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
A(6667 rec) B(2672 rec) C(5072 rec) D(7219 rec) E(3624 rec) F(1781 rec) G(3370 rec) H(1652 rec) I(881 rec) J(12301 rec) K(3180 rec) L(3668 rec) M(7331 rec) N(980 rec) O(682 rec) P(1851 rec) Q(155 rec) R(8661 rec) S(6027 rec) T(3927 rec) U(192 rec) V(1179 rec) W(2587 rec) X(89 rec) Y(412 rec) Z(232 rec)| Plaintiff/ Respondent Name | Petitioner/ Defendant Name | Filed, Nature of Suit, Judge |
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| Robert Vasquez - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | Stephen Drew, Department of Corrections State of California, State of California | Filed: October 15, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Rodney Dial - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Doctors Hospital of Manteca, L.D. Zamora, John J. Casey, Scott Heatley, Lawrence C. Fong, Christopher Smith | Filed: October 15, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ricky Frederick - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, Prison Industry Authority, Rehabilitations | Filed: October 16, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Rex Chappell - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | M. Vu, R. Morales, Gerber, T. Harris, H. K. Tate, Wortz, Holland, B. Werdertz, P. Matzen, S. Shiesha, A. Joaquin | Filed: October 19, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Robert Duane Franklin - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | A. H. Whitten, R. Marin | Filed: October 25, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Richard C. Bell - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | Dawn Lorey, A. Freese, R. Pimentel, A. R. Gary Nasir, Swarthout | Filed: November 06, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Robert Licciardi - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | Virga | Filed: November 20, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Raymond Duran - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | K. Allison | Filed: November 21, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Ricardo Valdez - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Christopher Smith, K. McLean, Jalal Akintola, Soltanian-Zadeh, Robert Rudas, L.D. Zamora, Matthew Cate, Sahir Naseer, R. Galloway, Mourine Ndamuko, William Hashimoto, Lawrence Fong, S. Heatley | Filed: November 21, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ricardo Valdez - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> | Lawrence Fong, Robert Rudas, L.D. Zamora, S. Sahir Naseer, Heatley, Jalal Soltanian-Zadeh, Christopher Smith, Matthew Cate, R. Galloway, William Hashimoto, Akintola, K. McLean, Mourine Ndamuko | Filed: November 26, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Reginald Blount - Judge Lawrence K. Karlton More Information >>> | Marryann Gillard, Sacramento County Superior Court, Judge Gillard, Sacramento County Superior Court | Filed: December 05, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Roberto Herrera - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | Connie Gipson | Filed: December 10, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Reginald Blount - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | C.D.C.R. | Filed: December 10, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Robert Benyamini - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | J. Martinez | Filed: December 13, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Richard Robles Quintanilla - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | M. D. McDonald | Filed: December 17, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Robert John Robyn - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Kamala Harris | Filed: December 19, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Richard Antonio Hundley - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | G. J. Janda | Filed: December 14, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Roger J. Mackrill - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | Kevin Chappell | Filed: December 21, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Roberto Herrera - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Connie Gipson | Filed: December 17, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Rodney D. Mitchell - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: December 26, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Rudy J. Ornelas - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | W. Knipp | Filed: December 26, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Ricardo Martinez - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | Connors, Solano County Sheriff Dept., Gary Stanton | Filed: December 28, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Rodney Womack - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | Murry, Tim V. Virga, B. Donahoo | Filed: December 28, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Roberto Vellanoweth - Jun 28, 2013 More Information >>> | William Knipp | Filed: June 28, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:1651 Petition for Writ |
| Robin Starr - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | Elvin Valenzuela, State of California | Filed: January 02, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Richard Emmett Ward - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> | Rick Hill | Filed: January 02, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Robin Starr - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Valenzuela, State of California | Filed: January 07, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Richard Matthes - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Solano County Detention Facilities | Filed: January 07, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Robert John Oliver - Judge Troy L. Nunley More Information >>> | Gary Swarthout | Filed: January 10, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Ramon Villalobos - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Tom Bosenko, Mike Harman, Dave Kent | Filed: January 18, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ruchell Magee - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | Matthew Cate | Filed: January 22, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ruben Negrete - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: January 22, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Ronald James Lucero - Judge Lawrence K. Karlton More Information >>> | Linda Persons | Filed: January 24, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Renne Baca - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Carmelino Galang | Filed: January 24, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Robert Benyamini - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | M. Blackburn, J. Marzan | Filed: February 04, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Rebecca Dawn Brousseau - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | Central California Women's Facility | Filed: February 19, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Randall Houseman - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Gary A. Craft, M. Cates, R. Subia, Allen Rowe, Tony Rodriguez, Dean D. Flippo, Azell Middlebrooks‚ Jr., M. Martel, W. Knipp | Filed: February 19, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Richard D. Hammer - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | K. J. Allen, Anthony Hedgepeth, V. Singh | Filed: February 19, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Richard Ortega - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | Rick Hill, Al Christensen, Chief Medical Scott Officer, Kernan | Filed: February 19, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Robert Gucciardo - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | William Knipp | Filed: February 20, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Roosevelt Smith - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | Thurman, M. Williams, Allen, Stephenson, K. Mosenberg, E. Provedence, Kearn, Gibbs, Folkman, Vimal J. Singh | Filed: February 22, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Robert Dale Boerner - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Judge Barnes, Kings County Court | Filed: February 26, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Ronald G Brock - Judge Troy L. Nunley More Information >>> | Edmund G. Brown‚ Jr., Jeffrey Beard | Filed: March 04, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Ronald Wesley Groves - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: March 07, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Richard V. Rood - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | Richard Waters, Smith, Lafagan, Acosta, G. Jude Shadday, Khin Win, Espine, Sam McAlpine, Hsieh, E. Fontillas, J. Herhst, Collins, Richard Tan, Ramos, M. Andres, F. Hardman, S. Kotarek, Gary Swarthout, O. Dingcong, J. Lee | Filed: March 08, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Rodney C. Buckley - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> | Gipson | Filed: March 14, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Ronald Simmons - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | Lawrence Brown, Superior Court of Sacramento | Filed: March 26, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ronald Simmons - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | Lawrence Brown, Superior Court of Sacramento | Filed: March 26, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ralph Mueller - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | V. Singh | Filed: March 27, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Robert Lee Jenkins‚ Jr. - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Turner, Newton, Drake, Glenn, Angulo, L. Abdur-Raham, Rohlfing, T. Bells, Mone, Freckel, R. L. Gower, Miranda, Albonico, Kirch, Roberts, Perry, Walker, R. Plainer, Ron Barnes, McGrath, Barker, Laren, E. Chambers, Chandler, Campbell, Aurich, Bond, Kingsley | Filed: March 27, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
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https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/