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Shyamal Ghosh v. New York City Housing Authority
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 23-822 · judgment May 27, 2026
Questions presented
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Whether, consistent with Thomas v. Am, 474 U.S. 140 (1985), a court of appeals may refuse to excuse a pro se litigant’s failure to object to a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation under the nonjurisdictional forfeiture rule when the record reflects health-related and communication difficulties affecting compliance with court deadlines.
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Whether a court of appeals may treat the failure to object to a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation as a complete bar to appellate merits review of a pro se litigant’s federal employment discrimination claims, where those claims were dismissed at the pleading stage before any factual record was developed through discovery. -i-
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Shyamal Ghosh
For respondent
Andrew Lupin
New York City Housing Authority Law Department
Case
Subject area
Civil Rights (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until October 26, 2026, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.
- Sep 10 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Aug 28 2026Waiver of right of respondent New York City Housing Authority to respond filed.
- Aug 22 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 25, 2026)