2013 Civil Rights §28:1331 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Matthew James Dury - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Dunwoody, J. Zaragoza, M. Fontes, Van Horn, J. Ciufo, Paul Copenhaver, Tiano, Lt Bolt, Scott, Puttnam | Filed: January 25, 2013 Civil Rights §28:1331 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Morris Lamont Coffee - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: January 30, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Matthew James Dury - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | J. Ciufo | Filed: January 30, 2013 Civil Rights §28:1331 |
| Mathew Freistedt - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | Smith | Filed: February 01, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Matta J. Santos - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Lanier | Filed: February 01, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Martin Ross Miale - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | Jim Mele, Michael Knowels, L.T. Ruckman, J.P. Jones, Tuolumne County Sheriff's Department | Filed: February 14, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Marlo Porter - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | M. Biter, Director of Department of Corrections, S. Lopez, Rehabilitation, Scott Kerman | Filed: February 15, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Michael Neil Jacobsen - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Margret Mims | Filed: February 21, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Manse Sullivan - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | Cliff Allenby, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Stephen Mayberg, Norm Kramer, Fresno County Board of Supervisors, Pam Ahlin | Filed: February 22, 2013 Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Matthew James Dury - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Puttnam, Lt Bolt, - Fontes, Dunwoody, Scott | Filed: February 25, 2013 Civil Rights §28:1331 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Matthew James Dury - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | J. Ciufo | Filed: February 27, 2013 Civil Rights §28:1331 |
| Mark Raymond Phelps - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Mike Stainer, Jordan Dalton, Kristofer Elizach Campbell, Rangel, Derrike Wadkins, Matthew Cate, Steve Gurule, David Stinson | Filed: March 04, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Mark Keith White‚ Jr. - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Paul Copenhaver | Filed: March 06, 2013 General §28:2241 |
| Marion Franklin Miller - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: March 07, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Michael Craig‚ Sr. - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | A.W. Medina, J. Lopez, A. Gonzales, J. Ralph Gallagher, Diaz | Filed: March 07, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Matthew Alan Lawrie - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | Ralph Diaz | Filed: March 15, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Michael Isreal - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Ralph M. Diaz | Filed: March 18, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Michael LeNoir Smith - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | Sandoval, Karen Cribbs, C. Gipson, Bueno, S. Shelby, J.R. Alfaro, J. Almaguer, N. Pana, C. Munoz, A. Perez, R. Broomfield | Filed: March 18, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Michael Whitfield - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Michelle LaFore, County of Fresno | Filed: March 18, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Manuel George Mancilla - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Connie Gipson | Filed: March 18, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Matthew Alan Lawrie - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | R Diaz, Corcoran District Hospital, Kokor, of State California, Godwin C. Ugueze, County of Corcoran | Filed: March 27, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Matthew B. Cramer - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Tulare County Board of Supervisors, Bill Wittman, Jerry Brown | Filed: March 28, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Miguel Diaz - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Thomas, Hall, Cota, - Root, V Ramirez, Ralph Morales, Diaz, Gallagher, Heck | Filed: March 21, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Marvin Adan Cantillanos-Medina - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | USA | Filed: March 28, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| Maurice Jackson - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Department of Medical, J. Ramirez, California Department of Corrections, H. Martinez, V. Dackermann, R. Luna | Filed: March 22, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Mac David Cochran - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Ralph Diaz | Filed: April 17, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Michael B. Williams - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Marissa Bigot, Daniel Wagoner | Filed: April 18, 2013 Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 |
| Matthew James Dury - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | J. Ciufo | Filed: April 24, 2013 Civil Rights §28:1331 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
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https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/