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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| Steven Wayne Bonilla - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | Sandra Hernandez, Alajandra Moreno | Filed: May 01, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Steven Wayne Bonilla - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | Charles Burch, Patricia Scanlon, Anita Santos, Diana B. Becton, David E. Goldstein, Clara Maier, Barry Baskin | Filed: May 01, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | Filed: May 06, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 | |
| Steven Wayne Bonilla - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | Judge Mariano-Florentino Cuellar, Barbara A. W. McAuliffe, Jeffrey Horner, Jarnis Sommertino, Andrew G. Schopler, Toni Contil-Sakauye, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, Ruth Bermundez Montenegro, Cathy Ann Be, Michael E. Dellastrillo, Morrison C. England‚ Jr. | Filed: May 11, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Steven Wayne Bonilla - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers | Filed: May 18, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Steven Wayne Bonilla - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | Clarence Don Clay | Filed: May 15, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Steven Wayne Bonilla - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | Beth Labson Freeman | Filed: May 15, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1361 |
| Steven Wayne Bonilla - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | Jeffrey W. Horner | Filed: May 18, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Steven Wayne Bonilla - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | Howard R. Lloyd | Filed: May 18, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Steven Wayne Bonilla - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | Thomas Reardon | Filed: May 18, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Steven Wayne Bonilla - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | Simons | Filed: May 18, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Steven Wayne Bonilla - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | Judge Jeffrey S. White | Filed: May 15, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1361 |
| Steven Wayne Bonilla - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | Beth Labson Freeman | Filed: May 19, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:1651 |
| Steven Wayne Bonilla - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | Thomas Reardon | Filed: May 18, 2020 Mandamus & Other §42:1983 |
| Steven Wayne Bonilla - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | Judge Jeffrey S. White | Filed: May 11, 2020 Mandamus & Other §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC JNE |
| Steven Wayne Bonilla - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | Clarence Don Clay | Filed: May 19, 2020 Mandamus & Other §42:1983 |
| Steven Wayne Bonilla - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | Jeffrey W Horner | Filed: May 18, 2020 Mandamus & Other §42:1983 |
| Sutero Quintero - Judge Thomas S Hixson More Information >>> | Filed: June 16, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 | |
| Scott William Davis - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: June 17, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Sterling B. Scott‚ II - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | J. Brown | Filed: July 22, 2004 General §28:2254 |
| Scott Charles Matthews - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, Deuel Vocational Institution | Filed: March 14, 2007 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Sergio Alvarez - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Robert Horel | Filed: March 23, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Shavougue Antoine Mason - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | A. Hedgpeth | Filed: September 05, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Santos Chavez - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Ben Curry | Filed: September 27, 2007 General §28:2254 |
| Scott W. Davis - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Debbie, Sonoma County Probation Department, Bill, Drug Court Treatment Center, Tommy, Debbie Pope | Filed: October 18, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Stephen Liebb - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | R. Ayers‚ Jr. | Filed: November 01, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Shawn Fletcher - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Tom Carey, Board of Prison Terms | Filed: January 16, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Steven W. Bonilla - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Robert Ayers‚ Jr. | Filed: January 22, 2008 Death Penalty - Habeas Corpus §28:2254 Ptn for Writ of H |
| Sherman Level Davis - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Derral G. Adams | Filed: April 16, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Sharon Lee Caulder - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | USA | Filed: May 08, 2008 None §U.S. Government Defendant jury demanded by 28:2255 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal) |
| Stephen Liebb - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | R. Ayers‚ Jr. | Filed: May 27, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Steven Saenz‚ Jr. - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | L. Goodrich | Filed: June 04, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Son Hoang Nguyen - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | John Tilton | Filed: July 11, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Sunny V. Nguyen - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Robert A. Horel | Filed: July 17, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Steven Wolf - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | State of California, Department of Corrections | Filed: August 18, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Stephen W. Greel - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Michael Martel | Filed: September 24, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Sean Montgomery - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | John Barbara | Filed: November 21, 2008 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Sergio Omardiaz Alonso - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | R. Barnes | Filed: January 29, 2009 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Scott Pinholster - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | D. Coleman, B. Grundy, D. A. Dacanay, C. B. Seman, Ebert, A. Mincy, R. S. Wong | Filed: April 21, 2009 Plaintiff §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Shahpor Ghobadi - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | State of California | Filed: June 03, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Shawn C. Leiker - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | People of the State of California, The | Filed: June 15, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Sha Ree Jex - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Paul Copenhaver | Filed: August 03, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Sherman Level Davis - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Filed: August 17, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ | |
| Sharon A. Jones - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Paul Copenhaver, Harley Lappin | Filed: September 17, 2009 None §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Scott Louis Yelenich - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | J. Sisk, D. Monford, R. Coen, Coleen Noll, C.A. Woods, R. Holman, Matthew Cate, E. Palmer, N. Grannis, J. Perez, J. Estrella, L. Adams, R. Ries, P. Mullen, L.A. Cardenas | Filed: October 23, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Santos Chavez - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | C. Noll | Filed: November 12, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Sherrod Kearney - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | G. Swarthout | Filed: November 09, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Sylvester Reynolds - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Wong | Filed: November 17, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Shane Perry - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | San Francisco County Jail of San Bruno, California | Filed: November 17, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Steven Thomas Koenig - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | State of California | Filed: November 17, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
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