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In Re Rahul Dev Manchanda
IFP petition
Questions presented
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Whether the Second Circuit may impose a permanent sanctions based filing bar not authorized by statute or rule, thereby creating a new jurisdictional barrier to appellate review.
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Whether the Second Circuit may refuse to accept judicial misconduct complaints under 28 U.S.C. §§ 351-364, nullifying Congress’s statutory oversight scheme.
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Whether indefinite withholding of rulings constitutes denial of access to courts, contrary to Bounds v. Smith, 430 U.S. 817 (1977).
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Whether sua sponte abstention and dismissal of constitutional claims without adversarial testing violates Mathews v. Eldridge, 424 U.S. 319 (1976).
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Whether dismissal for “non payment” despite payment constitutes a structural due process violation.
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Whether the cumulative pattern across multiple federal proceedings demonstrates systemic constitutional suppression warranting this Court’s intervention..
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Rahul Dev Manchanda
For respondent
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Case
Conference history
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Proceedings
- Aug 18 2026Petition for a writ of mandamus and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 1, 2026)