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.
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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| Vincent L. Rosenbalm - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Ed Foulk | Filed: July 30, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Victor Renard Cyrus - Judge Vaughn R. Walker More Information >>> | Catherine A. Rivlin | Filed: October 01, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Victor Renard Cyrus - Judge Vaughn R. Walker More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: October 03, 2008 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Vannak Prach - Judge William H. Alsup More Information >>> | A. Hedgpath | Filed: October 07, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Van M Washington - Judge William H. Alsup More Information >>> | Kurts, Wilcox | Filed: October 15, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Vincent L. Spruell - Judge Maxine M. Chesney More Information >>> | Ben Curry, Board of Prison Hearing | Filed: November 04, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Vincent Lee Rosenbalm - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Ed Foulk | Filed: November 19, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Vincent Lee Rosenbalm - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Ed Foulk | Filed: November 25, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Valenitaini T. Mataele - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Robert Adams | Filed: November 26, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Vincent Lee Rosenbalm - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Rodney Mitchell | Filed: December 04, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Vincent Lee Rosenbalm - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Ronald Brown, Ed Foulk, Thomas Allman | Filed: December 16, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Vincent Lee Rosenbalm - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Ed Foulk | Filed: December 16, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Vincent E. Soto - Judge William H. Alsup More Information >>> | L, Lofano, S. Carey, Craig Wilson, Steve Robbins | Filed: January 08, 2009 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Vincent Russo - Judge William H. Alsup More Information >>> | Robert L. Ayers | Filed: January 09, 2009 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Victor Woodard - Judge Vaughn R. Walker More Information >>> | Arivas, Gregory J. Ahern, Chin, Burt Wilconson | Filed: January 16, 2009 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Vondell La Fran Lewis - Judge Thelton E. Henderson More Information >>> | Ben Curry | Filed: February 06, 2009 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Viviana M Ramirez - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | George Springer, Sprankle | Filed: February 12, 2009 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Vincent L. Rosenbalm - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Glenn Stark, Thomas Allman, Edmund G. Brown, Eric Holder, Edward Foulk | Filed: May 19, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Vidal McGee - Judge William H. Alsup More Information >>> | Appeals Coordinator PBSP, Beers, Nola Grannis, Robert A. Horel | Filed: June 05, 2009 Plaintiff §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| - Judge Charles R. Breyer More Information >>> | Filed: July 14, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri | |
| Valerian Dobre - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | USA | Filed: July 20, 2009 None §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| Vernon J. Dunbar - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | Oakland Police Department | Filed: August 07, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Victor Woodard - Judge Vaughn R. Walker More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: August 12, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Virgil L. Taylor - Judge William H. Alsup More Information >>> | City of San Bernadino, Everett, White, San Bernadino Police Department, Vicki Cervantes, Brad Lawrence, Brenda Shaw, Gerald Beall, Bennett | Filed: August 24, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Vincent C. Bruce - Judge Vaughn R. Walker More Information >>> | Matthew Cate | Filed: September 30, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Vincent Marquez - Judge William H. Alsup More Information >>> | Santa Cruz County Superior Court, Santa Cruz The County Human Resource Agency, State of California | Filed: November 17, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Vidal McGee - Judge William H. Alsup More Information >>> | Beers, Nola Grannis | Filed: January 11, 2010 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Victor Manuel Correa - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | Stephen M. Hall, San Mateo County Superior Court | Filed: March 02, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Vernon McKinzie - Judge Charles R. Breyer More Information >>> | R. Grounds | Filed: April 30, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Victor Galinski - Judge Charles R. Breyer More Information >>> | California Board of Parole Hearings, Randy Grounds | Filed: November 16, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Valerian Dobre - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | USA | Filed: December 27, 2010 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Vincent Tu - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | Anthony Hedgpeth | Filed: April 15, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Vasega F. Tili - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | Leland McEwen | Filed: April 20, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Vicente Batalon - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> | Gonzales | Filed: August 03, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Vincent Gutierrez - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Michael Martel | Filed: August 10, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Van Monroe Washington - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Mike McDonald | Filed: August 19, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Vasega F. Tili - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | Michael Stainer | Filed: November 30, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Vincent Cardinalli - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> | R. Gower | Filed: December 13, 2011 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Valdez Blackmon - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | Rehabilitation, J. Larson, Ray Poliakoff, of James Scaver, California Department Corrections | Filed: February 27, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Vernon C. Brown‚ Jr. - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Tina Vargasess | Filed: April 30, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Vincent E. Cofield - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | Zamora, Brida, Jiminez, Swetland, Swarthout, Long, Camacho, Becerra, Cervantes, A. Caron, Granadoz | Filed: June 12, 2012 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | Filed: September 25, 2012 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri | |
| Vincent Price McCowan - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | Wingfield, Divina Druz, A Avalos, J. Soto, B. Hedrick, Los Angeles Wilshire Police Department, B. Martinez, N. Walker | Filed: November 02, 2012 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Vincent Price McCowan - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | Button, B. Hedrick | Filed: November 19, 2012 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Vincent Price McCowan - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | A Avalos, Wingfield, J. Soto, Divina Druz, B. Martinez, B. Hedrick, Facility Trust Account Office, The, Los Angeles Wilshire Police Department, Torres, Guttierrez, N. Walker | Filed: January 08, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Vincent Price McCowan - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | B. Martinez, Los Angeles Wilshire Police A. J. Department, Avalos, Guglielmo, J. Soto, A. Meden, Divina Druz, B. Hedrick, Guttierrez, Torres, N. Walker, R. Romero, Wingfield | Filed: January 18, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Vincent Price McCowan - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | R. Mojica, G. Hedrick, E. Medina, M. Tellez | Filed: January 29, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Vincent E. Cofield - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | Muhammad A. Iscandari | Filed: February 28, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Vincent Bell - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Jail Health Services, San Francisco Department Sheriff's | Filed: March 06, 2013 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Vernon C. Brown‚ Jr. - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Tim Virga | Filed: March 11, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
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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/