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: 77
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Scott Kindred - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> |
Brandon Price, Bradley Powers, B. Phi, Anthony Dike | Filed: July 12, 2019 Prisoner Petitions: Civil Detainee: Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 |
| Ricardo Martinez - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> |
K Brown, C. Pfeiffer | Filed: July 15, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Anthony W Ishii |
| Ruben Figueroa - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> |
C. Bell, J. Gallaghar, D. Boss, J. Ceballos, U. Williams, Navarro, T. Galaviz, Kenneth Clark, Brian Phi | Filed: July 15, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Reginald Johnson - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> |
J. Collins, Richard Milan, Stuart Sherman | Filed: July 17, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Rebio Ronnie Townsend - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> |
Calvin Dean Kilcrease, Katherine Hemela, Gill Simarjit Gill | Filed: August 01, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Rickey Leon Scott - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> |
J. Chan, California Department of Correcitons | Filed: August 05, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Roland Thomas Koch - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> |
Brandon Price | Filed: August 08, 2019 Prisoner Petitions: Civil Detainee: Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 |
| Richard Scott Kindred - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> |
California Department of State Hospitals Coalinga | Filed: August 12, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Richard Anthony Hurtado - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> |
M.E. Spearman | Filed: August 26, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jennifer L Thurston |
| Rodolfo Hernandez - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> |
Steven Merlak | Filed: August 28, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Robert Quincy Thomas - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> |
P. Vellido, J. Centeno, M. Podsakoff, N. L. Huerta, Reyna | Filed: September 04, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Raul Garza - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> |
C. Renner, A. Hacobian, H. Liu, B. Cates | Filed: September 12, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Lawrence J O'Neill |
| Raul David Alvarado - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> |
FBOP-USP-Atwater, Warden | Filed: September 13, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Raymond Anglin - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> |
L. Arias, U. Resendez, J. Amaya, R. Soto, R. Wilburn, Gomez, A. Ramirez, F. Duran, M. Pratti, J. Evans | Filed: September 24, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Lawrence J O'Neill |
| Renell Thorpe - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> |
C. Hearn, Joe A. Lizarraga, C. Parham | Filed: September 24, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Robert Hackworth - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> |
J. Brainard, D. Stohl, B. Gamboa, M. Wright, E. Arevalos | Filed: September 27, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Lawrence J O'Neill |
| Ronnell Davis - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> |
B. Harris, M. Felder, R. Crook | Filed: September 27, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Raul David Alvarado - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> |
FBOP USP-ATWATER | Filed: September 30, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Richard A. Matlock - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> |
Donny Youngblood, Tyson Davis, Kern County | Filed: September 30, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Romulo Estuardo Coronado Sanchez - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> |
Filed: September 27, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
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| Ruben Herrera - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> |
Brandon Price | Filed: October 07, 2019 Prisoner Petitions: Civil Detainee: Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 |
| Robert Riley - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> |
Clarence Cryer, Chinyere Nyenke, Godwin Laura Ugwueze, Merritt, Nathaniel Matolo | Filed: October 09, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Dale A Drozd |
| Rickey Lee Chatman‚ Jr. - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> |
State of California | Filed: October 15, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Anthony W Ishii |
| Robert Wallace Smith - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: October 10, 2019 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Ronald F. Martinez - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> |
D. Baughman, P. Llamas, Ken Clark, J. S. D. Gallaghar, Alfaro, Goss, R. Juarez, G. Jaime, L.C. Hence, M. Voong | Filed: October 11, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Jennifer L Thurston Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Ronald Foster - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> |
S. Babb, K. Field, C. Brown, J. Ceballos, M. Kimbrell, L. Carrol | Filed: October 17, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Lawrence J O'Neill |
| Roberto Ochoa Fierros - Judge Lawrence J O'Neill More Information >>> |
Kevin K. McAleenan, Lynn Q. Feldman | Filed: October 25, 2019 Mandamus & Other §05:551, Referring Judge Sheila K Oberto |
| Ronald Jerrell Inman - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> |
C. Koenig | Filed: October 21, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Lawrence J O'Neill |
| Raymond Jones - Judge Lawrence J O'Neill More Information >>> |
Perez, Moreno | Filed: October 31, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Jennifer L Thurston |
| Richard Louis Arnold Phillips - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> |
Raythel Fisher | Filed: November 07, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Dale A Drozd |
| Ronnie Sherrors - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> |
Loera, Marin, Dillard, Conley | Filed: November 12, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ricky L. Brown - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> |
D. Perez | Filed: November 18, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Randy James Geren - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> |
Lovelady, Nultz, R. Fisher | Filed: November 25, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Dale A Drozd |
| Richard Earl George - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> |
R. Neuschmid, Zuniga, L. Williams | Filed: November 26, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Robert Cisneros - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> |
L. Moreno‚ Jr. | Filed: November 27, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ronnie M. Hunter - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> |
Brandon Price | Filed: December 02, 2019 Prisoner Petitions: Civil Detainee: Conditions of Confinement §28:2254, Referring Judge Lawrence J O'Neill |
| Ricardo Martinez - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> |
Andrew Zepp, C. Pfeiffer | Filed: December 02, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Dale A Drozd |
| Raul Cuentas - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> |
M. Zamora, G. J. Bartram, M. Black, M. M. J. Salcido, Gonzales, Vega, D. Arrellano, D. Roque, S. Aceves, C. Gallegos, M. Sanchez, N. Espinosa, Castillo, R. Aleman, R. Ramos, A. Fe, J. Manning, J. Lino-Lopez, B. Broughton, S. Frauenheim, Hand, M. Castro | Filed: November 26, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Randy Scott Klippenstein - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> |
Scott Fraunheim | Filed: December 05, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Ralph Gonzales - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> |
C. Koenig | Filed: December 16, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Sheila K Oberto |
| Rafael Godinez - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> |
J. Tingley, C. Gray, A. Herrick, J. Zanchi, J. Wood, J. Nunley, Scott Kernan, William Sullivan, S. Algazzaly, R. Jhonson | Filed: December 16, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ricardo Martinez - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> |
C. Pfeiffer, Lewis | Filed: December 20, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Dale A Drozd |
| Rudy Jimenez - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> |
County of Kings, Sullivan, Pleasant Valley of State Prison, CDCR, Superior Court California | Filed: December 23, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Sheila K Oberto |
| Rodolfo A. Contreras - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> |
People of the State of California | Filed: December 23, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Roderick G. Cooley - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> |
John Sutton | Filed: December 30, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Rozelle Summerise - Judge Anthony W Ishii More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: January 06, 2020 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Robert Banuelos - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> |
Allen Aguilar | Filed: January 09, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Richard C. Acord - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> |
The State of California, Kings County, Dept. of California Corrections | Filed: January 09, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Richard A. Evans - Judge Anthony W Ishii More Information >>> |
S. Sherman, R. Milam, Leffman | Filed: January 14, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Jeremy D Peterson |
| Roderick William Lear - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> |
Conall McCabe, E. Ruiz, A. Baraona, A. C. Randolph, Gambda, Cony Bencito, Angela Holt, Robin McConnell, A. Loza, Gallagher | Filed: January 15, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
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