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In Re Rahul Dev Manchanda

IFP petition


Pending

Questions presented

  1. 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.

  2. Whether the Second Circuit may refuse to accept judicial misconduct complaints under 28 U.S.C. §§ 351-364, nullifying Congress’s statutory oversight scheme.

  3. Whether indefinite withholding of rulings constitutes denial of access to courts, contrary to Bounds v. Smith, 430 U.S. 817 (1977).

  4. Whether sua sponte abstention and dismissal of constitutional claims without adversarial testing violates Mathews v. Eldridge, 424 U.S. 319 (1976).

  5. Whether dismissal for “non payment” despite payment constitutes a structural due process violation.

  6. 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

Case

Conference history

Proceedings

  1. Aug 18 2026
    Petition for a writ of mandamus and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 1, 2026)