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In Re Rahul Dev Manchanda, Petitioner

Updated Nov 12, 2026

In brief

Where it stands
Dismissed

Petition denied.

What it’s about
Rahul Dev Manchanda asked the Supreme Court to review his claims that the Second Circuit improperly restricted filings and mishandled complaints, delayed rulings, and dismissed claims.
Who it affects
The denial ended Manchanda’s Supreme Court case without deciding whether the Second Circuit’s actions were lawful.

Summary: written with AI from the case record.

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What it's about

The Court refused to hear the case (denied his petition) and did not decide those claims.

Manchanda’s petition challenged the Second Circuit’s handling of filing restrictions, judicial-misconduct complaints, delayed rulings and dismissals.

Question 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.

Documents

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Docket activity

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  • Brief added: Petition

    Aug 18, 2026 · Court records

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