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.
California Federal prisons and prisoner list.
California Inmate Locator
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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| Peter V Bashkiroff - Judge Oswald Parada More Information >>> | State of California | Filed: June 22, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Peter Michael Bergne - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> | Terri Gonzalez | Filed: June 22, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Patrick Kelley‚ Jr. - Judge Dean D. Pregerson More Information >>> | Superior Court of the State of California | Filed: June 23, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Pedro Castillo Castaneda - Judge Michael R. Wilner More Information >>> | Six Unknown Names Agents, Mr President Barack Obama | Filed: June 28, 2011 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Pierre Randall - Judge Carla Woehrle More Information >>> | Officer Wong, District Attorney Steven Cooley, Governor Gerry Brown, Paole Agent Miles, Parole Agent Shindler, Sheriff Lee R Baca, County of Los Angeles, Santa Monica Police | Filed: June 29, 2011 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Peter C Moreno - Judge George H Wu More Information >>> | Stephanie Sontag | Filed: July 05, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Paul Jay Richmond - Judge George H Wu More Information >>> | CDCR, BPH | Filed: July 05, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Peter Alvarado - Judge Otis D Wright More Information >>> | Attorney General of the state of California, G Neotti | Filed: July 11, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Peter Joseph Cavanagh - Judge Manuel L. Real More Information >>> | Director Ventura County Probation | Filed: July 15, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Peter Fugawa - Judge Arthur Nakazato More Information >>> | Robert Trimble | Filed: August 04, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Pedro Arana - Judge J. Spencer Letts More Information >>> | L S McEwen | Filed: August 23, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Paul Carasi - Judge Margaret M. Morrow More Information >>> | Michael Martel | Filed: August 30, 2011 Death Penalty - Habeas Corpus § |
| Pierre Randall - Judge Carla Woehrle More Information >>> | Governor Gerry Brown | Filed: September 14, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Pierre Randall - Judge Carla Woehrle More Information >>> | Governor Brown | Filed: October 12, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Pedro Serrano - Judge S. James Otero More Information >>> | Connie Gipson | Filed: October 20, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Peter F Thomas - Judge Michael R. Wilner More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: November 15, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Phillip E Caldwell - Judge Dale S. Fischer More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: November 30, 2011 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Paul Allen Thomas - Judge Ralph Zarefsky More Information >>> | Matthew Cate | Filed: December 07, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Phillip Craig Bailey - Judge Paul L. Abrams More Information >>> | Ian Parkinson, Kathleen Smith, S L O County Jail Medical Department | Filed: December 07, 2011 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Phillip Esparza - Judge Victor B. Kenton More Information >>> | Biter | Filed: December 21, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Prince Tony Goodo - Judge Marc L. Goldman More Information >>> | Robert Ambroselli | Filed: January 12, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Paul Sanchez - Judge Otis D Wright More Information >>> | Kate Allison | Filed: January 12, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Pamela Terry - Judge Percy Anderson More Information >>> | Filed: January 27, 2012 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § | |
| Pedro Munoz - Judge Stephen J. Hillman More Information >>> | Geoff Dean | Filed: February 22, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Paul Millsap - Judge R. Gary Klausner More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: March 05, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Prince Batiste - Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen More Information >>> | B. M. Cash | Filed: March 13, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Paris P Stone - Judge John F. Walter More Information >>> | State of California Department of Correction | Filed: March 13, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Pavel I. Valkovich - Judge Percy Anderson More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: March 14, 2012 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Paul Jimmy Rea - Judge Otis D Wright More Information >>> | Robert Gower | Filed: March 16, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Prince Batiste - Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen More Information >>> | B M Cash | Filed: April 02, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Pierre Fouche - Judge Patrick J. Walsh More Information >>> | R. Philip Guttierrez, Philip A Guttierrez | Filed: April 05, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Phillip Spector - Judge S. James Otero More Information >>> | Ralph M Diaz | Filed: June 18, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Peter Brown - Judge Dean D. Pregerson More Information >>> | Board of Prison Hearings BPH, E Valenzuela | Filed: June 19, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Peter Rodriguez - Judge George H Wu More Information >>> | M Biter | Filed: June 21, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Pyung Hwa Ryoo - Judge Michael R. Wilner More Information >>> | C. Gipson | Filed: July 27, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Peter Joseph Cavanagh - Judge Manuel L. Real More Information >>> | Director Ventura County Probation | Filed: August 03, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Paul Caldeira - Judge Jean P Rosenbluth More Information >>> | G J Janda | Filed: August 27, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Patrick Delgado - Judge Oswald Parada More Information >>> | Anthony Hedgepeth | Filed: August 30, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Peggy Sue Liendo Velasquez - Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: September 04, 2012 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Phenoid Kilgore - Judge Sheri Pym More Information >>> | Sullivan | Filed: September 10, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Praseut Chanthasen - Judge Ralph Zarefsky More Information >>> | Richard Ives | Filed: October 16, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Preston Gardner - Judge Margaret A. Nagle More Information >>> | E. Valenzuela | Filed: October 16, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Paul Adams - Judge Patrick J. Walsh More Information >>> | David B Long | Filed: November 02, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Paul Carlos Garcia - Judge S. James Otero More Information >>> | Tim Virga | Filed: December 19, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Peter Burza - Judge Ralph Zarefsky More Information >>> | James D Hartley | Filed: December 31, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Phu Luc Nay - Judge R. Gary Klausner More Information >>> | Eric Holder, Janet Napolitano, Troy Lund | Filed: January 10, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Patrick Evans - Judge R. Gary Klausner More Information >>> | M D Biter | Filed: January 17, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Paul Anthony Davis - Judge Stephen J. Hillman More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: January 18, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Pedro Madrigal - Judge Michael R. Wilner More Information >>> | Matthew Cates | Filed: January 25, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Patrick Jackson - Judge Arthur Nakazato More Information >>> | Warden Linda McGrew | Filed: February 14, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
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https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/