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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| William E. Brown - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | J. Gonzales, T. Marsh, A. Guzman, S. Weiber, W. Rasley, J. D. Wilson, E. Castro, Sacedo, G. Miere, A. Scalfe, Connie Gipson | Filed: December 23, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William H. Garrison - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | Margaret Mims | Filed: December 27, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Albert Wilson - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | Audrey King, Susana Lopez, Peggy Thomas, Yvonne Gonzales, Adam Fogel, Pam Ahlin, Brian Bowley, Barbara Rodriguez, James A Perez, Javier Saldivar | Filed: January 16, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Travis - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | William Convalecer, Tangen, Connie Gibson, Shaw, Childress, Holguin, Daluz, Stinger, Amirillo, Avila, McAfee, M. Jones | Filed: January 17, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Edward Brown - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Corcoran State Prison | Filed: January 27, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| William Roy Bonner - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Connie Gipson, N. Scaife, A. Nadai, M. M. M. Jennings, Holguin, Gaboa, M.P. Hernandez, M.S. Robicheaux, A. Cruz | Filed: April 25, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| William Bryson - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | Paul Copenhaver | Filed: May 12, 2014 General §28:2241 |
| Wayne Kay - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | Gonzales, R. Ramirez, D. Arroyo, Sandra S. A. Pennywell, Torrez, Flores | Filed: May 19, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Wade Knight - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Paul Copenhaven | Filed: June 11, 2014 General §28:2241 |
| Wade Knight - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Paul Copenhaver | Filed: June 19, 2014 General §28:2241 |
| Wilfredo Mendez-Fana - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Michael L. Benov | Filed: June 25, 2014 General §28:2241 |
| William Joseph Horn - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | California Prison Industry Authority, Calpia | Filed: July 07, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Wiley, Byron West, Vance Utley, Elonza Tyler, Louis Thomas, Tracy Stewart, Edward Spence, Johnny Sanchez, Tyrone Sanders, Paul Richardson, Jay Roach, Jorge Augusto Reyes, Harvey Rayburn, Jesus Antonio Perez, Raymond Newson, Noel Morales, Herschel - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Susan Hubbard, Tanya Rothchild, Matthew Cate, Edmund Brown, Felix Igbinosa, James Hartley, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Matthew Hartley, Jeffrey Beard, Clark Kelso, Dwight Winslow, Deborah Hysen, James Yates, Paul Brazelton, Chris Meyer | Filed: July 14, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| William Dean Pierce - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: September 24, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Willie Steels, Solomon Vasquez, John Ruggles, Juan Martinez, Robert Preston, Sinohe Hercules, Robert Conley, Corey Campbell, Juan Penalva - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Deborah Hysen, Tanya Rothchild, Arnold Susan Schwarzenegger, Hubbard, Dwight Winslow, Scott Kernan, Chris Meyer, Paul Brazelton, James Yates, Teresa Schwartz, Jeffrey Beard, Clark Kelso, Matthew Cate, Felix Igbinosa | Filed: October 05, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Birdsall - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | D. James, R. Hall, Stu Sherman | Filed: November 07, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Walter R. Burnley - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | P. Copenhaver | Filed: November 14, 2014 General §28:2241 |
| Wayne Pickering - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | Ken Clark, A. Rotman, S Solmi, Liu, Kevin of Lee, Warden Pleasant Valley State Prison, J. Metts, T. Byers | Filed: November 21, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Warren C. Green - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | A. Adams, CDCR, T. Bzoskie, CHCF | Filed: December 05, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Anthony Little - Aug 22, 2014 More Information >>> | Mathew Cates, G. Swarthout, Y. Miller, G. G. Navarro, Edmund Brown‚ Jr. | Filed: August 22, 2014 Prison Conditions §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| William King - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | Audrey King, Jagsir S. Sandhu | Filed: December 22, 2014 Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 |
| Warren Gerrue - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Kim Holland | Filed: December 29, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| William Stafford, Lamar Johnson - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Norm Kramer | Filed: January 08, 2015 Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 |
| Wyatt J. Ellison - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | Andre Matevousian | Filed: January 29, 2015 General §28:2241 |
| Wade Knight - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | Andre Matevousian | Filed: March 04, 2015 General §28:2241 |
| Wondiyrad Kabede - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | Mule Creek Prison Warden, Pleasant Valley State Prison Warden, J. Lizarraga | Filed: April 24, 2015 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| William Adams - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | Wayne Ulit, Edgar Clark, Jong Moon | Filed: April 27, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Willie R Wheeler - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Joe Lizarraga | Filed: April 15, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Walter D. Ceasar - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | E. Aguirre | Filed: June 09, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Walter E. Weatherford - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | Robert Trimble, Jerry Brown, Mathew Cates | Filed: June 15, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Wyatt J. Ellison - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Matevousian | Filed: June 29, 2015 General §28:2241 |
| Willie Weaver - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | Yokuma, Sheldon | Filed: July 06, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Willie Weaver - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Gusman, Bartman, Vasquase | Filed: July 20, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Owten - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Daniel Paramo | Filed: August 06, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Willie Weaver - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Johnson, Sheldon | Filed: July 02, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Owten - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Daniel Paramo | Filed: September 16, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| William L. Snow - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | David Kay | Filed: October 21, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Allen Smith - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Joseph W. Moss | Filed: November 09, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| William Cecil Thornton - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | Pal Virk | Filed: November 30, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Cecil Thornton - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Harminder Singh Longia, Don Morgan, Ikwinder Kiranjitpal Singh, Pal Virk | Filed: November 30, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Wade Edward Kelly - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Martin D. Biter | Filed: January 11, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| W. C. Spivey - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | State of California | Filed: January 29, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Wayne Bolton - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Erik Sodergra, Brandon Moser, Beau Steadman, O.S. Owolabi, Kim Holland | Filed: March 04, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Warren Fredrickson - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | K. Holland | Filed: February 18, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Willard Santos - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Andre Matevousian | Filed: March 17, 2016 General §28:2241 |
| William Ratcliff - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | M. Spaeth, OGun Omolade, A. Manasrah, A. J. Rangel, Akanno | Filed: April 26, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Willis Randolph - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | State of California | Filed: April 27, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Willie Weaver - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Rios | Filed: April 28, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Walter Silva - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | USA | Filed: June 17, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Warren Lee Underwood - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | USA | Filed: June 27, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
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https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/