Courts

Every district court with a written decision in the group or an agency-delay suit in the docket record, by circuit. Open a court for how its decisions came out and how its suits ended.

2,914 written decisions from 2,661 cases in the whole mandamus and agency-delay group, the group's newest decided October 30, 2026. Updated November 3, 2026 at 1:24 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 1,606 public decisions since January 1, 2025 that a CourtListener and GovInfo search for mandamus and agency delay finds, Passim holds 1,371 (85%), measured November 3, 2026. Some of what that search finds are not mandamus decisions. Tell us about a decision we're missing.

D.C. Circuit

CourtCitation formWritten decisionsSuits in the docket record
District of ColumbiaD.D.C.5465,885

Eighth Circuit

CourtCitation formWritten decisionsSuits in the docket record
District of MinnesotaD. Minn.33714
District of NebraskaD. Neb.107802
District of North DakotaD.N.D.348
District of South DakotaD.S.D.16
Eastern District of ArkansasE.D. Ark.419
Eastern District of MissouriE.D. Mo.19157
Northern District of IowaN.D. Iowa1124
Southern District of IowaS.D. Iowa326
Western District of ArkansasW.D. Ark.122
Western District of MissouriW.D. Mo.10132

Eleventh Circuit

CourtCitation formWritten decisionsSuits in the docket record
Middle District of AlabamaM.D. Ala.126
Middle District of FloridaM.D. Fla.561,273
Middle District of GeorgiaM.D. Ga.7320
Northern District of AlabamaN.D. Ala.786
Northern District of FloridaN.D. Fla.054
Northern District of GeorgiaN.D. Ga.351,564
Southern District of AlabamaS.D. Ala.010
Southern District of FloridaS.D. Fla.691,704
Southern District of GeorgiaS.D. Ga.395

Fifth Circuit

CourtCitation formWritten decisionsSuits in the docket record
Eastern District of LouisianaE.D. La.10116
Eastern District of TexasE.D. Tex.10375
Middle District of LouisianaM.D. La.333
Northern District of MississippiN.D. Miss.38
Northern District of TexasN.D. Tex.911,355
Southern District of MississippiS.D. Miss.418
Southern District of TexasS.D. Tex.571,436
Western District of LouisianaW.D. La.931
Western District of TexasW.D. Tex.33410

First Circuit

CourtCitation formWritten decisionsSuits in the docket record
District of MaineD. Me.325
District of MassachusettsD. Mass.831,318
District of New HampshireD.N.H.1040
District of Puerto RicoD.P.R.631
District of Rhode IslandD.R.I.753

Fourth Circuit

CourtCitation formWritten decisionsSuits in the docket record
District of MarylandD. Md.932,163
District of South CarolinaD.S.C.23212
Eastern District of North CarolinaE.D.N.C.11146
Eastern District of VirginiaE.D. Va.542,221
Middle District of North CarolinaM.D.N.C.10160
Northern District of West VirginiaN.D.W. Va.15
Southern District of West VirginiaS.D.W. Va.17
Western District of North CarolinaW.D.N.C.13202
Western District of VirginiaW.D. Va.967

Ninth Circuit

CourtCitation formWritten decisionsSuits in the docket record
Central District of CaliforniaC.D. Cal.918,693
District of AlaskaD. Alaska124
District of ArizonaD. Ariz.45351
District of GuamD. Guam12
District of HawaiiD. Haw.235
District of IdahoD. Idaho214
District of MontanaD. Mont.113
District of NevadaD. Nev.26241
District of OregonD. Or.8153
Eastern District of CaliforniaE.D. Cal.89774
Eastern District of WashingtonE.D. Wash.93138
Northern District of CaliforniaN.D. Cal.1533,914
Northern Mariana IslandsD.N. Mar. I.17
Southern District of CaliforniaS.D. Cal.59485
Western District of WashingtonW.D. Wash.1031,491

Second Circuit

CourtCitation formWritten decisionsSuits in the docket record
District of ConnecticutD. Conn.21199
District of VermontD. Vt.92,846
Eastern District of New YorkE.D.N.Y.13110,439
Northern District of New YorkN.D.N.Y.6122
Southern District of New YorkS.D.N.Y.1422,734
Western District of New YorkW.D.N.Y.11113

Seventh Circuit

CourtCitation formWritten decisionsSuits in the docket record
Central District of IllinoisC.D. Ill.658
Eastern District of WisconsinE.D. Wis.8133
Northern District of IllinoisN.D. Ill.963,533
Northern District of IndianaN.D. Ind.678
Southern District of IllinoisS.D. Ill.310
Southern District of IndianaS.D. Ind.8170
Western District of WisconsinW.D. Wis.894

Sixth Circuit

CourtCitation formWritten decisionsSuits in the docket record
Eastern District of KentuckyE.D. Ky.953
Eastern District of MichiganE.D. Mich.46536
Eastern District of TennesseeE.D. Tenn.257
Middle District of TennesseeM.D. Tenn.11133
Northern District of OhioN.D. Ohio19147
Southern District of OhioS.D. Ohio33315
Western District of KentuckyW.D. Ky.461
Western District of MichiganW.D. Mich.8123
Western District of TennesseeW.D. Tenn.143

Tenth Circuit

CourtCitation formWritten decisionsSuits in the docket record
District of ColoradoD. Colo.26467
District of KansasD. Kan.1491
District of New MexicoD.N.M.14118
District of UtahD. Utah663
District of WyomingD. Wyo.05
Eastern District of OklahomaE.D. Okla.16
Northern District of OklahomaN.D. Okla.014
Western District of OklahomaW.D. Okla.1255

Third Circuit

CourtCitation formWritten decisionsSuits in the docket record
District of DelawareD. Del.417
District of New JerseyD.N.J.501,587
District of the Virgin IslandsD.V.I.15
Eastern District of PennsylvaniaE.D. Pa.39811
Middle District of PennsylvaniaM.D. Pa.11132
Western District of PennsylvaniaW.D. Pa.1395

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.