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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JANE DOE, Case No.: 25-cv-00805-AJB-JLB

12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA v. PAUPERIS

PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General, (Doc. No. 2) Department of Justice, in her official 16 capacity, et al., 17 Defendants.

Before the Court is a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by Jane Doe (“Plaintiff”),1 who is presently detained at the Otay Mesa Detention Center and proceeding through pro bono counsel. (Doc. Nos. 1, 2.) On April 3, 2025, Plaintiff filed a Petition for Mandamus and Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief, requesting the Court to compel the Board of Immigration Appeals to adjudicate her pending motion to reopen removal proceedings before she is deported to Cambodia on a potentially invalid removal order. (Doc. No. 1 at 1–2.)

1 Plaintiff notes that she intends to file a motion to proceed under pseudonym based on the sensitive, personal…