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.
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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
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| Robert M. Steward - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | J. Gillson, California Department of Corrections | Filed: April 05, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Raul Gonzalez - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Superior Court of California, Sullivan, County of Kern | Filed: April 17, 2018 General §28:2254 |
| Roland Thomas Koch - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | Pam Ahlin, Jack Carter | Filed: April 19, 2018 Prisoner Petitions: Civil Detainee: Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Ramon Patino-Padilla - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | J. McNary, P. Paz | Filed: April 24, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Richard Scott Kindred - Judge Erica P. Grosjean More Information >>> | Jack Carter, Rick Smith, Janice Wallace, Cliff Allenby, Daljit Barsran, Brandon Price | Filed: April 25, 2018 Prisoner Petitions: Civil Detainee: Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 |
| - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | County of Kern, Sullivan, Gonzales, Superior Montegrande, Court of California | Filed: April 25, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ranard Gaston - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | Brett Marean | Filed: April 23, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ronald Weaver - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | Kayleen Powell, M.D., Winfred Kokor | Filed: April 30, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Relmon H. Davis‚ III - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Gibson | Filed: May 03, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Relmon H. Davis‚ III - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | Chief Inmate Appeals Branch DCR, Dave Davey, Government Claims Program | Filed: May 03, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Relmon H. Davis‚ III - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | J. Vanderpool, K.A. Dicks, Dave Davey, Corcoran State Prison Trust Office, M Olivera, F Flores, P. Sanchez, J Kenner, Does | Filed: May 03, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Reginald A. Gary - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | Nancy Kincaid, - Doe, Brandon Price | Filed: May 04, 2018 Prisoner Petitions: Civil Detainee: Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 |
| Robert L. Hill - Judge Jeremy D. Peterson More Information >>> | Steven Lake | Filed: May 07, 2018 General §28:2241 |
| Robert Cisneros - Judge Jeremy D. Peterson More Information >>> | Doony, Moreno, Lopez, CDCR | Filed: May 08, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Raul Garza - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | B. Cates, M. Voong, M. Hodges | Filed: May 15, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Raul Christian Lopez-Arroyo - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: May 16, 2018 Civil Rights §28:1331 |
| Ryan Nennig - Judge Jeremy D. Peterson More Information >>> | Kern County Superior Court, Sullivan | Filed: May 21, 2018 General §28:2254 |
| Robert Bishop - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | Cross, F. Salcedo, J. Doe, A. Perez | Filed: May 25, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ryan P. Davidson - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | M. Voong, Daniel E. Mehlman, T. Chavez, M. A. Cates, Landou, Scott Kernan, W.J. Sullivan | Filed: May 29, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Robey Kurt Hairston - Judge Jeremy D. Peterson More Information >>> | S Fink, Zachariah, C Mutis | Filed: September 05, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Roy Russ - Judge Jeremy D. Peterson More Information >>> | Darrell W. Spence, Audrey King, Cliff Allenby, Scott Van de Putte | Filed: June 08, 2018 Prisoner Petitions: Civil Detainee: Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 |
| Raul Trujillo - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | C. Fickes | Filed: June 21, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Randall Beasley - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Chuck Keeton | Filed: June 25, 2018 General §28:2254 |
| Raymond C. Watkins - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | Tuolumne County Superior Court | Filed: June 26, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Raymond A. Brown - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Sherman Stewart | Filed: June 21, 2018 General §28:2254 |
| Ronald Ward - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Nancy Webber | Filed: July 09, 2018 Prisoner Petitions: Civil Detainee: Conditions of Confinement §42:1983, Referring Judge Dale A Drozd |
| Ramon Patino-Padilla - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | S. McAfee, E. Padilla | Filed: July 05, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Roderick O. Williams - Judge Lawrence J O'Neill More Information >>> | B. Plumley | Filed: July 16, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Jennifer L Thurston |
| Randall McBride - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | D. Shinn | Filed: July 23, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Richard Kimbro - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Mule Creek State Prison Warden | Filed: July 23, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Ronald William Ward - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | Jeffrey D. Shein | Filed: July 26, 2018 Prisoner Petitions: Civil Detainee: Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 |
| Raymond Chad Watkins - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | TCJ Medical Staff, Tuolumne County Jail, Deputy Imlach | Filed: July 26, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Anthony W Ishii |
| Ruben Barajas-Guerrero - Judge Lawrence J O'Neill More Information >>> | USA | Filed: July 26, 2018 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Ruben Gil - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | Munoz, J. Perez, Oliveira, T. Wyman, T. A. Tolson, Johnson, Alvarado, Bueno, Smith, Gonzales | Filed: August 03, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Barbara A McAuliffe |
| Robert Avila‚ Jr. - Judge Lawrence J O'Neill More Information >>> | Stuart Sherman, The Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: August 10, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jeremy D Peterson |
| Robert Tim Martin - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: July 16, 2018 General §28:2241 |
| Raymond Chad Watkins - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Tuolumne CountyJail | Filed: August 15, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Dale A Drozd |
| Rafael Adan Martinez - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> | Stuart Sherman | Filed: August 16, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Roy Russ - Judge Anthony W Ishii More Information >>> | Brandon Price | Filed: August 27, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jeremy D Peterson |
| Raymond C. Watkins - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | Tuolumne County Jail | Filed: August 27, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ramon Barajas - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | Scott Frauenheim | Filed: August 27, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jeremy D Peterson |
| Ronnie Earl Howell - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | State of California, County of Fresno | Filed: August 27, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Robey Kurt Hairston - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | David R. Zulfa, Tabitha Adams, Brandon Stalling | Filed: August 27, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Richard Maquinales - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | Eliot Spearman | Filed: September 05, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Sheila K Oberto |
| Richard Lowe - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Douglas County, Tuolumne County | Filed: September 10, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Ramon Chavez - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | Filed: September 10, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Sheila K Oberto | |
| Rocky D. Froemel - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | California State Attorney General, California of Department Corrections, California State Parole Board, California State Superior Courts | Filed: September 20, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Rashan Greene - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | M. Rodriguez, M. Ortiz, S. Sevilla, J. Acevedo | Filed: September 26, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Dale A Drozd |
| Raymond C. Watkins - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> | Tuolumne County Jail Medical Staff, Richards, Teague, Tuolumne County Jail | Filed: October 09, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Rodney Barno - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | C. Frazier, A. Williams, S. Smith, J. Tapia | Filed: October 09, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Lawrence J O'Neill |
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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/