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
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| Victor J Bravo - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> | J Hernandez, Jon De Morales, F W Haws, Matthew Cate | Filed: December 30, 2008 Plaintiff §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Vencil Green - Judge Louisa S Porter More Information >>> | A Cota, E A Contreras, Silvia Garcia, A P B Verkouteren, Morris, Matthew Cate, R J Hernandez | Filed: March 27, 2009 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Vasilis Sakellaridis - Judge Janis L. Sammartino More Information >>> | Multnomah County Sheriff | Filed: May 14, 2009 Plaintiff §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Venson Lane Myers - Judge Peter C. Lewis More Information >>> | L E Scribner, Charles Richey, J M Builteman | Filed: June 30, 2009 Plaintiff §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Victor Hugo Esparza - Judge M. James Lorenz More Information >>> | The People of the State of California | Filed: September 08, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Victor Morales Trejo - Judge Michael M. Anello More Information >>> | Unknown, - | Filed: November 09, 2009 None §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Virgil Popescu - Judge Roger T. Benitez More Information >>> | Antonio Villareal a, K Hudgins, Novak, Bruce Hunter, Robert J Pagan, William Lansdowne, Mike Aguirre, City of San Diego, John Durina, Lleana Pagan, Dan Vile, San Diego Police Department, Salenz, Michael Hastings, Joe Benavidez, David Nislit, Jerry Sanders | Filed: January 28, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Victor Henderson - Judge William Q. Hayes More Information >>> | Unknown, | Filed: October 18, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Victor J Bravo - Judge Barbara Lynn Major More Information >>> | Smith, G Neotti, Matthew Cates, Agents of the CDCR, Unnamed Officers, Representatives, A. Schwarzenegger | Filed: January 07, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Victor Nunez Munoz - Judge Nita L. Stormes More Information >>> | Clayton, Pamphrey, Garcia, R Ortega, Imperial County Jail | Filed: April 26, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Victor Mackenzie - Judge Irma E. Gonzalez More Information >>> | Robert J Stall, Ann Summers, Michael Begovich | Filed: May 12, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Vernell Devon Bush - Judge Marilyn L. Huff More Information >>> | Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: June 13, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Victor Nunez Munoz - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | ., Housing Inmates, Imperial County, D Worthington, Medical, Clayton | Filed: July 01, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Victor Chirino - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | Kelley, Ramirez, M Kunzman, Arps, Steers, McCallister | Filed: August 15, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Victor Munoz Nunez - Judge Roger T. Benitez More Information >>> | Clayton, Imperial County Jail all Staff, D. Sheriff-Coroner, Medicare, Worthington | Filed: August 18, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| VanTrae Gregory - Judge Bernard G. Skomal More Information >>> | J J Denault, L Valenzuela, A Hernandez, J Jr. Sais, Domingo Uribe‚ | Filed: August 05, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Victorino Estrada-Leocadio - Judge Roger T. Benitez More Information >>> | USA | Filed: September 13, 2011 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Victor J Bravo - Judge William McCurine More Information >>> | Unnamed CDCR Employees, J. Brown, D. Paramo, M. Cates | Filed: October 12, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Victor Ernest Childs - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> | Steven C. Stafford | Filed: November 17, 2011 Mandamus and Other §28:2241 |
| Victor Hugo Adan-Ojeda - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> | USA | Filed: November 23, 2011 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Victor J Bravo - Judge Nita L. Stormes More Information >>> | D. Paramo, M. Cates, J. Brown, Unnamed CDCR Employees, Lignell, G. Terrell, R. Benitez | Filed: January 10, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| VanTrae Gregory - Judge Janis L. Sammartino More Information >>> | Domingo Uribe‚ Jr., Kamala Harris | Filed: January 23, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Vincent Harper-Bey - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | Tim Virga, Kamala Harris | Filed: February 09, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Victor M. Tapia - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> | R. Lopez | Filed: March 12, 2012 General §28:2254 |
| Victoriano Lemus-Lemus - Judge Janis L. Sammartino More Information >>> | Johnny N. William, Jane Doe, Eric H. Jr. Holder‚ | Filed: March 29, 2012 Mandamus and Other §28:2241 |
| Victoria L. Santos - Judge Janis L. Sammartino More Information >>> | Unnamed Respondent(s) | Filed: June 22, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Vincent Richardson - Judge Irma E. Gonzalez More Information >>> | Melvin C. Epley, Eugenia Eutherbide, Albert Bradley | Filed: September 26, 2012 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Victor Andres Ibarra-Velazquez - Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo More Information >>> | USA | Filed: October 16, 2012 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Vicente J. Arroyo - Judge Bernard G. Skomal More Information >>> | Anderson, Kellerman, L. S. McEwen, F. Naranjo, G. J. Janda, R. Magdaleno, J. Anaya, G. Bermudez, J. Olivarez | Filed: October 19, 2012 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Victor Manuel Sanchez Valle - Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz More Information >>> | USA | Filed: December 03, 2012 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Vicente Ceja-Estrada - Judge Marilyn L. Huff More Information >>> | USA | Filed: December 07, 2012 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Victor Manuel Cortes-Yanez - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> | USA | Filed: January 25, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Victor Pedro Torres-Ayon - Judge Thomas J. Whelan More Information >>> | USA | Filed: February 25, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Vidal Tovar-Tovar - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> | USA | Filed: March 04, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Victor Carlos Quezada - Judge Roger T. Benitez More Information >>> | USA | Filed: March 22, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Virgel Williams - Judge Marilyn L. Huff More Information >>> | Daniel Poramo, Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJDCF), J. Hargreaves, A. Denbala | Filed: November 18, 2013 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Varun L. Narula - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> | Norman Presecan | Filed: December 19, 2013 General §28:2241 |
| Vance Henry Nilsen - Judge Janis L. Sammartino More Information >>> | Edmund G Brown, Jr | Filed: January 08, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Veronica Hernandez - Judge Anthony J. Battaglia More Information >>> | USA | Filed: February 24, 2014 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Victorino Gonzalez - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | Kim Holland, Kama D. Harris | Filed: July 07, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Vincent L. Fields - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> | United States Parole Commission | Filed: July 17, 2014 Mandamus and Other §28:1361 |
| Vernon D. Hooks - Judge Karen S. Crawford More Information >>> | Rehabilitation, K. Ball, J. Gomez, D. Hjerpe, Department of Correction | Filed: August 06, 2014 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Victor Omar Valladares-Real - Judge Marilyn L. Huff More Information >>> | USA | Filed: September 09, 2014 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Vernon Castle Brown‚ Jr. - Judge Peter C. Lewis More Information >>> | Tim V. Varga | Filed: November 14, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Vince Bryan Smith - Judge Dana M. Sabraw More Information >>> | Ronald Rackley, Kamala Harris | Filed: April 27, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Victoriano Gauna Salazar - Judge John A. Houston More Information >>> | F. Lawrence, Loretta Lynch, Gregory Archembault, Jeh Jonson | Filed: June 26, 2015 Mandamus and Other §28:2241 |
| Vincent Ortiz - Judge Janis L. Sammartino More Information >>> | John Does 1 through 10, Ahmed Syed, California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, Jane Does 1 through 10 in theier respective capacities as medical staff, pe, McCabe, Pascha, Canals, Rawls, Robert Walker, Olga Beregovsky, R.L. Rangel | Filed: August 05, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Victor Pianka - Judge Mitchell D. Dembin More Information >>> | EOIR Board of Immigration Appeal, Feldman, EOIR | Filed: August 14, 2015 Mandamus & Other §28:2241 |
| Vincent Brandon - Judge Peter C. Lewis More Information >>> | Ball, J. Lewis, David Hjerpe, L. Carmichael, Kevin Reilly, Erika Estock | Filed: December 14, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Vaughn S. Archer - Judge Peter C. Lewis More Information >>> | Daniel Paramo | Filed: December 31, 2015 General §28:2254 |
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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/