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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| Petr K. Bessmertnyy - Judge Linda Lopez More Information >>> | United States Navy, Commander (O-5), Commanding Officer, Juddson M. Kirk, Naval Consolidated Brig Miramar | Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd, Referring Judge M James Lorenz |
| Primitivo Rojas Gomez - Judge John D Early More Information >>> | United States District Court | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Josephine L Staton |
| Paul Roberts - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | Muhammad Farooq, Kirk Torres, Conrad Delgadillo, California State Prison of Corcoran, Gavin Newsom, California Institution for Men, Gilman, California Department of Corrections, J. Lemus, CDCR | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Paul Patrick Jolivette - Judge Edmund F Brennan More Information >>> | California Department of Correction & People of Rehabilitation, California, Josie Gastelo | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Kimberly J Mueller |
| Paul Edward Duran - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Duran, M. Gamboa, E. Parks, M. Hodges, Muniz | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Anthony W Ishii |
| Philip G. Dugger - Judge Vince Chhabria More Information >>> | K. Allison | Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Pedro Gaspar Andres-Lucas - Judge Roger T Benitez More Information >>> | Matthew Allen, Alejandro Mayorkas, Tae Johnson, Sixto Marrero, Jesus Reyna | Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd, Referring Judge William V Gallo |
| Patrick James Potter - Judge Jeffrey S White More Information >>> | Officer Clements | Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Percy Love‚ III - Judge Troy L Nunley More Information >>> | USA | Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Philip G. Dugger - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> | K. Allison | Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Paul David Johnson - Judge Lucy H Koh More Information >>> | E. Reyes, J. Willson, R. Martinez, A. Cuevas, T. Allen, A. Brooks, N. Walker, C. Santiago, M. Brown, J. Sandhu, D. Ernst, E. Cer, P. Hoang, K. Jackson, C. Samananl, C. Collins, J. Carlton, Ron Davis, Y. Gonzdlez, J. Knight, S. Tin, R. Broomfield, M. Voong | Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Paul Edward Duran - Judge Helena M Barch-Kuchta More Information >>> | M. Ross, E Parks, A. Valdez | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Paul Phelps - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | Manuel Perez, Bettes, Townsend | Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1983 |
| Peter Austen Geddes - Judge Stanley Blumenfeld More Information >>> | Jane Doe, San Bernardino County Sheriffs John Department, Doe | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 , Referring Judge Autumn D Spaeth |
| Petitioner Jermaine Alexander Barnes More Information >>> | Warden Warren L. Mongomery | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| Petitioner Jermaine Alexander Barnes More Information >>> | Warden Warren L Montgomery | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| Petitioner Jermaine Alexander Barnes More Information >>> | Warden Warren L Montgomery | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| Petitioner Jermaine Alexander Barnes More Information >>> | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 1651 | |
| Petitioner Jermaine Alexander Barnes More Information >>> | Warren L Montgomery | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 1651 |
| Petitioner Jermaine Alexander Barnes More Information >>> | Warden Warren L Montgomery | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| Peter Azevedo - Judge Kendall J Newman More Information >>> | R. Ehlers | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Phillip Brock - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Johanson, Penzado, Cody Taylor, Leroy Valdez, Cruz, Thayer, Lee, Roxana Sandoval, Pomona Pawn, Ferra, Chris Bells, Bobby, Enrique, Baracco | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| - Judge Phyllis J Hamilton More Information >>> | Mandamus & Other §42 U.S.C. § 1983 | |
| Peter Irving Hart - Judge Laurel Beeler More Information >>> | Lake County Sheriff, Medical Dept. of Lake County Jail | Prisoner: Prison Condition §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Pedro Rodriguez - Judge Michael M Anello More Information >>> | Officer Fisher | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge Linda Lopez |
| Pedro Rodriguez - Judge Cynthia Bashant More Information >>> | Officer Fisher | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge Michael S Berg |
| Preciliano Tomas Chaidez - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections & Guillen Rehabilitation, | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Pedro Rodriguez - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | Warden Fisher | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| Preciliano Tomas Chaidez - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| Pedro Rodriguez - Judge Allison H Goddard More Information >>> | Officer Fisher | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge Janis L Sammartino |
| Pedro Rodriguez - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> | Fisher | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| Pedro Rodriguez - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Warden Fisher | Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| Paul Schuman - Judge Phyllis J Hamilton More Information >>> | Mandamus & Other §42 U.S.C. § 1983 | |
| Paul C. Bolin - Judge Phyllis J Hamilton More Information >>> | Unknown | Mandamus & Other §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Pedro Rodriguez - Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo More Information >>> | County of San Diego, Governor Gavin Newsom, San Diego Sheriff William Gore, Attorney General Becerra | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 pr, Referring Judge Jill L Burkhardt |
| Paul Johnson - Judge Nathanael M Cousins More Information >>> | Cisneros, CDCR, Warden | Filed: November 17, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| Paul Milton Davis Jr. - Judge Jacqueline Chooljian More Information >>> | Nunez, Sgt Cypress, Sheriff Nunez, San Sheriff Bernardino Department, Sheriff Martinez, Sheriff Villarino | Filed: November 15, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 , Referring Judge John F Walter |
| Patrick Noel - Judge Edward M Chen More Information >>> | Susan Peery | Filed: November 15, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| Paul Stanhope - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> | Co. of San Diego | Filed: November 05, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 pr, Referring Judge Todd W Robinson jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Paul Murray - Judge Edmund F Brennan More Information >>> | Cherinka, Avalos, K. Allison, Holmes, Harrignton | Filed: October 19, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Pedro Rodriguez - Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo More Information >>> | Sheriff William Gore, People of the State of CA | Filed: October 18, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge Jill L Burkhardt |
| Paul Stanhope - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> | Co. of San Diego | Filed: October 14, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 pr, Referring Judge Todd W Robinson jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Paul Anthony Lynch - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Lesmeiser, Palomara, Yang, P. J. Jones, Lucas, Brizindine | Filed: October 05, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Paul Hupp - Judge Ronald SW Lew More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: September 28, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Referring Judge Margo A Rocconi |
| Paublino Carranza Corralez - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | USA | Filed: September 27, 2021 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28 U.S.C. § 2255 |
| Paul C. Bolin - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: September 27, 2021 Mandamus & Other §42 U.S.C. § 1983 , Referring Judge Phyllis J Hamilton |
| Peter Irving Hart - Judge Laurel Beeler More Information >>> | Lake County Sheriff, Medical Dept. of Lake County Jail | Filed: August 23, 2021 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42 U.S.C. § 1983 , Referring Judge Beth Labson Freeman |
| Paul Stephen Keller - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | Kathleen Alison, Scott Degough, Jeff Macomber | Filed: December 01, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Paul Salcido - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> | Lin, M. DiTomas, B. Dhillon, M. Osman | Filed: December 13, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Pedro Rodriguez - Judge Gonzalo P Curiel More Information >>> | William Gore, County of San Diego, Kathleen Allison | Filed: January 06, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 cv, Referring Judge Mitchell D Dembin 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/