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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| Vardan Abramyan - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | Tim V. Virga | Filed: February 08, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Victor Kironji Gikuru - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Timothy S. Aitken, Eric Holder, Janet Napolitano | Filed: May 28, 2013 General §28:2241 |
| Vester Lee Patterson - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | LA County Sheriff's Department, Leroy Baca, Deborah E. Leslie | Filed: June 03, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Victor Gonzalez Lama - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Mark N. Pazin, Merced County Sheriff Department | Filed: July 19, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Vincent E. Cofield - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | F. Foulk | Filed: August 28, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Vernon McNeal - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: September 13, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Victor Anthony Ortega - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Connie Gipson | Filed: September 16, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Virgil Randall - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: September 27, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Vincent E. Cofield - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Maydole, L Lopez | Filed: September 30, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Virgil Randall - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | County of San Diego | Filed: October 07, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Vance Blaine - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | California Health Care Facility, Warden at Health California Care Facility | Filed: October 07, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Victor Salgado - Judge Troy L. Nunley More Information >>> | David Long, John Beard | Filed: November 12, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Valentin Ramirez-Cardinez - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | USA | Filed: December 02, 2013 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Vincent J. Biagas‚ Sr. - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | Higgins, Maddox, Enriquz, T. Virga, Shaepet, Rios, Ellis, T. M, Leiber, Prentice, P. Sahota, Delgado, Johnson, Banta, Herreda, Carter, R. Meieraw, Shafto, A. Deleon, D. Roth, Gaddi, Banuelos, Mills, Hobart, A. Konrad, M. Hontz, Neves, K. Blessing, Marquez | Filed: December 26, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Civil Rights Act jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Vernon McNeal - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | D. Gonzalez | Filed: January 02, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Vernon Shaw‚ III - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Brian Duffy | Filed: April 30, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Vinesh Kumar Singh - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: June 10, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Vernon C. Brown‚ Jr. - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | James A. Walker | Filed: July 10, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Vernon McNeal - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: September 12, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Victor Correa - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | Warden at Corcoran | Filed: September 17, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Vernon C. Brown‚ Jr. - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | Tim V. Varga | Filed: September 24, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Vincent Price McCowan - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Erin Finnegan, Karlton, Board of Parole Hearings | Filed: September 29, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Victor Tagle - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Cal-Trans | Filed: October 03, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Vernon Wayne McNeal - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | J Jasso, Cota, Cano, Ramos, Hall | Filed: October 27, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Vontre Knight - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: November 03, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Vincent John Bazemore - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Rafael Zuniga | Filed: December 24, 2014 General §28:2241 |
| VUSAL MANAFOV - Feb 25, 2015 More Information >>> | William Muniz | Filed: February 25, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Virgil Douglas Randall - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: January 05, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Vincent John Bazemore - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Rafael Zuniga | Filed: January 28, 2015 General §28:2241 |
| Vester L. Patterson - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | Kari Sierck, Kathy Mason, CDCR, James D. J. Mathison, Blim, Joe Lizarraga, Jeffery Beard | Filed: February 02, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Vencil C. Green - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: February 19, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Vitaly V. Kononov - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Sacramento County Sheriff Department | Filed: February 25, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Vusal Manafov - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | William Muniz | Filed: February 25, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Vernon Lee Belton‚ Jr. - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Davies | Filed: April 24, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Vincent C. Bruce - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Nangaloma, Nnenna Ikegbu, Bobbola, Shama Judy Chaiken, Clingman, Bell | Filed: May 04, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Vikram Gill Billa - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Ron Davis | Filed: May 28, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Vitaly V. Kononov - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> | John McGinness, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Department, R. Jones, Sacramento County Main Jail | Filed: June 19, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Virgil Douglas Randall - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Sacramento County | Filed: September 25, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Vincent Keith Johnson - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: October 02, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Vester L Patterson - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | C. Cryer, J. Clark Kelso, N. Hashemi, J. W. Lewis, David Smiley, Jeffery Beard, Sam Wong Do | Filed: October 09, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Virgil Douglas Randall - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | California State Prison Sacramento | Filed: October 09, 2015 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Vernita Jackson - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Sacramento Sheriff Department | Filed: October 28, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Vester L Patterson - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Hedi Lacker | Filed: November 18, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Vincent Solomon - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | R. Manuel, M. Hodges, Rolland, J.D. Lozano, R. Press, Johnson, Lisa Green, S. Sanchez, K. Sampson, A. Banks, I. Castaneda, D. Plotnik, A.L. Zanchi, P. Matson, S. Reed, M. Stainer, M. Lopez, Settles, H. Tate | Filed: November 30, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Victor Manuel Martinez - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | USA | Filed: November 25, 2015 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Vincent E. Cofield - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | Venezuela | Filed: December 07, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Virgil Douglas Randall - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | New Folsom Facility ABC | Filed: December 15, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Victor Rene Hernandez - Feb 17, 2016 More Information >>> | Jeffrey A. Beard, Scott Frauenheim | Filed: February 17, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Victor Rene Hernandez - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | Jeffrey A. Beard, Scott Frauenheim | Filed: February 17, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Vester L. Patterson - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | CDCR, Secretary of CDCR, Suzanne Hubbard | Filed: February 19, 2016 Civil Rights §28:1441 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
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https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/