Kumar
Vinod Kumar v. Pam Bondi, Attorney General et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 VINOD KUMAR, Case No.: 3:26-cv-00337-RBM-MMP
Petitioner,
ORDER:
v. (1) GRANTING MOTION TO PAM BONDI, Attorney General et al.,
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
Respondents. [Doc. 2]; AND
16 (2) REQUIRING A RESPONSE TO THE PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS [Doc. 1]
19 20 On January 15, 2026, Petitioner Vinod Kumar (“Petitioner”), proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (“Petition”). (Doc. 1.) In the Petition, Petitioner claims he is being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) in violation of the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause. (Id. ¶¶ 6, 13; see Doc. 1-2 ¶¶ 2–3.) That same day, Petitioner also filed a Request to Proceed in Forma Pauperis with Declaration in Support (“IFP Motion”) in which he attests he has no means to pay the $5.00 filing fee. (Doc. 2 at 1–2.) Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Petitioner’s IFP…