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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California Prisoner Petitions – Letter W
This page lists publicly available prisoner petition records filed in California for names beginning with the letter W. These case listings may include prisoner civil rights matters, habeas-related filings, sentence challenges, prison condition claims, and other inmate-related court actions.
The records below are organized alphabetically to make browsing easier. If a large number of filings exist for one letter, the listings may be divided across multiple pages.
Letter: W
Page: 21
Total Records for Letter W: 2,587
Date Range: July 14, 1988 through April 8, 2024
About These California Petition Records
Prisoner petitions can involve issues such as prison conditions, civil rights claims, disciplinary disputes, medical care complaints, or motions related to custody and sentencing. This section is provided as a browsing aid for users looking through petition-related court records in California.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a prisoner petition?
A prisoner petition is a court filing submitted by or on behalf of an incarcerated person. These filings may challenge prison conditions, medical treatment, disciplinary decisions, or other aspects of confinement or sentencing.
Why are these records sorted by letter?
Alphabetical sorting helps users browse large datasets more easily, especially when a state has many petition records.
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| Plaintiff/ Respondent Name |
Petitioner/ Defendant Name |
Filed, Nature of Suit, Judge |
|---|---|---|
| Willie Curtis Wilson - Judge Ronald S.W. Lew More Information >>> |
M. S. Evans | Filed: September 04, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| William Soto - Judge Frank C. Damrell More Information >>> |
Duel Vocational Institution, Zhov, Psychiatric Department | Filed: September 06, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Willie Lee Shackelford - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
P King, Susan L Hubbard, P. Nyugen, Nadim K. Khoury | Filed: September 10, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Wilson Chouest - Judge Ronald S.W. Lew More Information >>> |
Filed: September 12, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
|
| William Soto - Judge Frank C. Damrell More Information >>> |
CA Dept of Corrections, Michelle Street, Duel Vocational Institution | Filed: September 14, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| William Cunningham - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
Claude E. Finn, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: September 17, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| William Gray - Judge Lawrence K. Karlton More Information >>> |
Matthew C Cramer | Filed: September 17, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Walter D Cornwell - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
Claude Finn, Attorney General CA | Filed: October 15, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| William Craig Purcaro - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
State of California Attorney General | Filed: October 30, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| William Henry Price - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
John C. Marshall | Filed: November 26, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Wilbert Dale Russ - Judge Lawrence K. Karlton More Information >>> |
V Singh, Y Barocio, R Manuel, S Stiles, H.T. Wells, J. Isola, J Nuehring, D. K. Sisto, M Kaihe, M Chirila, M Corioso, J Cates, R A Samms, D Fry | Filed: December 03, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| William Vasser - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
High Desert State Prison, Polycarp, - McCue | Filed: December 07, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Wilton Eugene Jones - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
Suzan Hubbard, Attorney General CA | Filed: December 12, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| William - Green - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
D. K. Sisto | Filed: December 19, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| William Barker - May 23, 2008 More Information >>> |
L Susan Hubbard, J Foster | Filed: May 23, 2008 Defendant §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Civil Rights Act |
| William M. Vogel - Oct 20, 2008 More Information >>> |
Filed: October 20, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:1651 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus |
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| Walter Lee Cole - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
John Diana, D. K. Sisto, C Traquina, Alvaro | Filed: January 15, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Walter Lee Cole - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
D. K. Sisto, Edmund G. Brown‚ Jr. | Filed: February 04, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Wayne Wright - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
Correctional Health Services, Sacramento County Sherriff, Dietrich, Kathryn Gonzales | Filed: February 06, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Wayne Wright - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
- Kendrick, Smith, Correctional Health Services, - Blea, Larkin, John McGuinness, Kathryn Gonzales, Sheriff of Sacramento County, - Suzanne, Mabeus, - Tomkin, Dietrich | Filed: February 06, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Walden Chatman - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> |
D.K. Sisto, Board of Parole Hearings | Filed: February 14, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Williams Chaney - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> |
M. C. Kramer, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: February 22, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| William Thomas Coats - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> |
John McGuiness, Jarrod Hailey, Carlos Cabrerra | Filed: March 03, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| William F.B. Veaver - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> |
Kim Yamaguchi, D. Robert Allen, Jarrod Agurkis, Butte County Jail, D.W. Young, Bill Conelly, Jane Dolan, - - Hays, Rich Valle, Jerry Jones, O'Hair, Brian Flicker, Perry Reniff, Maureen Kirk, Upton, Curt Josiassen | Filed: March 06, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| William McCune - Judge Lawrence K. Karlton More Information >>> |
United States of America, Sacramento County Jail, Loaves & Fishes | Filed: March 11, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| William May Atherton - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> |
United State District Court, Attorney General of State of California | Filed: March 12, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| William Erik Monroe - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> |
D. G. Adams, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: March 12, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| William Lawrence Potter - Judge Lawrence K. Karlton More Information >>> |
USA | Filed: April 11, 2008 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| William Soto - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> |
Duel Vocational Institution, Kevin Kostecky | Filed: April 16, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| William J. Nolan - Judge Lawrence K. Karlton More Information >>> |
Gerald Benito, Erin Dervin | Filed: April 18, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| William Townsend - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> |
D. K. Sisto, Attorney General for State of California | Filed: May 01, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| William Barker - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> |
L Susan Hubbard, J Foster | Filed: May 23, 2008 Defendant §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| William Townsend‚ Jr. - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> |
CSP Solano | Filed: May 29, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Wayne E. Hill - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
James D. Hartley | Filed: June 02, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Wade Thornton - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> |
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Matthew Kramer, Glenn Tilton | Filed: June 05, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| William Waldron - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Filed: June 16, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
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| W L Jones - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Calvo, R. Kundsen, Susan Hubbard, Clay, Ward, Rodriguez, C. D. Brown, D. K. Sisto, S C Peck, Vaughn, Scavette, Sills, - Subia, R. E. Bender, C. Ferguson, - Chambers, V. Singh | Filed: June 18, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Willie Tatum - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
Arthur B. Fontaine, Shyi-Tang, M. P.S. Wilson, Hodges-Wilkins, M. Duran, R. Dwivedi, Shive, D.G. Adams, S. Arit, J. Woodford, W.J. McGuiness, Peterson, Lin, N. Grannis, J. Thomas, - Hasadsri, R. Todd, J. Tercero, L. Felix | Filed: June 19, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| William Stewart Neely - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Director of California Department of Corrections, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: June 20, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| William R. Davenport - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
James D. Hartley, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: June 18, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Wesley W. Hunter - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
James Tilton, The Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: June 25, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Wesley W. Hunter - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> |
James Tilton, The Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: June 25, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Willie R. Beasley - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> |
Claude Finn | Filed: July 17, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| William Adam Kriske - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
Evans | Filed: July 22, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| William James - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
Filer, Kendrick, Sotek, Ernesto, Sacramento County Sheriff Department | Filed: August 05, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Willie Hendrix - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> |
D. K. Sisto | Filed: August 11, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| William Stickle - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
Brett Williams, Todd, Hoshimoto, Soltonian, Wohlers, Hawkins | Filed: August 12, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Willie Scott - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> |
Matthew Cate, J. Hartley | Filed: August 20, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| William Russell Merlen - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
Sue Hubbard | Filed: August 21, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Willie Thomas Sample‚ Jr. - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> |
D.K. Sisto | Filed: August 26, 2008 None §Federal Question Jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
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