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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Prisoner Petitions – California (CA) Inmate List
Petition Search from July 14, 1988 to April 8, 2024
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| John J. Lawson - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | David Skaggs, Charlie Richey, Scott Kearn, Dawn Desrosiers, Sharon McKay, Ralph Diaz | Filed: January 08, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Juan R. Vazquez - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | M Vanblargon, J. Silveira, N. Sigrist, S. I. Hitchman, Mathos, G. Kamon, E. Conannan | Filed: January 08, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Dale A Drozd jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Johny Heu - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: January 04, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jeremy Jerome McLaughlin - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> | Rosemary Ndoh | Filed: January 18, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jason C. Collins - Judge Anthony W Ishii More Information >>> | Warden Steven Lake | Filed: January 28, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Jennifer L Thurston |
| Joseph Henry Packard - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | Christian Pfeiffer | Filed: February 04, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jennifer L Thurston |
| John Wesley Williams - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Villarrial, Hicks, J. Castro, Mirda, Serna Fernandez, Pilkerten, | Filed: February 04, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Dale A Drozd |
| Jose Guadalupe Calderon - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | Jasmine Biol, B. Phi, Lawrence Gamboa, M. N. Mays, Siegrist, Jong M. Moom, Magdy Daniel, P. Rouch | Filed: February 07, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Javar Lester Blueford - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | J. Smith, S. Nunez, F. Vasquez, J. Marauillo, Salinas Valley State Prison, Patrick, A. Valles | Filed: February 07, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Joshua Davis Bland - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | Scott Kernan, Warden Ken Clark | Filed: February 12, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joseph Mazella - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | G. Puentes | Filed: February 22, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Jeremy D Peterson |
| Jerome Markiel Davis - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | Carlos Bolanos | Filed: March 05, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Joseph Lout - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | P. Sidhu | Filed: March 08, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| John Wesley Williams - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | Thompson, Castalas, Madrigal, Hawthorne, Burns, Perez, Diaz, Scalley, Houston, Shoemaker | Filed: March 11, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Juan Diaz - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | A. Ayala | Filed: March 13, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| John Wesley Williams - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | M. Cota, K. Clark, L.C. Hense, J. Perez, Shad Pulley, Dawn Lorey, Hicks, S. Alfaco, Sexton, Kathleen Allison, Katherine Tebrock, Castro | Filed: March 20, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jose Antonio Martinez - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | Navarro, E. Mares, Cruz, M. Navarro | Filed: March 22, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James Robert Briscoe‚ III - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | Warden, Laura Eldridge, Superior Court of Fresno County | Filed: March 22, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jennifer L Thurston |
| Jarrod Gordon - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | Perez | Filed: March 27, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jose Chavez - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | M. Faulkner, L. Moreno, C. Pfieffer, J. Lara, H. Robles, D. Williams, Edmund G. Brown‚ Jr., A. Sotelo, M. Franco, J Palomino, Scott Kernan, R. Magana | Filed: March 29, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Juan Montenegro - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | E. Garcia, M. Garcia, David Moore, N. Green, D. Erickson | Filed: April 02, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Dale A Drozd |
| Jarmaal Smith - Judge Lawrence J O'Neill More Information >>> | B. Valdez, L. Ortega, M. Voong, S.K. Hemenway, J. Bermudez, Christian Pfeiffer, J. Chavez, T. Fehlman, K. Allison, Baker, M. Mendez, K. T, C. Gonzales, M. Rimbach, B. Wilson, C. Byrum, Horn, Trotter, Kissick, A. Leyva, J. Ostrander, Diaz, Richard Phillips | Filed: April 05, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Jeremy D Peterson |
| Jason Gao - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | Cathy Heifner, D. Marroquin, Rosie Bernal | Filed: April 05, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jerry Dillingham - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | R. Soto, K. Brown, D. Dozer, J. Garcia, A. S. Sotelo, Kernan, J. Hormon, S. Choiken, C. Pfeiffer | Filed: April 09, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Anthony W Ishii |
| Justin Steele - Judge Anthony W Ishii More Information >>> | John Sutton, A Hermosillo, R. Calderon, J R. Carillo, Samarripas, F Sackett, A. Sandoval, Lt. E Venegas, J. Delgadillo, CDCR | Filed: April 11, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Jennifer L Thurston |
| Jere Thomas Ramey - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | M. E. Spearman | Filed: April 12, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jamesetta Guy - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | Kathleen Allison, Janel Espinoza, Timothy Ralph Lockwood, Diaz | Filed: April 17, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jeremy Mejia - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | D. Kellogg | Filed: April 22, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jamie Asuna - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | A. Corona, A. Encinas, M. Rodriguez, Luna, A. Loza, S. Gonzales, Ken Clark, R. Vallero, I. Salcedo, E. Leija, Kathleen Allison, V Cruz, A. Cid, J Garcia, A. Cole, J Burnes, Scott Kernan, Edmund G. Brown‚ Jr. | Filed: April 30, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Anthony W Ishii |
| James L. Brooks - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | Dr. Chow, Kelly Santoro, Dr. Thomas, V. Dr. Fanous, Lee | Filed: May 06, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Javar Lester Blueford - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | Dr. McConnly | Filed: May 08, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| James Brown - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | D. Woodward, Preez, Perez, T. Campbell, S. J. Villarreal, Ceballos, M. Harris, Lopez, Burnes, Sellers | Filed: May 09, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Sheila K Oberto |
| Jehu Hand - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | Georgina Puentes | Filed: May 09, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Jeremy D Peterson |
| Jesse Willard - Judge Anthony W Ishii More Information >>> | Susan Dougherty, Stephan Hitchman | Filed: May 14, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Jeremy D Peterson |
| Javier Romero Oquita - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Ralph Diaz | Filed: May 16, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Anthony W Ishii |
| James Carl Kelly - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | Dr. S. Islem, Dr. Sao | Filed: May 17, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Lawrence J O'Neill jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jorge Velasquez - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | Kathleen Allison, Rosemary Ndoh, Ralph Diaz | Filed: May 17, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| John Thomas - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | Rosemary Ndoh, Kathleen Allison, Ralph Diaz | Filed: May 17, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joel Nunez - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Appearance Special, Rosemary Ndoh, Kathleen Allison, Ralph Diaz | Filed: May 20, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| John David Matta - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | Craig Koenig | Filed: May 20, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Julius James Monyoukaye - Judge Anthony W Ishii More Information >>> | Roupe, Parr | Filed: May 20, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Sheila K Oberto |
| Joshua Davis Bland - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | M. Flores, M. Stane, D. Badger | Filed: May 20, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Erica P Grosjean |
| Jonathan Patella - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | Eleanor Griffith | Filed: May 21, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Sheila K Oberto |
| Jose A. Ramirez - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | CDCR, Junior Fortune | Filed: May 28, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Lawrence J O'Neill |
| Josue Mercado-Reyes - Judge Lawrence J O'Neill More Information >>> | USA | Filed: May 24, 2019 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Jesus Pacheco - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Kathleen Allison, Rosemary Ndoh, Ralph Diaz | Filed: June 03, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joseph Haskell Maine - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Frauenhiem | Filed: June 24, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Dale A Drozd |
| James Monahan - Judge Lawrence J O'Neill More Information >>> | Pashilk | Filed: June 26, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jennifer L Thurston |
| Jason McClain - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | L. Gonzalez, M. Schoo, A Brooks | Filed: July 01, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Juan Valdez - Judge Lawrence J O'Neill More Information >>> | Martin Friend | Filed: July 03, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Sheila K Oberto |
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