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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| Vernon L. Smith, Bruce Sands, Stefano Vitale, Herbert Simicton - Judge John E McDermott More Information >>> | Von Blanckensee, Acting Warden | Filed: May 22, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge James V Selna |
| Vince Edward Wilson - Judge Terry J Hatter More Information >>> | United States | Filed: June 08, 2020 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Victor Manuel Canas - Judge Jeffrey W. Johnson More Information >>> | James A Yates | Filed: March 21, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Veronica Alejandro Neri - Judge Florence-Marie Cooper More Information >>> | Tina Hornbeak | Filed: September 25, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Vincent Smith - Judge Cormac J. Carney More Information >>> | John Salazar | Filed: September 26, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Victor Michael Lansky - Judge Carolyn Turchin More Information >>> | U S Immigration, Sitgraves, Naturalization Service | Filed: September 26, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Victor Sheppherd - Judge Patrick J. Walsh More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, Rehabiliation | Filed: December 31, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Vondetrick Carr - Judge Oswald Parada More Information >>> | T Ochoa | Filed: January 22, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Vera Dixon - Judge Carla Woehrle More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections | Filed: February 12, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Vincent John Smith - Judge Victor B. Kenton More Information >>> | Board of Parole Hearings, Debra Dexter | Filed: April 03, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Vincent Rene Rodriguez - Judge Dale S. Fischer More Information >>> | State of California, California Department of Corrections | Filed: May 05, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Victor Grey - Judge Duty Magistrate Judge More Information >>> | Steven Bechtold, City of Fontana Police John Department, McMillan | Filed: May 07, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Vicente A. Alvarez - Judge Mumm More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: July 23, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Valerie Juarez - Judge Zarefsky More Information >>> | Mary Lattimore | Filed: May 05, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Victor Rivera - Judge Phillips More Information >>> | S A Holencik | Filed: May 27, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Vincent John Smith - Judge Kenton More Information >>> | Board of Parole Hearings, Debra Herndon, Gary Sandor | Filed: July 07, 2009 Other §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Vincent Johnny Avalos - Judge Cormac J. Carney More Information >>> | McEwen | Filed: July 29, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Victor Manuel Jimenez - Judge Fernando M. Olguin More Information >>> | John Marshall, Terri Gonzalez | Filed: September 13, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vincent John Smith - Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen More Information >>> | Board of Parole Hearings, T E Bushey | Filed: October 21, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Victorino Flores Arzate - Judge Otis D Wright More Information >>> | Matthew Cate | Filed: January 05, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vanessa I Woods - Judge Cormac J. Carney More Information >>> | Javier Cavazos | Filed: September 01, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Victor Chirino - Judge Margaret A. Nagle More Information >>> | Kelley, McCallister, Arps, Steers, M Kunzman, Ramirez | Filed: November 01, 2011 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Victor Mendibles - Judge Jacqueline Chooljian More Information >>> | T. Long | Filed: March 07, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vasilis Fotiou Sakellaridis - Judge Otis D Wright More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: March 30, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Victor G Ramirez - Judge Jean P Rosenbluth More Information >>> | Guillermo Moreno, J Gutierrez, Daniel A Cate, Evanilla, Matthew Jr, Lt P Covello, John/Jane Doe | Filed: May 29, 2012 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Valentin Feliciano - Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg More Information >>> | P D Brazelton | Filed: June 18, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Viet Tran - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> | Board of Parole Hearings | Filed: July 31, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Victor Raynond Grande - Judge Ralph Zarefsky More Information >>> | M D Bitter | Filed: August 23, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vincent Robert Paseri - Judge Sheri Pym More Information >>> | Domingo Uribe, Jr | Filed: October 05, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vinod Chandrashekhar Patwardhan - Judge Ronald S.W. Lew More Information >>> | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, of United States America, General Services Administration, Department of Health, Palmetto GBA LLC, Human Services | Filed: January 11, 2013 Mandamus & Other § |
| Victor Manuel Parra, Sr - Judge Ralph Zarefsky More Information >>> | Ralph M Diaz | Filed: May 20, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Valentine Diego Mateo - Judge Alka Sagar More Information >>> | David B Long | Filed: July 29, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Valen Andrew Jones - Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: August 22, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Victor Raymond Roblero - Judge John E. McDermott More Information >>> | S Frauenheim | Filed: June 02, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vasilis Fotiou Sakellaridis - Judge Otis D. Wright More Information >>> | Dave Davey | Filed: December 24, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vincente C Ramiscal - Judge Otis D. Wright More Information >>> | Bureau of Prisons Health Services, P A Esquetini | Filed: January 21, 2015 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Vince Bryan Smith - Judge Otis D. Wright More Information >>> | Kamala Harris, Ronald Rackley | Filed: May 01, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Valentino Solis - Judge Philip S. Gutierrez More Information >>> | Adelanto Correctional Facility, West Valley Detention Center, Unknown Defendants | Filed: May 21, 2015 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Valeriu Predescu - Judge Philip S. Gutierrez More Information >>> | Jeh Johnson, Loretta E. Lynch, Leon Rodriguez, Donald Neufeld, Susan M. Curda | Filed: July 22, 2015 Mandamus & Other § |
| Virgil Antonio Meakins - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> | Elvin Valenzuela | Filed: August 13, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vernon B Ivy - Judge Jay C. Gandhi More Information >>> | County of Riverside, Stan Sniff, William Di Yori | Filed: December 08, 2015 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Vincent Mazzaglia - Judge Manuel L. Real More Information >>> | County of Riverside, Stan Sniff, William Di Yori | Filed: January 20, 2016 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Vincent S Phillips - Judge Douglas F. McCormick More Information >>> | Han Duong, Dr Oh, Does, Dean Borders, Dr Dr Froog, Chin | Filed: July 18, 2016 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Vincent John Bazemore‚ Jr. - Judge Sheri Pym More Information >>> | Cynthia Entzel | Filed: April 07, 2017 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vincent Arnell Morrow - Judge Alka Sagar More Information >>> | Elizabeth Jolin, Dana Walker | Filed: October 11, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge John F Walter |
| Valentine Miller - Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank More Information >>> | L. J. Milusnic | Filed: December 06, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Karen E Scott |
| Vincent Johnny Avalos - Judge John A Kronstadt More Information >>> | Keith Byron Bardellini | Filed: December 12, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Patrick J Walsh |
| Vincent Floyd Russo - Judge Jesus G Bernal More Information >>> | S. Kianour, G. Soohoo, S. Gates, Chikka Raju | Filed: December 12, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Shashi H Kewalramani |
| Vincent Floyd Russo - Judge Jesus G Bernal More Information >>> | Stu Sherman | Filed: December 18, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Shashi H Kewalramani |
| Vincent Johnny Avalos - Judge John A Kronstadt More Information >>> | C. Campbell, V. Davila, J. Ortiz, Stephanie A. Rodriguez, Gonzalez, CDCR Division of Adult Operations, The Superior Court County of Riverside California, C. Samareta, H Morgan Dougherty, A Martinez, Richard A. Erwood, M. Garcia | Filed: January 07, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1983, Referring Judge Patrick J Walsh |
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https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/