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
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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| Steven Wes Farrish - Judge Joseph C. Spero More Information >>> | Stu Sherman, People for the State of California | Filed: March 18, 2014 Conditions of Confinement §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Santiago Jimmy Cruz - Judge Maria-Elena James More Information >>> | Cheryl K. Pliler | Filed: April 22, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Sammy L. Page - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Audrey King | Filed: May 05, 2014 General §28:1651 |
| Shane Michael Oenning - Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte More Information >>> | Kamala Harris | Filed: June 16, 2014 General §28:2241 |
| Sam Alexander Peralta - Judge PSLC MSH More Information >>> | Pelican Bay State Prison Warden | Filed: July 28, 2014 General §28:1651 |
| Sarkis Madjarian - Judge Maxine M. Chesney More Information >>> | USA | Filed: July 28, 2014 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Stewart L. Skuba - Judge PSLC MWD More Information >>> | Joe A. Lizarraga | Filed: August 19, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Shane Rushing - Judge PSLC MSH More Information >>> | Ronald Aldred, Butte Co Jail | Filed: August 19, 2014 General §28:1651 |
| Steven Dale Percelle - Judge Thelton E. Henderson More Information >>> | DOES 1 through 50, Inclusive | Filed: August 27, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Spencer R. Brasure - Judge Joseph C. Spero More Information >>> | State of California, Kamala Harris, Edmund Jerry Brown | Filed: September 05, 2014 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Scott Ross - Judge Joseph C. Spero More Information >>> | L. Austin, J. Clark Kelso, Martinez, Rallos, R. Fleischman, McAlpine, C. Davis, Kotarek, Zacharia | Filed: October 23, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Steve Crump - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | Daniel Paramo | Filed: November 13, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Seavon Pierce - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> | Kamala D. Harris, Barack Obama, U.S. Government, Susan P. Graber, Robert A. Barton, Carlos T. Bea, Office of Internal Affairs, Jeniffer L. Thurston, California Department of Corrections | Filed: November 13, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Steven Turner - Judge Jon S. Tigar More Information >>> | Flannigan, Los Angeles County Jail, Hinton | Filed: January 12, 2015 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Shane Myron Reyes - Judge Joseph C. Spero More Information >>> | State of California Department of Corrections, of Medical Service Color State, Rehabilitation | Filed: January 23, 2015 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Steve Crump - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> | Robert Derham, Stephanie Clarke | Filed: January 23, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Sharee Martell Hall - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | USA | Filed: January 16, 2015 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Sean M. Rooney - Judge Jon S. Tigar More Information >>> | Joe A. Lizarraga | Filed: January 28, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Sherry Shankar - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> | County of Alameda | Filed: January 30, 2015 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Stephen Tanabe - Judge Charles R. Breyer More Information >>> | USA | Filed: February 09, 2015 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Seavon Pierce - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> | Barack Obama | Filed: February 17, 2015 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Shawncey Blake - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> | Santa Clara Sheriff Department, Borgzinner, Hoyt | Filed: February 17, 2015 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Steve Crump - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | Daniel Paramo | Filed: February 17, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Sean P. Horsfall - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> | John Abril | Filed: February 27, 2015 Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 |
| Steve P. Pacheco - Judge Joseph C. Spero More Information >>> | Lawrence Gamboa, Mark Allsyer | Filed: March 03, 2015 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Seavon Pierce - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, Lancaster State Prison | Filed: March 05, 2015 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Shawncey Blake - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> | Hogan, Santa Clara Department of Correction, Hoyt, John Hirokawa | Filed: March 17, 2015 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Saul Leiva - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | M. E. Spearman | Filed: April 17, 2015 General §28:2241 |
| Steven Wayne Bonilla - Judge PSLC RMH More Information >>> | Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, Claudia Wilken | Filed: April 17, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Steven Wayne Bonilla - Judge PSLC RMH More Information >>> | Gerald Diedrick, Eric Christensen, Office of the United States Attorney General, William Smith, Quentin Smith, Office of the Attorney General of California, Floy E. Dawson, Office of the District Attorney of Alameda County, J, Jon Goodfellow, Bruce Ortega | Filed: April 24, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Steven Wayne Bonilla - Judge PSLC RMH More Information >>> | George Deukmejian, Malcolm Lucas, David Supreme Nickerson, California Court | Filed: April 29, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Steven Wayne Bonilla - Judge Vince Chhabria More Information >>> | Attorney General of the United States | Filed: April 29, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| - Judge Jon S. Tigar More Information >>> | Filed: April 30, 2015 Prison Condition §42:1983 | |
| - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Filed: May 04, 2015 Prison Condition §42:1983 | |
| Steven Wayne Bonilla - Judge PSLC RMH More Information >>> | Kamala Harris | Filed: May 05, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| - Judge PSLC RMH More Information >>> | Filed: May 06, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 | |
| - Judge PSLC RMH More Information >>> | Filed: May 15, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 | |
| Steven Deon Turner - Judge Jon S. Tigar More Information >>> | Mata, Coronza, Wagner, L.A. County Government, Robles, Gonzales | Filed: June 16, 2015 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| - Judge PSLC RMH More Information >>> | Filed: June 18, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 | |
| Steven V. Banks - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | Jerry Brown | Filed: July 08, 2015 General §28:2241 |
| Shawncey Blake - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> | Santa Clara Dept of Corrections, County of Santa Clara, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center | Filed: July 21, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Defendant |
| Scott W. Smith - Judge PSLC MSH More Information >>> | Zahed U. Ahmed | Filed: July 28, 2015 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Stefon Deon Johnson - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Martin Biter | Filed: August 10, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Steve Crump - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | John Soto | Filed: October 05, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Sergio Pineda - Judge PSLC MSH More Information >>> | Santa Clara Superior Court | Filed: October 28, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Shannon Riley - Judge Thelton E. Henderson More Information >>> | Filed: November 05, 2015 General §28:2254 | |
| Shannon Riley - Judge Thelton E. Henderson More Information >>> | Martin Biter | Filed: November 05, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Seavon Pierce - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> | Jeffery Beard, Office of Internal Affairs Robert Director, A. Barton | Filed: November 24, 2015 Mandamus and Other §42:1983 |
| Seavon Pierce - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> | Kamala D. Harris, Federal Bureau of Anthony Da Investigations, Silva | Filed: December 01, 2015 Mandamus and Other §42:1983 |
| Seavon Pierce - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> | California Prison Oversite Committee, Jeffrey Beard, Federal Judicial Commission, Robert A. Barton | Filed: December 01, 2015 Mandamus and Other §42:1983 |
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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/