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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Prisoner Petitions – California (CA) Inmate List
Petition Search from July 14, 1988 to April 8, 2024
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| Rocky Devon Froemel - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | California Parole Hearing Board, California of Department Corrections, California State Attorney General, California State Superior Courts | Filed: October 11, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Rubin Serrato - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> | Steven Lake | Filed: October 12, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Raymond C. Watkins - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Tuolumne County Jail | Filed: October 15, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Richard Lacy Letner - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Ronald Davis | Filed: October 23, 2018 Death Penalty - Habeas Corpus §28:2254, Referring Judge Anthony W Ishii |
| Ronald Lynn Staggs - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | J. Ellis‚ Jr., P. Kelly, J. Hagerman, B. Yarrow, E. Eck-Scotland | Filed: October 23, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ricardo Bordon - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | D. Smiley, Gregory Tesluk, Modesto Eye Surgery, Christopher Smith | Filed: October 30, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ricky Tyrone Foster - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | J. Navarro, C. Baker | Filed: October 30, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Dale A Drozd |
| Robert Steven Brown - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Bruce Plumley | Filed: November 15, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Ryann Lynn Jones - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | Dean Borders | Filed: November 20, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jeremy D Peterson |
| Richard Anthony Matlock - Judge Lawrence J O'Neill More Information >>> | USA | Filed: November 30, 2018 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Raymond C. Watkins - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Tuolumne County Superior Court | Filed: November 29, 2018 Mandamus & Other §28:2254 |
| Roland Thomas Koch - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Brandon Price, Jack Carter | Filed: December 13, 2018 Prisoner Petitions: Civil Detainee: Conditions of Confinement §42:1983, Referring Judge Dale A Drozd |
| Ramon Daniel Villalobos - Apr 04, 2019 More Information >>> | Armenta Annette Tiggs-Brown, Stephen Jr., P.A Shellans‚ | Filed: April 04, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Randy Scott Klippenstein - Dec 05, 2019 More Information >>> | Filed: December 05, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 | |
| Ryan Judson Moore - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> | Scott Frauenheim | Filed: January 10, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Rodney O. McIntosh - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | Steve Lake | Filed: February 04, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Erica P Grosjean |
| Ronnie J Cavazos, Ronnie J. Cavazos - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | Tammy Foss | Filed: February 13, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jennifer L Thurston |
| Randall Merth - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | G. Puentes | Filed: February 22, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Lawrence J O'Neill |
| Ray Jan Kornfeld - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | G. Puentes | Filed: February 25, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Jennifer L Thurston |
| Ryan Michael Wilkins - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | Brandon Price | Filed: March 04, 2019 Prisoner Petitions: Civil Detainee: Conditions of Confinement §28:2241 |
| Raymond H. Denton - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | R. Fisher, J. Anderson, K.R. Nash, T. Costa, D. Roberts, A. Martinez, S. Speidell, R. Gonzales, R. Chavez, S. Bibbs | Filed: March 08, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ronald Ritter - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Conoll McCabe, Timothy Sill, Gill Ravijot, D. Nguyen | Filed: March 11, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1983 |
| Ramanjit Singh Hundal - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | Ralph Diaz | Filed: March 13, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Raul A. Valencia - Judge Lawrence J O'Neill More Information >>> | Jim Robertson | Filed: March 25, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jeremy D Peterson |
| Richard V Escalon - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Filed: April 04, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 | |
| Ramon Daniel Villalobos - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | Armenta Tiggs-Brown, Stephen Shellans‚ Jr., P.A. | Filed: April 04, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Randall McBride - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | D. Shinn | Filed: April 15, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Ronnie Cherokee Brown - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | R. Pleshchuk, R. Valencia | Filed: April 22, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ranard Gaston - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | Dong | Filed: April 24, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Reginald Gibson - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | J. Figueroa, Scott Kernan, S. Silva | Filed: April 25, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Randy Langley - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | On Habeas Corpus | Filed: April 29, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Erica P Grosjean |
| Rodney Jerome Womack - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | S. Shiesha, H. Tate, S. Gates, Z. Taylor | Filed: May 07, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Barbara A McAuliffe |
| Rooney Jerome Womack, Rodney Jerome Womack - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | E. Smith, G. Obrien, W. Gibbons, A. Gomez | Filed: May 08, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Anthony W Ishii |
| Richard Hans - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, U. Baniga, Rehabilitation | Filed: May 08, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Rodney C. Buckley‚ Jr. - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | Wortman, S Parks, B. Van Klavern | Filed: May 14, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Sheila K Oberto |
| Randy Ausborn - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Jasper, Governor of State of California, CHCF California | Filed: May 20, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Richard Victor Escalon - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | K.V.S.P. Warden | Filed: May 23, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Lawrence J O'Neill |
| Richard Carrasco - Judge Lawrence J O'Neill More Information >>> | Brian Morse, Johnny Cabahe, Johnny Cababe, Robert Rubalcaba, Robert Ruiz | Filed: May 23, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Jeremy D Peterson |
| Rudy Jimenez - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Superior Court of California, County of Kings | Filed: May 17, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Robert Wesley Cowan - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | Ronald Davis | Filed: May 28, 2019 Death Penalty - Habeas Corpus §28:2254 |
| Ricardo Martinez - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | C. Pfeiffer, Scott Kernan, J. Lewis | Filed: June 11, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Richard A. Evans - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | R. Milams, S. Sherman, J. Collins, C. Ramos | Filed: June 12, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Lawrence J O'Neill |
| Richard A. Evans - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | J. Harrison, D. Dronet, S. Garcia, V. Brunetti, T. Cisnores, S. Sherman, Kestason, P. Carter, M. Johnson, K. Siebel | Filed: June 12, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Lawrence J O'Neill |
| Rudolph Lucero - Judge Anthony W Ishii More Information >>> | G. Puentes | Filed: June 14, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Jeremy D Peterson |
| Ricardo Martinez - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | C. Pfeiffer, Timothy Standon, J. Lewis | Filed: June 18, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ross Allen Wardlaw - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | N. Griffith | Filed: June 18, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Anthony W Ishii |
| Robert Anthony Escareno - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | Stu Sherman | Filed: June 27, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Richard Scott Kindred - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | Frank Media, Wuilmer Cabrera | Filed: July 01, 2019 Prisoner Petitions: Civil Detainee: Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 |
| Richard Armenta - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | K. McQuaid, Acevedo, Phillips, E. Parks, J. Gastelo, F. Perez, Pham | Filed: July 03, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Richard Jose Dupree‚ Jr. - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | M. Avila, M. Bell, M. Aboytes, R Moreno, H. Gamboa, E. Garcia, D. Vellidi, H. Figueroa | Filed: July 03, 2019 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/