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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| Porang Godarzi Setodeh - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> | W J Sullivan | Filed: February 08, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Paul Loveridge - Judge Margaret A. Nagle More Information >>> | L W Watson | Filed: February 29, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Phillip D Burdick - Judge Victor B. Kenton More Information >>> | John Marshall, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Board of Parole Hearings | Filed: March 05, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Phillip L. Harmon - Judge Alicemarie H. Stotler More Information >>> | Dept. of Mental Health | Filed: March 06, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Patrick Daniel Kenny - Judge George H Wu More Information >>> | Linda Sanders | Filed: March 17, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Paul Dickerson - Judge Virginia A. Phillips More Information >>> | M Martel | Filed: March 27, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Peter Rolfe Dillon Green - Judge Arthur Nakazato More Information >>> | Matthews M. Martel | Filed: April 21, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Peter J. Reed - Judge Carolyn Turchin More Information >>> | Donald Henton | Filed: April 29, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Preston S. Lewis - Judge John F. Walter More Information >>> | United States of America, J. L. Norwood | Filed: May 13, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Pablo De Leon-Gonsalez - Judge Patrick J. Walsh More Information >>> | J. L. Norwood | Filed: May 13, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Paul James Whitehead - Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg More Information >>> | James A Yates | Filed: May 20, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Phillip D. Burdick - Judge Kenton More Information >>> | John Marshall, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Calif. of Board Parole Hearings | Filed: June 06, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Phu Mang Phang - Judge Marshall More Information >>> | USA | Filed: June 25, 2008 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Patrick Paul - Judge Johnson More Information >>> | Larry Small | Filed: July 08, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Paul S Millsap - Judge Klausner More Information >>> | Ben Curry | Filed: July 14, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Priscilla Mae Ratcliffe - Judge Wilson More Information >>> | Tiny Harnbeck | Filed: July 31, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Pulido Carlos - Judge Fischer More Information >>> | James D. Hartle | Filed: August 08, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Philip G Garcia - Judge Segal More Information >>> | Ken Clark | Filed: October 06, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Patricia Inez Vildosola - Judge Phillips More Information >>> | Tina Hornbeak | Filed: October 07, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Ples Cross - Judge Morrow More Information >>> | B. Curry | Filed: October 15, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Paul Richard Flacco - Judge Wistrich More Information >>> | Poulos | Filed: October 22, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Phillip Benjamin Gunn - Judge Eick More Information >>> | Edmund G. Brown | Filed: October 22, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Paul Joseph Heims - Judge Fischer More Information >>> | Bill Lockyer | Filed: December 05, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Paul Ott - Judge Wright More Information >>> | Michael Evans | Filed: December 17, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Philip Michael Gordon - Judge Turchin More Information >>> | James A. Tates | Filed: December 30, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Pete Courtsal Custer - Judge Selna More Information >>> | James D. Hartley | Filed: January 06, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Pedro Bernal - Judge Rosenberg More Information >>> | John Marshall | Filed: January 13, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Peter Miller - Judge Turchin More Information >>> | James A. Yates | Filed: January 13, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Prentice Durrell Booker, Sr - Judge Selna More Information >>> | San Luis Superior Court's | Filed: January 13, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Paul Joseph Heims - Judge Fischer More Information >>> | State of California | Filed: January 15, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Paul Joseph Heims - Judge Fischer More Information >>> | Mandy Audtrey | Filed: January 15, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Paul Jeremiah Patchen‚ III - Judge DepartmentBRUnassigned More Information >>> | Long Beach Police Department | Filed: January 23, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Phillip L. Harmon - Judge Stotler More Information >>> | Dept. of Mental Health | Filed: February 05, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Paul Isaac Martinez - Judge Otero More Information >>> | Kelly Harrington | Filed: February 11, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Paul Anthony Davis - Judge Fischer More Information >>> | Linda Sanders | Filed: February 23, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Paul Cisneros - Judge Hatter More Information >>> | John C. Marshall | Filed: February 24, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Paul Rogers Jackson - Judge Goldman More Information >>> | Matthew Cate, C. Wofford, K. A. Cruz, John R. Doa, W. Nipper, N. Grannis, J. Currial, M. Gonder, Bellinger, B. M. Cash, Vanrossen, , K. Sampson, J. Pruett, V. Powers, E. Frank, Robert Ayers, E. Gaupel, Jr, C. Fortson, F. B. Haws, R. K. Wong, Murray, Zucker | Filed: February 25, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Pablo Alberto Wong - Judge Turchin More Information >>> | James D. Hartley | Filed: March 09, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Phillipi Brissette - Judge Larson More Information >>> | Debra Herndon | Filed: April 02, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Paul Adams - Judge Walsh More Information >>> | Michael Gottlieb, Max Fantozzi | Filed: April 30, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Peter Joesph Reed - Judge Turchin More Information >>> | Micheal Cate | Filed: May 05, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Phillip Villalba - Judge Parada More Information >>> | John F. Salazar | Filed: May 19, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Paris E. Shanklin - Judge Parada More Information >>> | Debra Dexter | Filed: May 19, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Patrick James Santos‚ Jr. - Judge Walsh More Information >>> | Ken Clark | Filed: May 21, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Perris Lee - Judge Wistrich More Information >>> | Darryl Adams | Filed: June 01, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Pulido Carlos - Judge Eick More Information >>> | Bill Locker, Munoz, Robert Doyle, Gray Davis, Phillip Inglee, Jerry Brown, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Martin Hashino, Mathew Cate, Rison, John Monday, Lewis Chartrand, Arthur Anderson, Jim Tilton, Alejandro Armenta | Filed: June 10, 2009 Other §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Pulido Carlos - Judge Fischer More Information >>> | James D. Hartley | Filed: June 16, 2009 Other §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Paul Fontaine - Judge McDermott More Information >>> | Brett Morgan | Filed: June 17, 2009 Other §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Patrick D. Kelley‚ Jr. - Judge Chooljian More Information >>> | Reed, Young, Rios, Grey, A. Walker | Filed: June 22, 2009 Other §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Paul Charles Currie - Judge Eick More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, California Men's Colony - East/West Facility(s)/Medical Staff | Filed: July 17, 2009 Other §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
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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/