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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| Pablo Reuben Estrada‚ Jr. - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | USA | Filed: July 07, 2014 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Perry C. Blair - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | CDCR, J. Alva, SATF State Prison, F. Franoco, B. O. Daniels, Corcoran State Prison, J. Johnson, O. A. Ybarra, Santos, Chan | Filed: July 24, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Phillip T. Ricker - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Wymer, Cagle, Alvarez, Durique, Flores, M. Gamboa, Ceballos, Alford, M. Jennings, Espinoza, Godina, Ortega, Holquin, Castro, Hasley, A. Nadal, J. Huewe, D. Nave, Cabrera, Cruz, Martinez, Scalia | Filed: July 28, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Pedro F Duran - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | Connie Gibson | Filed: August 28, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Paul E. Free - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Paul Copenhaver | Filed: October 02, 2014 General §28:2241 |
| Pablo Anthony Medina - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | J. Tangen, J. Lopez, M. Vega | Filed: November 14, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Pablo Anthony Medina - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, J. Tangen, M. Vega, J. Lopez, Rehabilitations, North Kern State Prison | Filed: November 17, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Pablo Anthony Medina - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | J. Lopez | Filed: November 24, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Paul Dixon - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Audrey King, Tom Voss, Stephen Mayberg, Pam Ahlin, Cliff Allenby | Filed: December 17, 2014 Conditions of Confinement §42:1981 |
| Phillip Patino - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | Audrey King | Filed: December 22, 2014 Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 |
| Prince Deon Shotwell‚ Jr. - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | T. Barnes, O. Eguavoen, J. Soto, Cowl, Ruby Larkins, Ray, L. Rushing, M. Moran, T. Tang, D. Ulstad, C. Wood, G. Biaggini | Filed: December 29, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Phillip Sands - Jul 22, 2015 More Information >>> | CDCR, Marsh, Swift | Filed: July 22, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Philip N. Johnson - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | R. Zuniga | Filed: March 31, 2015 General §28:2241 |
| Pablo Salas - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | M. D. Biter | Filed: June 01, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Paul F. Jennings - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | Alan Azizian, Audrey King | Filed: June 04, 2015 Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 |
| Paul A. Martinez - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | Ballard, Bailey, Andrews, Oldham, Calaveras County Sheriff's Jail | Filed: June 11, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Phil Derosier - Judge Ralph R. Beistline More Information >>> | A. Hunt, W. Kokor, S. Follett, L.D. Zamora | Filed: July 06, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Patrick Jones - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Warden of USP Atwater | Filed: July 06, 2015 General §28:2241 |
| Pheaktra Ros - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | C.E. Ducart | Filed: July 09, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Phillip Sands - Judge Ralph R. Beistline More Information >>> | CDCR, Marsh, Swift | Filed: July 22, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Piyarath S. Kayarath - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Andre Matevousian | Filed: July 28, 2015 General §28:2241 |
| Paul A. Martinez - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | Calaveras County Sheriff's Office, of Calaveras County District Attorney's Office, County Calaveras, Superior Court of California | Filed: July 30, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Patrick F. Duarte - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | James Jackson, David G. Smith, Chinyere Nyenke, Radiology Associates, Frank F. Chang, Southeast X-Ray Inc., Anthony Enemoh | Filed: August 05, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Patrick F. Duarte - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Radiology Associates, David G. Smith, Chinyere Nyenke, Frank F. Chang, Inc., Anthony Enemoh, James Jackson, Southeast X-Ray | Filed: August 12, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Prince Deon Shotwell - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | O. Eguavoen, C. Brown, D. Ulstad, T. Smith, - Rushing, J. Soto, B. Lesher, Woods | Filed: August 31, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Phil Roger Weger - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | Stu Sherman, Kamala Harris | Filed: September 11, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Phy Chhem - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Loretta E. Lynch | Filed: September 17, 2015 General §28:2241 |
| Peter Cabrera - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Jeff Macomber | Filed: October 13, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Pablo Chavez - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Scott Kernan, Tanya Rothchild, Chris Meyer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dwight Winslow, Susan L. Hubbard, Deborah Hysen, Teresa Schwartz, James A. Yates, Robert Sillen, James Tilton, J. Clark Kelso, Matthew Cate, Felix Igbinosa, M.D., M.D. | Filed: October 22, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Preston Jackson - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | J. Kelso, Sudhir Bagga, Ralph B. Waugh | Filed: October 26, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Percy Lee Rhodes - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | Jennifer Horton, Pat, Fresno County Department, Sheriff's D Lang, K Nunez, Fresno County, Vivian, Margaret Mims | Filed: October 26, 2015 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Philip Noel Johnson - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Filed: November 16, 2015 General §28:2241 | |
| Paul Lepknowski - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | A - Rangel, R. Fisher‚ Jr., K. Kostecky, M. Wilson, S. Porras, K. Wescott, M. Voong, S. Barton, C. Ching | Filed: November 19, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Peter Anaya - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | CDCR | Filed: August 13, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Pedro F. Duran - Judge Erica P. Grosjean More Information >>> | Davey | Filed: January 11, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Pablo Cisneros-Vasquez - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | USA | Filed: January 22, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Phillip DeMonte - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Lyle Griffith | Filed: January 25, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Pikerson Mentor - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Andre Matevousian | Filed: February 18, 2016 General §28:2241 |
| Phillip Eugene Lester - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Stu Sherman | Filed: February 22, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Patrick Jones - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Warden of USP Atwater | Filed: March 04, 2016 General §28:2241 |
| Pablo Holguin - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | R. Wicks | Filed: March 14, 2016 Civil Rights §28:1983 |
| Phil Marshall Lund - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | USA | Filed: May 19, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Peter Michael Mabie - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | T. Hogan, J. Marshall, Bodirsky, M. Williams, M. Voong, W. Wilson, M. Corona, M. Perez, D. Artis, J.W. Moss | Filed: July 18, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Peter Anaya - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | W S Wadkins, R Van Vugt, T Lucero, G Gray | Filed: July 28, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Paul Clark - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Stuart Sherman | Filed: October 12, 2016 General §28:2241 |
| Peter Anaya - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Nelson, J. Barrios, Peet, Shomer | Filed: November 18, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Pedro Tejeda - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | T. Lambert, Howard, Mendez, Dean Borders, R. Matute, A. Valle, T. Le, N. Riaz, L. Jeffers, J. Bayer, Burt, Chavez | Filed: November 28, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Peter Anaya - Oct 19, 2017 More Information >>> | C. Wickert | Filed: October 19, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Pablo Holguin - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | J. Qualls | Filed: March 15, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Peter Honesto - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Tim Perez, Jerry Brown, James Hartley, Arnold Schwarzenegger | Filed: January 12, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
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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/