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: 37
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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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rico Bell - Judge J Spencer Letts More Information >>> |
Robert A Horel | Filed: March 11, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Roland Williams - Judge Alicemarie H. Stotler More Information >>> |
Entire Medial Department, Warden | Filed: March 28, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Richard A Gatica - Judge Stephen V. Wilson More Information >>> |
Jim Tilton | Filed: April 04, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Richard Gatica - Judge Stephen V. Wilson More Information >>> |
Jim Tilton | Filed: April 09, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| - Judge Stephen V. Wilson More Information >>> |
Jim Tilton | Filed: April 09, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Ronnie O Brown - Judge Jeffrey W. Johnson More Information >>> |
Gary S Penrod, Walsh, Messersmith, R Dubois, Medoza, David Williams, J Woulfe, John Doe, C Elvert | Filed: April 10, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Robert G Cote - Judge Margaret A. Nagle More Information >>> |
Ornoski | Filed: April 16, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Roberto Hernandez, Bertha Hernandez, Wendy Quintana - Judge Oswald Parada More Information >>> |
Robert S Mueller‚ III, Michael Chertoff, E Jane Arellano, Emilio T Gonzalez | Filed: May 01, 2007 Mandamus & Other §28:1361 Petition for Writ |
| Ruben Guerrero - Judge Carla Woehrle More Information >>> |
Teresa Fisher | Filed: May 03, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Randy Eric Fuller - Judge Manuel L. Real More Information >>> |
T Felker | Filed: May 08, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Roosevelt Wooten - Judge S James Otero More Information >>> |
T Felker | Filed: May 10, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Richard Manuel Buenrostro - Judge Frederick F. Mumm More Information >>> |
J F Salazar | Filed: May 11, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Robert Benjamin Jones‚ II - Judge Ralph Zarefsky More Information >>> |
Gary Penrod, San Bernardino County Superior Court Div 3 | Filed: May 24, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Richard Reynolds - Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg More Information >>> |
James A Yates | Filed: May 25, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Randy Eric Fuller - Judge Manuel L. Real More Information >>> |
T Felker | Filed: May 30, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Richard Erwin Walker - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> |
D K Sisto | Filed: May 31, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Richard Compton Young - Judge Suzanne H. Segal More Information >>> |
Mike Evans, Jerry Brown | Filed: June 12, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Ricky Slaughter Burton - Judge Margaret M. Morrow More Information >>> |
Derral G Adams | Filed: June 21, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Robert C Shields - Judge Carla Woehrle More Information >>> |
M C Kramer | Filed: July 02, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Ruben Odell Boulware - Judge Charles F. Eick More Information >>> |
Debra Dexter | Filed: July 06, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Robert Lee Smith - Judge Frederick F. Mumm More Information >>> |
Ken Clark | Filed: July 20, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Robert Allen Harden - Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg More Information >>> |
Filed: August 08, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
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| Royal Gene Jones, Sr - Judge Paul L. Abrams More Information >>> |
U S Marshal Service, Gary Phlen | Filed: August 20, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Roy Allen Green - Judge Patrick J. Walsh More Information >>> |
Filed: August 29, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
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| Richard Compton Young - Judge Suzanne H. Segal More Information >>> |
Salinas Valley State Prison, Mike Evans | Filed: September 14, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Robert Curtis Bass - Judge Paul L. Abrams More Information >>> |
Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Tilton | Filed: September 17, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Ronnie Levelle Norris - Judge Otis D Wright More Information >>> |
Filed: September 21, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
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| Randall Harding - Judge Virginia A. Phillips More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: October 04, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Rayfield Dupree - Judge Jennifer T. Lum More Information >>> |
Warden | Filed: October 04, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Rayford Christian Norris - Judge A Howard Matz More Information >>> |
Filed: October 22, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
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| Rafael Pacheco - Judge J Spencer Letts More Information >>> |
County of Riverside | Filed: October 24, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Rick James Beltz - Judge George P. Schiavelli More Information >>> |
California Department of Corrections | Filed: October 24, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Richard Perez - Judge Arthur Nakazato More Information >>> |
Colton Police Department, Officer McFarlands | Filed: October 26, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Rafael Pacheco - Judge Victor B. Kenton More Information >>> |
County of Riverside | Filed: October 30, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Civil Rights Act |
| Raymond Keith Reviere - Judge Carolyn Turchin More Information >>> |
Michael Knowels | Filed: October 30, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Robert Stanley Kennedy - Judge Alicemarie H. Stotler More Information >>> |
Filed: November 02, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
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| Raymond Gonzalez - Judge Marc L. Goldman More Information >>> |
Gary Penrod | Filed: November 05, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Ray Robles - Judge Stephen V. Wilson More Information >>> |
Filed: November 27, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
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| Ronnie Brown - Judge Jeffrey W. Johnson More Information >>> |
People State of California, California Dept of - Corrections Director, | Filed: December 07, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Ronnie O Brown - Judge Jeffrey W. Johnson More Information >>> |
San Bernardino County Sheriff Dept, Gary Penrod, J Sanchez | Filed: December 07, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Ronnie Brown - Judge Jeffrey W. Johnson More Information >>> |
City of Victorville, San Bernardino County Dept, Sheriff J Sanchez, Ed O'Brien, Public Defenders Office, Mark Soup, San Bernardino County Attorney Conflict Panel | Filed: December 13, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Ronnie O Brown - Judge Jeffrey W. Johnson More Information >>> |
Jon-Jane Doe, Dept Adult Parole Operations, F Sommers, Ricardo Pena | Filed: January 07, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Ronnie O Brown - Judge Jeffrey W. Johnson More Information >>> |
The California Dept of Corrections, E Faustino, Alan P Ponia, R Smith, D Daniels | Filed: January 07, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Ronnie O Brown - Judge Jeffrey W. Johnson More Information >>> |
Gary S Penrod, San Bernardino County Sheriff The Dept, City of Victorville | Filed: January 07, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Ronald Woods - Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg More Information >>> |
California Rehabilitation Center, Cal Dept of T Correct, Hill | Filed: January 11, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Richard Anthony Maquinales - Judge Jeffrey W. Johnson More Information >>> |
Thwaits, Rodriguez, -, Peterson, Snyder, Weck, Shuck, Casarez, County of San Bernardino, Rosa, City of San Bernardino, Fortier, - | Filed: January 14, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Ronald Woods - Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg More Information >>> |
Lorraine Flores | Filed: January 16, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Ronnie O Brown - Judge Jeffrey W. Johnson More Information >>> |
State of California Dept of Corrections, M Paulas | Filed: January 18, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Rigoberto Aragon - Judge Stephen G. Larson More Information >>> |
Patrick A Rosetti, Superior Court of Riverside, Riverside County District Attorney, Bob Doyle | Filed: January 23, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Ronnie O Brown - Judge Jeffrey W. Johnson More Information >>> |
Jane Doe, West Valley Detention Center, Jon S Doe, John Doe, San Bernardino County Sheriff, Gary Penrod | Filed: January 28, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
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