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.
California Federal prisons and prisoner list.
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Browse through the petitions on the site and review the issues.
How do you search out why someone is in Jail or Prison?
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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| Shawn Arlin Donley - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Jeffery Beard | Filed: December 04, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Son Van Nguyen - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | Andre Matevousian | Filed: December 04, 2015 General §28:2241 |
| Shannon Plunk - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | Corizen Mental Health, Pedila, Corizen Medical, Tulare County Medical, Porterville Police, Tulare County Mental Health | Filed: December 01, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Shannon Riley - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | Biter | Filed: December 08, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Steven Ciotta - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | S. Frauenheim | Filed: December 11, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Shannon Plunk - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Tulare County, Padila, Tulare County Main Jail | Filed: December 01, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Seavon Pierce - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Benjamin B. Wagner, U. S. Government, Robert A. Barton, California Department of Corrections, Fresno Federal Court | Filed: November 30, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Scott McKinstry - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Ron Davis | Filed: December 24, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Seavon Pierce - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Jonathan M. Smith, Barack H. Obama | Filed: December 30, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Seavon Pierce - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Federal Judicial Commission, Benjamin B. Wagner, Department of Corrections, Federal Bureau of Investigation | Filed: January 11, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Shannon Riley - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Biter | Filed: January 14, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Spencer E. Berry - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Lesniak, Sherry Lopez, C. Pfeiffer, Harrington, P. Chanelo, A. Pineda | Filed: October 06, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Shannon Sorrells - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | United States Marshals Service, Horton, Rounds, Blanton Austin, Michael Aed, Chorrizon Healthcare, Margaret Mimms, Eldridge, Anderson, Newhill | Filed: January 20, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Steve Wilhelm - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Raythel Fisher‚ Jr. | Filed: February 05, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Samuel Xavier Bryant - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | W. Muniz | Filed: February 08, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Salvador Zamora‚ Jr. - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | USA | Filed: March 02, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Sokhean Keo - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | David Long | Filed: March 02, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Stewart Manago - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Jeffrey A. Beard, M. Kimbrell, D. Davey, R. M. Chavez, Jennings, Martin Hoshino, R. K. Swift, F. Vasquez, J. Garcia, M. Sexton | Filed: March 03, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Salvador Cervantes - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | B. Lindsey (Badge #331295) | Filed: March 11, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Stewart Manago - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | A. Maxfield, J. Vanderpoel, M.V. Sexton, E. Razo, A. Valdez, J. Acevedo, D. Davey | Filed: March 24, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Sergio Solis Gonzalez - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Raymond Madden | Filed: April 01, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Salvador Cervantes - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | Lindsey | Filed: April 01, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Seavon Pierce - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Jeffery Beard, Office of Internal Affairs Robert Director, A. Barton | Filed: April 08, 2016 Mandamus and Other §28:1651 |
| Seavon Pierce - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Kamala D. Harris, Federal Bureau of Anthony Da Investigations, Silva | Filed: April 08, 2016 Mandamus and Other §28:1651 |
| Simon Thornton - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | D. Grissom, Regino, A. Mohammed, P. Cruz, S. Tallerico, D. Stanley, Custer, K. Gonzales, B. John | Filed: April 08, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Seavon Pierce - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | State of California Department of Corrections, Lancaster State Prison, Rehabilitation | Filed: April 08, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Shauntae Taylor - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | J. Gregory | Filed: May 18, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Shannon Williams - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | Anthony Verna, Paul Copenhaver, Brown | Filed: June 02, 2016 Civil Rights §28:1331 |
| Salvador Lopez - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: June 10, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Surjit Singh Rajasai - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | USA | Filed: June 20, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Steven R. Edwards - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | McGrew, Bowechop, Moon, Magallanes, Khin Aye, M. Grajeda | Filed: July 07, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Sean McDermott - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Imelda Borja, Marvin Ross, Chen Ho | Filed: July 13, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Saladin Rushdan - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | D.M. Singh, F. Vasquez, M. Voong, M.V. Sexton, R. Gear | Filed: July 05, 2016 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Sylvester Griffin - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Debbie Asunicon | Filed: July 29, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Steven Stacey Pombo - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Scott Frauenheim | Filed: August 08, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Shain C. Hof - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Aaronjit Kaleka, M.D., M.D., E. Conanan, Scott Kernan | Filed: July 27, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Shannon Riley - Judge Erica P. Grosjean More Information >>> | Tallerico, Aguilar, Pfeiffer | Filed: July 28, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Sam Consiglio‚ Jr. - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Edmund G. Brown, Audrey King, Pamela Ahlin | Filed: August 26, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Steve Crump - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | Debbie Asuncion, R. Gonzales, M. Wofford | Filed: September 12, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Stephen Christopher Dunckhurst - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Baughman | Filed: September 19, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Shawn G. Bradshaw - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Wil Montgomery | Filed: October 13, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Sukhjit Kaur - Sep 22, 2017 More Information >>> | Jeffery Sessions, Lynn Quan Feldman | Filed: September 22, 2017 Mandamus and Other §Civil Miscellaneous Case |
| Sang Hyuk Park - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Joseph Santostefano | Filed: January 09, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Shawn Lee Rives - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | Health Services Staff, Matevousian, D. Alatary, Moore | Filed: March 09, 2017 Civil Rights §28:1331 |
| Steve Fegan - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | Arnold | Filed: April 10, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Shajia Ayobi - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | Derral G. Adams, Barbara Showalter | Filed: May 19, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Steven Robert Cerniglia - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Ronald Vang, Lorrenzo Barraza, Francisco Paul Moreno, Espinoza, Daniel Gonzalez, Christopher Munoz, Brandon Price | Filed: May 01, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Scott Barbour - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Andre Matevousian | Filed: July 20, 2017 General §28:2241 |
| Sylvia Perez - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Corizon Health, Fresno County Jail | Filed: August 01, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Senarble Campbell - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | Gil | Filed: August 08, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
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