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
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| Morris Mester - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | K. Dickinson, E. Mitchell, Gray, A. Miller, W. J. Sinkovich, B _ Reed, T. Robertson, L. N. Flores, K. Dilen | Filed: November 30, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Michael Christian Jacob - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | Mike Evans | Filed: December 03, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael Hawes - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | - Adams | Filed: November 19, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Marco Perez - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Darrel G. Adams | Filed: November 20, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | Darrel G. Adams | Filed: December 07, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Marcus L. Hudson - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | Nepumuceno | Filed: December 09, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Marvin Glenn Hollis - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | Keating, L. Bur, M. J. Rainey, J. Crandall, James Joe, Friend, W. G. Hanks, C. L. Brewer, McDonald, Fannon, M. Hone, Flores, A. Smith, Mahone, M Williams, Friezan, Wright, B Cook, M Scott, F Foulk, J. McClellan, M. S. Downing, - Bolls, T. Perez, J Daniels | Filed: December 07, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Matthew G. Jennings - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | M Martell | Filed: December 11, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Mitchell Clyde Farrell - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | R E Barnes | Filed: December 11, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael Plunkett - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: December 16, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Marc Sardella-Lagomarsino - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Charles Swarthout | Filed: December 18, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Melvin Joseph Simmons - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Filed: December 21, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri | |
| Michael William Beard - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | M. Martel | Filed: December 21, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Marquis M. Davis - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Maurice Junious | Filed: December 21, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael A Hunt - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | D. Fields | Filed: December 11, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Marco Anthony Talamantes - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | Filed: December 21, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ | |
| Martin Barragan-Mendoza - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Steve Moore | Filed: December 28, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael Voravong - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | M. McDonald | Filed: December 28, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael John Hawthorne - May 21, 2010 More Information >>> | Mathew Cate | Filed: May 21, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Mathew Robert Smith - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | People Of California, Butte County | Filed: January 08, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael S. Martinez - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | Christopher Mills | Filed: January 12, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Michael Aaron Witkin - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Yates | Filed: January 12, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Matthew Lawrence Chappell - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Gary Swarthout, Arnold Schwarzenegger | Filed: January 19, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Mark Edward Bennett - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Ken Clark, California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility | Filed: January 27, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael Brodheim - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | Kathleen Dickenson | Filed: February 02, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Martha A. Watson Marrs - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | People of The State of California | Filed: February 04, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Mitchell Clyde Farrell - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | R.E. Barnes | Filed: February 12, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Marcell Jones - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | C. Bryant, J. Flaherdy, T. Perez, - Vera, N. Grinnis, D. Hitt, T. Robertson, D. Swingle, J. Walker, J. Clark Kelso, K. Barron | Filed: February 16, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Murray Stanford - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | - Gonzalez | Filed: February 22, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael Robert Hiscox - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | T. Weiholdt, Hensley, T. Reece, M. Storms, D. Thomason, Junior Fortune, K. Garcia, Mike Martel, Ms. Hyland, Peter Vanni, Ray Garcia, J. Armstrong, W. Hashimoto, S. King, Lamb, L. Olivas, K. Baker | Filed: February 24, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Marvin Harris - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | T. Johnson, Bradford, James Walker, Martinez | Filed: March 05, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Manuel De Jesus Ibanez - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: March 05, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Marcus L. Christian - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | Warden of High Desert State Prison, D. Van Leer, Susan Hubbard, E. Sandoval | Filed: March 08, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Mark J. Vandenburgh - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Aramark, Solano County Government Center, Solano County | Filed: March 16, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Michael Christian Jacob - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Rehabilitation, MT Ramirez, California of DE Department Corrections, Johnson, K. Dunlap, Michael Cates | Filed: March 23, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Miguel Humberto Roman-Castro - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> | USA | Filed: March 19, 2010 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| Mark Desmond Adcock - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | Haws | Filed: March 24, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael Mayfield, Terry Lefavour, Roy Fairwell, Billy Paul Birdwell‚ II, Troy Rackley, Blod Tru Hearth-CM, Asatru/Odinist Community - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | K.J. Stanford, E. Rodriquez, D. Long, S. M Peterson, Martel, H. Lackner, M.S. Minnick, N. Grannis, C. Barroga, R. Subia, M. Cates, R. Fletes, R Delacruz, V Vallery, MC Alexander, M Kaplan, D Baptista, L Jackson, S Barham | Filed: March 25, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Miguel Carranza - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | Leonard K Tauman | Filed: March 31, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Marcus James Smith - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | S.M. Salinas | Filed: April 08, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Mark A. Smith - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Jack Vognsen | Filed: April 09, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Mark A. Smith - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | George Joseph Grosso | Filed: April 09, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Mark A Smith - Judge Maryland Unassigned More Information >>> | Christopher North, Dora M. Rios, Mark Roelke | Filed: April 09, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Michael S Lemelle - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | R. Pimentel, N. Grannis, C. Haring, R Carter, O Lieber, G Drummond, James Walker | Filed: April 13, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Mario Ngwazi Wooten - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | A. Rivera Vang | Filed: April 08, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Mario Flavio Garcia - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Ken Clark | Filed: April 22, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Mel Tyrone Edward - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | M Darst, R Dreith, J. Quiring, A Arnold, D. Medina, J. Peterson, R. Ingwerson, J Crowhurst, D. Swingle, P. Statti, Martin, M.D. McDonald, T Hays, D Hogan | Filed: April 22, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Mustafa K. El-Min - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | B. Ives | Filed: April 28, 2010 General §28:2241 |
| Michael Arreygue - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | James Walker | Filed: April 29, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Mark A Smith - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | Department of Mental Health | Filed: April 30, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
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https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/