v. Lehman
Kent Lehman v. Tulsi Gabbard and Pam Bondi
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KENT LEHMAN, Case No. 25-cv-02225-BAS-MSB
Petitioner,
ORDER:
v. (1) GRANTING PETITIONER’S
MOTIONS FOR LEAVE TO
TULSI GABBARD and PAM BONDI,
PROCEED IN FORMA
Respondents. PAUPERIS (ECF Nos. 3, 4)
(2) DISMISSING PETITIONER COMPLAINT (ECF No. 7)
Petitioner Kent Lehman is proceeding pro se—without an attorney. He filed the First Amended Petition for Writ of Mandamus on November 5, 2025 (ECF No. 7), against Respondents Tulsi Gabbard and Pam Bondi, as agents of the United States federal government. Petitioner seeks for his name to be removed from an alleged Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) database. He has also filed two motions seeking leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”)—without prepaying court fees or costs. (ECF Nos. 3, 4.) For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS Petitioner’s motions to proceed IFP (ECF Nos.…