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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| John Hardney - Judge Dennis M Cota More Information >>> | Houghland, R. Diaz, Hampton, R. Meier, Patel Bullard, | Filed: August 10, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James M. Tobin - Judge Edmund F Brennan More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: August 10, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| J. P. Parnell - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Filed: August 10, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 | |
| Johnnie Heard - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | County of Sacramento, Superior Court of Rio California, Consumnes Correctional Center | Filed: August 10, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jeremy D. Strain - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: June 08, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Troy L Nunley |
| Jeremiah Lee Wilkerson - Judge Joseph C Spero More Information >>> | C. Davis, M. Grogan, K. Royal, D. Trone, R. Askew, A. Salas, Jim Robertson | Filed: August 13, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Jabrie Bennett - Aug 13, 2020 More Information >>> | Warden Jeff Lynch | Filed: August 13, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Jimmy L Newman‚ III - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | CDCR | Filed: August 12, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Justin J Erbacher - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | Richard Milan, Stuart Sherman | Filed: August 14, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jeremy Nicholson-Chilton - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: August 13, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jose Lopez Mondragon - Judge Allison H Goddard More Information >>> | County of San Diego, William Gore, S.D. County Medical Providers, Unknown Deputies | Filed: August 13, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Dana M Sabraw jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Johnathan C. Rodriguez - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | C. Rascon, R. W. Smith, S. Moore, B. Banks, R. Balius, Ralph Diaz, Sr, L. Samayoa, P. Birdsong, Sandra Smith | Filed: August 17, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| John Hardney - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | Ralph Diaz | Filed: August 14, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| John R. Demos‚ Jr. - Judge Gregory G Hollows More Information >>> | Governor of Washington, Governor of California | Filed: August 17, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| James Luedtke - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | A. Ciolli | Filed: August 17, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| John Ray Dynes - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Ken Clark | Filed: August 17, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jerry Dillingham - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | D. Ybarra, S. Gates, C. Pfeiffer, E. Wilson, F. Garcia, R. Soto, C. Lerma, R. Diaz, A. Flores, M. Faulkner, A. Felder | Filed: August 19, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Julian Rodriguez - Judge Dennis M Cota More Information >>> | Z. Crume, S. Poppachan, D. Henry, J. Lynch | Filed: August 18, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jaborie Brown - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: August 18, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Jacoby Deshon Hildredth - Judge David O Carter More Information >>> | W. S. Pliler | Filed: August 18, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge John D Early |
| Juan Valdivia - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> | CDCR | Filed: August 21, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| James Brandon Rosas - Judge Larry Alan Burns More Information >>> | Filed: August 26, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd | |
| James Munoz - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Monivirin Son, Dr. V. Mununuri, Dr. Kiran Toor | Filed: August 26, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jesus Abalos - Judge Kendall J Newman More Information >>> | Joe Lizarraga, J. Scheurer, C. Parham | Filed: August 25, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jerry Dillingham - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | A. Felder, M. Faulkner, C. Pfeiffer, R. Diaz, S. Gates, R. Soto, E. Wilson, F. Garcia, A. Flores, D. Ybarra | Filed: August 27, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James Hampton - Judge Dean D Pregerson More Information >>> | Releasing Officers, L. Carlock, Receiving, W. Institution Security Unit, Barba, Robert Fox | Filed: August 18, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Sheri Pym |
| Jasjit Singh - Judge Susan van Keulen More Information >>> | Filed: August 28, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 | |
| Jared Martin - Judge Maria A Audero More Information >>> | Court of Appeal of the State of California Second Appellate District | Filed: August 24, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:1361, Referring Judge Michael W Fitzgerald |
| Jakan Chamel Mills - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | R. Diaz, R. Cuellar, William Joe Sullivan | Filed: September 03, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jose Espinoza - Judge Kendall J Newman More Information >>> | John Gonzales, Rowland Garcia | Filed: September 03, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James Alexander Rials - Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo More Information >>> | J. Ramirez, B.E. Grijalva, C. Tiscornia | Filed: September 03, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983pr, Referring Judge Barbara Lynn Major jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jimmy L Newman‚ III - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Kings County Clerk's Office, Kings County Court Superior | Filed: September 03, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jovanny Hernandez - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Christian Pfeiffer | Filed: September 01, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Juan Mendez-Barocio - Judge Edward J Davila More Information >>> | William P. Barr, Deputy Director Matthew T Chad Albence, Wolf, Erik Bonnar | Filed: August 31, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge PSLC HHL |
| Jamar L. Hendrix - Judge Kendall J Newman More Information >>> | Jeffrey Macomber, Ralph Diaz, Kenneth J. Pogue, Steven Escobar, Chelsea Armenta, P. Birdsong, Anthony Carter | Filed: August 31, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Juan Mendez-Barocio - Judge Sallie Kim More Information >>> | Warden of Immigration Detention Facility, T. Matthew Albence, Chad Wolf, William P. Barr, Erik Bonnar | Filed: August 31, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Josh Manuel Magana - Judge Percy Anderson More Information >>> | State of California | Filed: August 26, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Karen L Stevenson |
| - Judge Robert M Illman More Information >>> | Filed: August 19, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 | |
| Jesse Ramirez - Judge Jesus G Bernal More Information >>> | R. Eisher | Filed: August 03, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Steve Kim |
| Jinwen Li - Jul 29, 2020 More Information >>> | Corina Luna, Susan M. Curda, Acting Director T. Kenneth Cuccinelli | Filed: July 29, 2020 Mandamus & Other §05:702 |
| James Kester - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Tortorice, A. Johal, Kokor, S. Sommer | Filed: July 24, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jonathon A. Thomas - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | Elizabeth Hollandberry, Jessica Hamilton, Contra Costa Detention Facility | Filed: July 24, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| John Thomas Pulskamp - Judge Jean P Rosenbluth More Information >>> | Jeffrey Macomber | Filed: July 17, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge George H Wu |
| Joseph Lee Townsend - Judge Douglas F McCormick More Information >>> | John Doe, Alex Villanueva | Filed: July 17, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Stephen V Wilson |
| Jesse Sanchez - Judge Percy Anderson More Information >>> | United States of America, Patricia Bradley | Filed: July 17, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Autumn D Spaeth |
| Jose Benjamin Hurueta - Judge Dolly M Gee More Information >>> | United States of America, Patricia Bradley | Filed: July 14, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Karen L Stevenson |
| John William Thompson - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | Singh, Tarrara, Eric Razavi | Filed: June 25, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Edward J Davila |
| Javance Ross Payne - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> | James T. Lim | Filed: June 17, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joshua Spencer Hill - Judge Laurel Beeler More Information >>> | Sumer Brooks | Filed: June 17, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge PSLC GRC |
| Jose Louis Delacruz‚ Jr. - Judge PSLC CET More Information >>> | Sgt C. Sass, Alameda County, Deputy A. Sgt. J Procopio, Calergari, Aramark Correctional Services, LLC, Lt. Carrie Carone | Filed: June 17, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Nathanael M Cousins |
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https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/