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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Prisoner Petitions – California (CA)
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California Prisoner Petitions – Letter P
This page lists publicly available prisoner petition records filed in California for names beginning with the letter P. These case listings may include prisoner civil rights matters, habeas-related filings, sentence challenges, prison condition claims, and other inmate-related court actions.
The records below are organized alphabetically to make browsing easier. If a large number of filings exist for one letter, the listings may be divided across multiple pages.
Letter: P
Page: 26
Total Records for Letter P: 1,851
Date Range: July 14, 1988 through April 8, 2024
About These California Petition Records
Prisoner petitions can involve issues such as prison conditions, civil rights claims, disciplinary disputes, medical care complaints, or motions related to custody and sentencing. This section is provided as a browsing aid for users looking through petition-related court records in California.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a prisoner petition?
A prisoner petition is a court filing submitted by or on behalf of an incarcerated person. These filings may challenge prison conditions, medical treatment, disciplinary decisions, or other aspects of confinement or sentencing.
Why are these records sorted by letter?
Alphabetical sorting helps users browse large datasets more easily, especially when a state has many petition records.
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| Plaintiff/ Respondent Name |
Petitioner/ Defendant Name |
Filed, Nature of Suit, Judge |
|---|---|---|
| - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> |
Filed: June 15, 2011 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
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| Pedro Escobar - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> |
United States Of America, Lorie Smith | Filed: June 15, 2011 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Paul C. Murray - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> |
Suzan L. Hubbard | Filed: June 15, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Pedro Cruz Hernandez - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> |
F. Gonzalez, Russel D. Scott | Filed: June 29, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Pedro Joaquin Olivas - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> |
Matthew Cate | Filed: June 30, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Pete Wilson - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> |
Filed: July 27, 2011 General §28:2254 |
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| Patrick J. Higgins - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> |
B. M. Cash | Filed: August 31, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Patrick A. Martinez - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> |
Matthew Cate, J. Clark Kelso, Tim V. Virga, of California Department Corrections & Rehabilation | Filed: August 31, 2011 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Phillip T Evans - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> |
Mount, T. A. Wood, S. Bucur, K. Ruben, Cate, Matthew M. A. Cook, R. L. Graves, James Tilton, G. Pimentel, Greg Lewis, W. Black, Robert Horel, A. Avila, R. Navarro | Filed: September 06, 2011 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Patrick A. Martinez - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> |
Grace, A. Briones, California Department of Corrections, Rehabilitations, Alfred Aquino, Oonia E. Rapaport, Tim Virga, Charles Abgovoe, B. Shane, L. Beebe, Fred Schroeder, V. M. Duc, Andrew Deems, E. Moghaddam, P. Sahota, Bal M. Babolla, K. K. Dhillon | Filed: October 11, 2011 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Peter Jose Honesto - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> |
United States, J. Hartley | Filed: October 25, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Paul E Ray - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> |
Pompan, M. Sepulveda, A. Hedgepath | Filed: January 04, 2012 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> |
Filed: January 12, 2012 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
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| - Judge Thelton E. Henderson More Information >>> |
Filed: February 23, 2012 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
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| Paula R. Moyer - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> |
Walter Miller | Filed: April 17, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> |
Filed: June 15, 2012 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
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| - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> |
Filed: June 15, 2012 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
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| Porfirio Medina - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> |
Mendocino County, Thomas D. Allman | Filed: July 18, 2012 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Patrick C. Allen - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> |
Connie Gipson | Filed: July 18, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Paul E. Hebbe - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> |
Moncayo, Foston, Rehabilitation, Holmstrom, Spearman, Noll, Curry, California Department of Corrections, Grounds, Forsterer, Wisenhunt, Silva, Melendez, Grannis | Filed: July 31, 2012 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Pete Rooke - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> |
Kevin Chappell | Filed: September 27, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:1651 Petition for Writ |
| Porfirio Juares - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> |
Attorney General For The State Of California, C. Gibson, California Appellate Project, Napa Superior Court | Filed: October 15, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Patrick Jackson - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> |
E. Mazariegos, D. Rocha, Donald C. Pompan, G. Jimenez, D. Schaffer, J. Villafuerte, L. Zamora, Y. Lee, D. Asuncion, L. Hernandez | Filed: November 29, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Patrick Scott - Judge PSLC RMH More Information >>> |
Rick M. Hill | Filed: January 17, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> |
Filed: March 21, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
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| Peter Agapito Chavez - Judge Maxine M. Chesney More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: May 08, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| Pamela Thompson - Judge Jon S. Tigar More Information >>> |
Filed: June 11, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
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| Patrick Dewin Mc Daniels‚ Sr. - Judge Jon S. Tigar More Information >>> |
Ron Barnes | Filed: June 18, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> |
Filed: June 24, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
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| Patrick D. McDaniel - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> |
Ron Barns | Filed: June 26, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Patrick Dale Conner - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> |
G. Swarthout | Filed: August 13, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Paul Freeman Lewis - Judge Joseph C. Spero More Information >>> |
Hirsh | Filed: September 09, 2013 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Paul A. Santellano - Judge PSLC MSH More Information >>> |
Santa Clara Police Department, Macy's Inc. | Filed: September 20, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Patricia Morgen - Judge Charles R. Breyer More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: September 24, 2013 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Paul A. Santellano - Judge PSLC MSH More Information >>> |
Santa Clara Police Department, Macy's Department Store, Troy Johnsen | Filed: October 02, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Pedro Luis Rodriguez - Judge Jon S. Tigar More Information >>> |
Alex Rizzatto, Kurt Rodenspiel, Sherman Kwok, Tricia C. Povah, Mike Leisman | Filed: October 10, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> |
Filed: October 24, 2013 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
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| Pedro Rodriguez - Judge Jon S. Tigar More Information >>> |
Tmobile Law Enforcement Relations Group, Jessica Reinhardt | Filed: November 20, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Paul A. Santellano - Judge PSLC MSH More Information >>> |
Andrea Winter, Macy's, Jermey Hadre | Filed: January 06, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| PF Lazor - Judge Joseph C. Spero More Information >>> |
Steve Wortman, Connie Gipson | Filed: February 07, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Peter Honesto - Judge PSLC MSH More Information >>> |
Derral Adams | Filed: June 06, 2014 General §28:2241 |
| Pete Rooke - Judge James Donato More Information >>> |
Pachinski, Kevin Chappell, Linda Pratt, E. Tootell | Filed: September 25, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Paul David Johnson - Judge Jon S. Tigar More Information >>> |
Crammer, Win, L. W. Rohlfing, Yuen Chen, F. Collinsworth, Kreitler, A. J. Filice, Norma Acquva, M. Kim, A. Traquina, Thuddy | Filed: November 07, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Pedro Rodriguez - Judge Jon S. Tigar More Information >>> |
David Stahler, Steve Walter, Steven Stracke | Filed: November 20, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| - Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte More Information >>> |
Filed: November 25, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
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| Pablo Camacho - Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte More Information >>> |
Joe A. Lizarraga | Filed: February 19, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| - Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte More Information >>> |
Filed: August 12, 2015 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
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| Pedro Luis Rodriguez - Judge Jon S. Tigar More Information >>> |
Matt Greco, City & County of San Diego | Filed: September 18, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Primitivo Campos - Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte More Information >>> |
Daniel Stone | Filed: September 21, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Patrick-Anthony Malone Jacks - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> |
U.S.P. Victorville, Richard Ives | Filed: November 20, 2015 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
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/