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.
State: California (CA)
Letter: P
Page: 27
Total Records for Letter P: 1,851
Date Range: July 14, 1988 through April 8, 2024
Letter: P
Page: 27
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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This website is privately operated and is not an official government website or court. Information may be incomplete, delayed, or updated after publication. Users should verify case details through the appropriate court or official records source before relying on them.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Phillip Brisette - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> |
The People, California Supreme Court, Superior Court of Solano County, First District Cour of Appeal | Filed: December 07, 2015 Mandamus and Other §42:1983 |
| Paul M. Teahan - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> |
C. Ducart | Filed: December 15, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Paul David Johnson - Judge Jon S. Tigar More Information >>> |
J. Espinoza, E. Tootell | Filed: December 24, 2015 Prison Condition §42:1983 Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Philip Robert Corral - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> |
X. Cano | Filed: January 08, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Patrick L. Richardson - Judge PSLC MSH More Information >>> |
Monterey County Superior Court | Filed: February 23, 2016 Mandamus and Other §42:1983 |
| Patricia Conklin - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> |
Kimberly Hughes | Filed: May 27, 2016 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Philip W. Henderson - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> |
U.S. District Court, Claudia Wilken | Filed: July 14, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Philip W. Henderson - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> |
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California | Filed: September 01, 2016 Mandamus and Other §42:1983 |
| Paul Wayne King - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> |
Joe Lizarraga | Filed: November 03, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Pete Adams - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> |
S. Hatton | Filed: December 19, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Phillip Morris‚ Jr. - Judge William H. Orrick More Information >>> |
M. Taylor, P. Jo, R. Luna | Filed: March 21, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Peter T. Edelbacher - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> |
The California Board of Parole Hearings | Filed: August 16, 2017 Mandamus and Other §8:1105 |
| Phillip Morris‚ Jr. - Judge William H. Orrick More Information >>> |
R. Luna, P. Jo | Filed: August 25, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Pierre Rushing - Judge PSLC CET More Information >>> |
C. E. Ducart | Filed: September 07, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Pedro Ruiz - Judge William H. Orrick More Information >>> |
Stuart Ryan | Filed: November 14, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Pedro Honesto - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> |
C. Callahan | Filed: December 14, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Pedro Rodriguez - Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte More Information >>> |
Tricia Povah, Susan Manheimer, Stephen M. Wagstaffe | Filed: March 23, 2018 General §28:2254 |
| Pedro Rodriguez - Judge Jon S. Tigar More Information >>> |
Matt Greco, Bonnie Dumanis | Filed: April 05, 2018 Mandamus and Other §42:1983 |
| Paul C Bolin - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> |
Ronald Davis | Filed: June 18, 2018 Mandamus and Other §28:1361 |
| Phillip Senegal - Judge Edward M Chen More Information >>> |
Warden Ron Davis | Filed: June 28, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Maria-Elena James |
| Paul C Bolin - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> |
Paul C. Bolin | Filed: August 02, 2018 Mandamus & Other §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC LLH |
| Paul C. Bolin - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> |
Heather E. Williams, Robert D. Bacon, Brian Abbington | Filed: August 14, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC LLH Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Peter A. Farnese - Judge PSLC MSH More Information >>> |
Scott Kernan | Filed: August 16, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jon S Tigar |
| Paul Urquidez Lopez - Judge Laurel Beeler More Information >>> |
Hatton | Filed: August 17, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge PSLC CET |
| Patrick L. Richardson - Judge PSLC MWD More Information >>> |
Unknown | Filed: January 23, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:1651, Referring Judge William H Orrick |
| Peter John Arendas - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> |
Mathew Moore | Filed: January 23, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC LLH |
| Peter John Arendas - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> |
Sgt. Carpenter | Filed: January 30, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Patrick Shields - Judge William Alsup More Information >>> |
Ron Davis, David Baughman | Filed: February 15, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge PSLC JNE |
| Phillip Garcia - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> |
Warden Joe Lizarraga | Filed: April 17, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge James Donato |
| Patrick E. Noel - Judge PSLC CET More Information >>> |
Warden | Filed: June 05, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Edward M Chen |
| Peter John Arendas - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> |
Cardell, Hernandez, Sanchez, Mendez | Filed: June 21, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC LLH |
| Peter John Arendas - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> |
Carpenter | Filed: June 28, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC LLH |
| Peter John Arendas - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> |
Faulkenstein | Filed: July 05, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Peter John Arendas - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> |
Mathew Moore | Filed: July 15, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Paul Patrick Jolivette - Judge PSLC CET More Information >>> |
People of the State of California | Filed: July 24, 2019 Mandamus & Other §28:1651, Referring Judge Edward M Chen |
| Paul David Johnson - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> |
People for the State of California | Filed: July 25, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge PSLC LLH |
| Paul David Johnson - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> |
People for the State of California | Filed: July 29, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge PSLC LLH |
| Paul C. Hamilton - Judge PSLC CET More Information >>> |
R. Chen, S. Garrigan, Warden Ron Davis, S. R. Albritton, M. Deseo | Filed: October 03, 2019 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Edward M Chen |
| Paul C. Bolin - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> |
Rachael Newcomb, Kern County Superior Robert Court/Judge, Bacon, Richard Gilman, Theresa Falkenberg, Xavier Becerra, Jolie Lipsig, Brian Abbington | Filed: November 22, 2019 Mandamus & Other §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC LLH |
| Peter John Arendas - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> |
Cardell, Hernandez, Christian, Sanchez, Mendes | Filed: December 16, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC LLH |
| Peter M. Bergne - Judge PSLC AGB More Information >>> |
Ronald Davis | Filed: December 20, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley |
| Pedro Alvarez - Judge Vince Chhabria More Information >>> |
People of California | Filed: December 23, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley |
| Paul A. Williams - Judge PSLC CET More Information >>> |
Craig Koening | Filed: December 23, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §42:1983, Referring Judge Susan Illston |
| Pamela Jean Gygi - Judge PSLC AGB More Information >>> |
Filed: January 14, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge James Donato |
|
| Paul Emmanuel, Emmanuel Paul - Judge PSLC MWD More Information >>> |
California Department of Correction, Rehabilitation | Filed: February 13, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Joseph C Spero |
| Peter John Arendas - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> |
Gutholm, A. Martin | Filed: February 26, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC LLH |
| Peter John Arendas - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> |
Dianne Ashlock | Filed: March 03, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC LLH |
| Peter John Arendas - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> |
Sgt. Charles Ellebrecht, Humphrey, Fortuna Police Department | Filed: March 09, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC LLH |
| Peter John Arendas - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> |
Keith Altizer | Filed: March 24, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Peter John Arendas - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> |
Keith Altizer | Filed: April 20, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
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