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: 6
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.
Important Notice
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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This site republishes public information for convenience. For certified records or the most current status, users should check the appropriate official court source.
| Plaintiff/ Respondent Name |
Petitioner/ Defendant Name |
Filed, Nature of Suit, Judge |
|---|---|---|
| Roderick Washington - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> |
Larry Witek, Lori DeCarlo | Filed: March 17, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Russell D Burgess - Judge Stephen J. Hillman More Information >>> |
J Simms, Psychiatrist | Filed: March 18, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Ron Lee - Judge Ralph Zarefsky More Information >>> |
Norm Kramer | Filed: March 18, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Rickey Williams - Judge John Charles Rayburn More Information >>> |
Patricia Vasquez | Filed: March 20, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Rene Aguilar‚ Jr. - Judge Alicemarie H. Stotler More Information >>> |
Joseph Woodring | Filed: March 20, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Rodney Karl Blackwell - Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg More Information >>> |
Luella York | Filed: March 21, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Rudy Tafoya - Judge Carla Woehrle More Information >>> |
Ken Clark | Filed: March 24, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Rodney Patrick Scott - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> |
Warden | Filed: March 25, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Motion to Extend |
| Rodney Willis - Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg More Information >>> |
CDCR, California Department of Correction Rehabilation | Filed: March 26, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Reginald M Fields - Judge Gary A. Feess More Information >>> |
Leroy Baca | Filed: March 27, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Robert Amado - Judge Otis D Wright More Information >>> |
Robert Hernandez | Filed: March 28, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Robert E Coleman - Judge Patrick J. Walsh More Information >>> |
Beltran, Maxwell, Banaga, R K Wong, D. Palacios | Filed: March 31, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Roosevelt Wallace - Judge Carla Woehrle More Information >>> |
Richard Hernandez | Filed: April 01, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Raymond Ross - Judge Rosalyn M. Chapman More Information >>> |
State of California, Board of Prison Terms | Filed: April 04, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Raul L Rodriguez - Judge James V. Selna More Information >>> |
Board of Parole Hearing | Filed: April 07, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Richard H Gonzales - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> |
Joseph Woodring | Filed: April 07, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Rodolfo Mayorga‚ III - Judge John Charles Rayburn More Information >>> |
Kline, John Doe | Filed: April 08, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Robert Preston‚ Jr. - Judge Stephen J. Hillman More Information >>> |
The Peoples of the State of California | Filed: April 09, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Roderick Washington - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> |
Lee Baca | Filed: April 14, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Ralph Martel Terry - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> |
Frederick T. Uebbing | Filed: April 15, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Randal Scott Laney - Judge John F. Walter More Information >>> |
Tommy Felker | Filed: April 21, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Richard Fulton - Judge David O. Carter More Information >>> |
Warden | Filed: April 21, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Motion to Extend |
| Ronnie Bruner - Judge Ralph Zarefsky More Information >>> |
Ventura County Sheriff's Deparment, A. Wilkinson | Filed: April 22, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Reginald J. Davis - Judge Arthur Nakazato More Information >>> |
Robert L. Ayers‚ Jr. | Filed: April 22, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Ronnie Lee - Judge James V. Selna More Information >>> |
Warden | Filed: April 23, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Roger D Guyton - Judge R Gary Klausner More Information >>> |
State of California, Ken Clark | Filed: April 23, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Roger Lee Washington - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> |
United States District Court Central District of California | Filed: April 24, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Rick A. Gonzales - Judge Stephen J. Hillman More Information >>> |
Does, Leroy Baca, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Los Angeles County Sheriff | Filed: April 29, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Rodney Deon Hollie - Judge James V. Selna More Information >>> |
Anthony Hedgepeth, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: May 06, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Ronald C Kline - Judge Consuelo B. Marshall More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: May 07, 2008 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Ronald Earl Legardy - Judge William D. Keller More Information >>> |
Ken Clark | Filed: May 07, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Richard Eugene Champion - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> |
Dentist Murphy | Filed: May 07, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Rance Ceasar Hill - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> |
Lee Baca, L.A. Sheriffs | Filed: May 08, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Richard A Ochotorena - Judge Marc L. Goldman More Information >>> |
Filed: May 07, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
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| Ronald Deering - Judge Patrick J. Walsh More Information >>> |
Aranda, Hauck, Miller, Wilkinson, -, Goodrich | Filed: May 13, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Rusty Lugo - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> |
Brown Thomas, Tapia Eliana, Medina Mandel, John Armando, Chris Luna | Filed: May 14, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Randy McKeithan - Judge Oswald Parada More Information >>> |
Tony Hedgpeth | Filed: May 19, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Rasheen D. Fairly - Judge Zarefsky More Information >>> |
United States of America | Filed: May 28, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Rudoph Arias - Jun 03, 2008 More Information >>> |
M. S. Evans, California Dept. Corrections, Salinas Valley Prison | Filed: June 03, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Ruben De Robles - Judge Klausner More Information >>> |
S. A. Holencik | Filed: June 09, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Ruben Jones - Judge Klausner More Information >>> |
Matthew C Kramer | Filed: June 11, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Raymundo Montenegro Saucedo - Judge Tevrizian More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: June 12, 2008 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Rashaad Hooker - Judge Snyder More Information >>> |
N. Dawson | Filed: June 12, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Robert Johnson‚ III - Judge IncBRUnassigned More Information >>> |
Walden House, Inc. | Filed: June 17, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Robert Lee Lara - Judge Otero More Information >>> |
John Marshall | Filed: June 18, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Robert Beard - Judge Zarefsky More Information >>> |
Lee Baca | Filed: June 18, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Civil Rights Act |
| Ronnie McNabb - Judge Hillman More Information >>> |
Warden C.S.P. Corcoran | Filed: June 30, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Reginald Milon Fields - Judge Feess More Information >>> |
Leroy D. Baca | Filed: June 30, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Raymond Bruce Belton - Judge Wu More Information >>> |
Linda Sander | Filed: July 02, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Rodrick Monez Harris - Judge Phillips More Information >>> |
V. M. Almager | Filed: July 07, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
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https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/