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Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group in suits about a delay at this agency, in every court, and the agency-delay suits in the docket record against it.

2,996 written decisions from 2,731 cases in the whole mandamus and agency-delay group, the group's newest decided November 12, 2026. Updated November 14, 2026 at 1:17 a.m. CT; the Passim connector counts the live collection, which can differ by the day's additions and retirements (which total to quote). Coverage: of the 1,617 public decisions since January 1, 2025 that a CourtListener and GovInfo search for mandamus and agency delay finds, Passim holds 1,406 (87%), 1,039 of them in this group, measured November 14, 2026. Some of what that search finds are not mandamus decisions. Tell us about a decision we're missing.

These are counts of past written decisions and dockets, not predictions of how any case will be decided. A distribution appears only when at least 5 decisions (or 5 dockets) are behind it; smaller groups are listed, not summarized. How it's counted.

How the decisions came out

This page counts 37 of the group's written decisions, from 37 cases; the newest of them was decided October 14, 2026. The line at the top counts the whole group.

37written decisions
37cases they come from
0decisions weigh the TRAC factors
–median months from the application to the suit

Each case counts once in these outcome counts, by its latest decision here. A motion to dismiss denied and a later judgment for the government count as the judgment. How decisions are grouped into cases.

Disposition, by case

  • Granted (either side's motion)5
  • Government's motion denied; the case goes on1
  • Dismissed20
  • Dismissed in part; some claims go on3
  • Dismissed as moot5
  • Magistrate judge's recommendation1
  • Not recorded2

Prevailing party, by case

  • Applicant4
  • Government22
  • Each side in part3
  • Neither side6
  • Not recorded2

Months from the application to the suit

Fewer than five cases state it (3); no distribution is shown.

Months from the application to the court's decision, or to the agency's action where it acted first

12.1 months at the median; half fall between 9.2 and 48. 5 decisions state it.

In 1 of these the agency acted before the decision, so the months run to that action, where the delay ended.

Leaves out the 5 decisions holding that the agency had acted where no reading dates that action: their months to the decision are not a delay.

What the suits asked for, by case

  • Decide the application5
  • Decide the asylum application3
  • Some other action22
  • Not recorded7

Form or filing, by case

  • I-485 (adjustment of status)5
  • I-589 (asylum)4
  • DS-260 (immigrant visa)2
  • DS-160 (nonimmigrant visa)1
  • I-751 (removal of conditions)1

Decisions by year

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Examples

The newest case with each of the most common dispositions, by its latest decision.

How agency-delay suits ended

Most suits end without a written decision: the agency acts and the parties dismiss. These counts come from the docket record (the federal courts' Integrated Database and CourtListener) and count every mandamus, APA and section 1447(b) suit against this agency, in every court, whatever year it was filed. A suit's agency is the one its written decisions say the delay is at; a suit with no written decision is counted under its lead defendant's agency.

17,228suits in the docket record
16,479have ended
749still pending
84median days from the suit's filing to its end

How the ended suits ended

  • Ended once the agency actedThe plaintiff dismissed, the parties stipulated to dismissal, or the court dismissed as moot: how suits end once the agency decides. The docket rarely says why, or whether the agency approved or denied.11,767
  • Dismissed, ground not recordedThe court dismissed and the record gives no ground: it can be a dismissal as moot after the agency acted, for want of prosecution, or a loss.2,084
  • Ended, outcome not recordedThe record shows the suit ended but not how.913
  • Dismissed on jurisdiction or the meritsDismissed for want of jurisdiction or on the TRAC factors, or judgment for the government.877
  • TransferredMoved to another district court.405
  • Remanded to the agencySent back to the agency, usually a naturalization case under section 1447(b).231
  • Judgment for the plaintiffA consent, default or other judgment for the plaintiff.202

Days from the suit's filing to its end

84 days at the median; half fall between 55 and 150. 16,479 dockets state it.

Days from the suit's filing to its end, when it ended once the agency acted

82 days at the median; half fall between 54 and 143. 11,767 dockets state it.

524 of these suits have a written decision in the group.

These counts are not links: the suit list shows one court's or one filing year's suits at a time. Choose either there, then this agency.