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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| Walter Jackson - Judge Laurel Beeler More Information >>> | David C. Stockwell, Alex Tafla, Criminalistics Laboratory | Filed: September 30, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Shaw - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | Shearer, Woods | Filed: August 03, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Erica P Grosjean |
| William O Brown‚ II - Judge Jon S Tigar More Information >>> | Warden M.S. Evans | Filed: October 14, 2020 Mandamus & Other §42:1983 |
| Willie Weaver - Judge Charles F Eick More Information >>> | Second Watch Warden, California State Prison Lancaster, Assist Ward | Filed: October 14, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge James V Selna |
| William R. Bramscher - Judge James Donato More Information >>> | M. Moore, Kathleen Allison, Ralph M. Diaz, Craig Koening, Gavin Newsom, Scott Kernan, K. Hoffman | Filed: October 08, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| - Judge PSLC CHC More Information >>> | Filed: August 25, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Joseph C Spero | |
| Walter Lee McGee‚ Jr. - Judge Lucy H Koh More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation | Filed: August 19, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC MBI |
| Walter Danny Ceasar‚ III - Judge Kendall J Newman More Information >>> | Patrick Covello | Filed: October 27, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Willie Lee Mitchell‚ Jr. - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | George Jaime | Filed: October 28, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| William Clifton - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Reyes, Flam, G. Kharsa, Cfair, M. Curry | Filed: October 27, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Wayne Deshown Perkins - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Nay Aung | Filed: October 28, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Len Rainey - Judge PSLC CET More Information >>> | Circuit Judge Edith H. Jones, Unknown, Senior R. Judge Sam Cummings, Judge Sharon Keller | Filed: August 28, 2020 Mandamus & Other §42:1983, Referring Judge Edward M Chen |
| William Acevedo - Judge Lawrence J O'Neill More Information >>> | USA | Filed: November 02, 2020 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| William Crosby‚ IV - Judge Jesus G Bernal More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: October 29, 2020 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| William Stephenson - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> | County of Placer | Filed: November 06, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| William Hester - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | Brandon Price, Stephanie Clendenin | Filed: November 06, 2020 Prisoner Petitions: Civil Detainee: Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| William C. Hill - Judge Dennis M Cota More Information >>> | Paul Danforth | Filed: November 16, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Mitchell Bowman - Judge Michael S Berg More Information >>> | Steven C. Stafford | Filed: November 18, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd, Referring Judge M James Lorenz |
| Walter Eliyah Thody - Judge Percy Anderson More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: November 09, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Douglas F McCormick |
| Willie Weaver - Judge Beth Labson Freeman More Information >>> | Pelican Bay State Prison | Filed: September 23, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC HHL |
| William Troy Chisolm - Judge Alexander F MacKinnon More Information >>> | Lt. Peacock, Unknown | Filed: November 18, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Otis D Wright |
| Walter Jackson - Judge Laurel Beeler More Information >>> | David C. Stockwell, Alex Tafla, Criminalistics Laboratory | Filed: September 30, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Edward J Davila |
| Whittier B. Buchanan - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: December 01, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:1651 |
| William Soto - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | MAT Medical Program, Kern Valley State Prison | Filed: December 04, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Wesley Parker Weltch - Judge Fernando M Olguin More Information >>> | Vest, Castillo, R. Bogh, Morris | Filed: December 08, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Michael R Wilner |
| Willie Lee Mitchell‚ Jr. - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | George Jaime | Filed: December 11, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Frank Shaw - Judge Nathanael M Cousins More Information >>> | C/o Taylor | Filed: December 14, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| William Orren Dawes - Judge Stanley Blumenfeld More Information >>> | Shellana, Andrea Mangaria, Buenrostros, Garza, Eduaroo B. Manming, Mario Zuniga, Dr. Kapadia, A. Silva, Xavier Becerra, Carl Eckland, San Diego Sheriffs Department, Soloman Rouston, , Gavin Newsom, I. Bravo, Michael Kern, J. Ugalde, John Doe, Mary DeDerdck | Filed: December 14, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1983, Referring Judge Douglas F McCormick |
| William Cecil Thornton - Judge William Q Hayes More Information >>> | Arturo Rodregiuz, Galvan Newson, Xaiver Becerra | Filed: December 23, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Ruth Bermudez Montenegro jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Wendell Coleman - Judge Lucy H Koh More Information >>> | Napa Superior Court, People in the State of California | Filed: January 05, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Wendell Coleman - Judge Lucy H Koh More Information >>> | People State of California, Napa Superior Court | Filed: January 05, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| William F.B. Veaver - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | Brian Meyer, Korey Honea, J. Agurkis, D. Hovey, Andrea Thompson | Filed: December 30, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Wilfredo Lara - Judge John W Holcomb More Information >>> | Neil McDowell | Filed: December 30, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Gail J Standish |
| Wilfredo Lara - Judge Helena M Barch-Kuchta More Information >>> | Neil McDowell | Filed: January 12, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| William Lee Wright‚ Jr. - Judge Laurel Beeler More Information >>> | A. St. Julian, Mikosy, J. Zunga, G. Christopher | Filed: January 14, 2021 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Wendell Coleman - Judge Lucy H Koh More Information >>> | Filed: January 13, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 | |
| William Briones Gomes - Judge John W Holcomb More Information >>> | The United States Government, The Justice Dept, Federal Bureau of Prisons | Filed: January 04, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Karen L Stevenson |
| Wendell Coleman - Judge Lucy H Koh More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: January 13, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge PSLC MBI |
| Wendell Coleman - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Fernandez, Hanft, Wilson, Dina Jose | Filed: January 22, 2021 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| William Rouser - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Jeff Lynch, Lori W. Austin, Khoa Phram, A. C. Chen, Smith, Bennamon, Fred Mathew, D. Khripach, J. Charon | Filed: February 05, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Walter Rumaldo Linares - Judge Fernando L Aenlle-Rocha More Information >>> | Filed: February 04, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Douglas F McCormick | |
| Willie James Brunt - Judge Cormac J Carney More Information >>> | Unknown, D Romero, United States of America | Filed: February 03, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Karen L Stevenson |
| Wendell Coleman - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Mark Boessenecker, Elia Ortiz | Filed: February 18, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Wendell Coleman - Judge Lucy H Koh More Information >>> | People of California | Filed: February 17, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Wendell Coleman - Judge Susan Illston More Information >>> | Fernandez | Filed: February 16, 2021 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| William J Green - Judge Dolly M Gee More Information >>> | W Z Jenkins‚ II | Filed: February 11, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Gail J Standish |
| Wesly Anthony Morales - Judge Dana M Sabraw More Information >>> | USA | Filed: March 01, 2021 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| William Hickman - Judge R Gary Klausner More Information >>> | Los Angeles Sheriff Department | Filed: February 22, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Karen E Scott |
| Wilbert H Lee - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> | R. Steven Tharratt, J Arnold, Dean Borders, Kathleen Allison, Ralph Diaz, B Haub, M.D. Joseph Bick, Governor Gavin Newsom, A. Pachynski, Clarence Cryer, K. France, Clark Kelso, T.R. Teixeira, Ron Davis, L. Escobell, M Bloise, B. Dutton, Ron Broomfield | Filed: March 08, 2021 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Warren Corley - Judge Susan van Keulen More Information >>> | Ron Bloomfield | Filed: March 12, 2021 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
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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/