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 R
This page lists publicly available prisoner petition records filed in California for names beginning with the letter R. 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: R
Page: 159
Total Records for Letter R: 8,661
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Raymond Sanchez - Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank More Information >>> |
Sheriff Chad Blanco, Riverside County Sheriff Department | Filed: August 25, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Sheri Pym |
| Ruben Figueroa - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> |
B. Phi, M. Voong, G. Jaime, C. Bell, P. J. Llamas, Ceballos, D. Baughman, L. Warren, T. Galaviz, S. Alfaro, J. Gallaghar, R. Juarez, L. C. Hence, D. Goss, U. Williams, Ken Clark | Filed: September 03, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ramon Cisneros - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> |
G. Garcia | Filed: September 01, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Rodney Karl Blackwell - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> |
Rehabilitations, Patrick Covello, Department of Corrections, CDCR | Filed: August 31, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Royland Rice - Judge Dennis M Cota More Information >>> |
A. W. Boulware, C. Johnson, M. Ackley, A. W. Brown | Filed: August 31, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 |
| - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> |
Filed: August 26, 2020 Mandamus & Other §42:1983 |
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| Richard Haworth - Judge Patricia Donahue More Information >>> |
Warden Patricia V. Bradley | Filed: August 26, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge R Gary Klausner |
| Robey Hairston - Judge Anthony W Ishii More Information >>> |
Gavin Newsom, CDCR Doctors, CDCR Wardens, US Donald Trump, Fresno District Court, Courts, Corcoran Prison, CDCR | Filed: August 21, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Jennifer L Thurston |
| Robert Thomas Cavalier - Judge Michael M Anello More Information >>> |
Governor Gavin Newsom, Ralph Diaz, John Doe, Randy Grounds | Filed: August 20, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Daniel E Butcher |
| Romaine Nevels - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> |
Jeff Lynch | Filed: August 06, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| - Judge Susan van Keulen More Information >>> |
Filed: July 30, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC MBI |
|
| - Judge PSLC MWD More Information >>> |
Filed: July 22, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Joseph C Spero |
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| Rahman R Rushing - Judge Andre Birotte More Information >>> |
State of California, Mona D. Houston, Cynthia Y. Tampkins | Filed: July 22, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Autumn D Spaeth |
| Raymond Thomas - Judge Andre Birotte More Information >>> |
Complex Warden of USP Lompoc | Filed: July 21, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Steve Kim |
| Robert Thomas Cavalier - Judge Allison H Goddard More Information >>> |
BPH Commission Grounds, Gov. Gavin Newson, Marcus Pollard | Filed: July 17, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Dana M Sabraw |
| Raymond Garcia‚ II, Kimberly Gine, Crystal Mora - Judge Douglas F McCormick More Information >>> |
Superior-Juevenlle Dependency, San Bernardino County, J. Bougere, The State of California, M. Hagan | Filed: July 16, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Fernando M Olguin |
| Rodolfo Martin Nicolas - Judge Cynthia Bashant More Information >>> |
William P. Barr, Matthew Albence, Gregory J. Archambeault, Chad Wolf | Filed: July 08, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd, Referring Judge Linda Lopez |
| Rolanda R. Ashley - Judge Lucy H Koh More Information >>> |
Jenkin | Filed: June 30, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge PSLC MBI |
| Robert D. Anderson - Judge PSLC CHC More Information >>> |
Tucker, A. Hidalgo, Miller, J. Ferguson, A. K, M. McGallon, K.Z.. Allen, K. Hoffman, Correctional Training Facility, R. Gregory, Warden Craig Koenig, R. Monroy, California Department of Correction, Lt. C. Peaden, E. Galvan, S. Kelley, G. Gash, T. Selby | Filed: June 30, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Haywood S Gilliam |
| Raul Rodriguez - Judge Kimberly J Mueller More Information >>> |
Rick Hill | Filed: June 24, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Kendall J Newman |
| Rodney Womack - Judge PSLC CET More Information >>> |
Govenor Davin Newsome, Tallman, Beth Freeman, Farris, Nguten, Murguia | Filed: June 16, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Susan Illston |
| Relmon H. Davis‚ III - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> |
W.J. Sullivan | Filed: September 08, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Roderick-Olaf Fonseca - Judge Michael R Wilner More Information >>> |
State of California, Office of the District for Attorney the County of Los Angeles, Ruby Arias | Filed: September 08, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge George H Wu |
| Rickey Louis Alford, Morris Day - Judge Andre Birotte More Information >>> |
Doe, Ku Klux Klan, L.A. County, Public Office, Defender John Neo Nazi | Filed: September 04, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Alka Sagar |
| Ronald Lee Harris - Judge Dolly M Gee More Information >>> |
M. Mete | Filed: September 04, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Douglas F McCormick |
| Rickey V. Rivera - Judge Gonzalo P Curiel More Information >>> |
Ken Clark | Filed: September 15, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Ruth Bermudez Montenegro |
| Richard A. Evans - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> |
Dawn Teal, Ndukwe N. Odeluga, Adekunie Shittu, Vaneida White, Robert Chapnick, Pauline Gladney, Cecilia Roberts, Bernadine Claudel, Christine Barber, Shaun Duwel | Filed: September 15, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Reginald Elmore - Judge William H Orrick More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: September 17, 2020 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Roque Solis - Judge Dolly M Gee More Information >>> |
Warden Raymond Madden | Filed: September 16, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Autumn D Spaeth |
| Robert Conrady - Judge David O Carter More Information >>> |
Warden | Filed: September 14, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Gail J Standish |
| Rudy Vasquez - Judge Jean P Rosenbluth More Information >>> |
Ralph Diaz | Filed: September 14, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Josephine L Staton |
| - Judge Virginia K DeMarchi More Information >>> |
Filed: September 09, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC HHL |
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| Rahman Rushing - Judge Andre Birotte More Information >>> |
California Institute for Men | Filed: July 20, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Autumn D Spaeth |
| - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> |
Filed: July 22, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC MWD |
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| Ricardo Rubio - Judge Edmund F Brennan More Information >>> |
Jeffrey Macomber, Vance, Frias, P. Birdsong, Wright, Anthony Carter, Steven Escobar, Ralph Diaz, Landry, Allen, Sanders, Rossolio, Kenneth J. Pogue, Chelsea Armenta, Strippling, Messerli, Montgomery, Kuntz, B. Wilson, Nunez | Filed: September 18, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ravon Lovowe Ramsey - Judge Robert M Illman More Information >>> |
Chief Medical Officer, Salinas Valley State of Prison, Rasheed, California Department Corrections | Filed: September 18, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Raymond Alford Bradford - Judge Kendall J Newman More Information >>> |
M. Patte, Kelly, Javate, Watson | Filed: September 21, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Robert Washington - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> |
Steven M. Yaplee | Filed: September 24, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Rod Anthony Huff - Judge Andre Birotte More Information >>> |
Airport Courthouse | Filed: September 21, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Rozella A Oliver |
| Rodrick Jermon Smith - Judge Edmund F Brennan More Information >>> |
L. O'Brian, David, E. Buchmiller, R. Stewart, G. Jones, Jeff Lynch, Adel Schumann, J. Peterson | Filed: July 27, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Renell Thorpe - Judge Kendall J Newman More Information >>> |
C. Parham, C. King, Shitzner | Filed: September 25, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1441 |
| Richard Allen Berry - Judge Kandis A Westmore More Information >>> |
Superior Court of Lake | Filed: September 30, 2020 Mandamus & Other §42:1983 |
| Raymond Alford Bradford - Judge Phyllis J Hamilton More Information >>> |
Kelly, Judge Watson, M. Patte, Javate | Filed: September 30, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Raymundo Ortega Ramirez - Judge Dean D Pregerson More Information >>> |
John Doe 6, John Doe 2, John Doe 3, John Doe 1, John Doe 5, John Doe 4, Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility | Filed: September 30, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Autumn D Spaeth |
| Ronald Legardy - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> |
J. Gonzalez, M.B. Atchley, J. Fernandez, O. Redon | Filed: August 04, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ramon Cisneros - Judge Lucy H Koh More Information >>> |
G. Garcia | Filed: August 04, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge PSLC MBI |
| Richard Hart, Aldo Hernandez, Graham Waldrop, Ervin Longstreet, Charles Gluck - Judge Jesus G Bernal More Information >>> |
Stephanie Clendenin, Janine Wallace | Filed: August 05, 2020 Prisoner Petitions: Civil Detainee: Conditions of Confinement §42:1983, Referring Judge Shashi H Kewalramani |
| Ramon Murillo - Judge Robert M Illman More Information >>> |
S. Gee, G. Ramey, F. Medina, M. Atchley, Ga, Dr Diaz, Dr. Woods, D. Lepe, C. Martella, California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS), A. Ware, V. Lomeli, R. Machuca, A. Medina, D. Williams, State Compensation Insurance Fund, G. R. Padilla, A. Lopez | Filed: October 05, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Ronald Rollings - Judge Nathanael M Cousins More Information >>> |
Terminal Island Prison | Filed: October 08, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Rudolfo Alcantar - Oct 22, 2020 More Information >>> |
Warden Raymond Madden | Filed: October 22, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
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