Passim

Mandamus decisions / Eastern District of New York

Feng Chen ex rel. Jiang Jinghon v. Sessions

Eastern District of New YorkDonnellyDecided July 2, 2018

Read the decisionOriginal on CourtListener

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.

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.

What the decision decided

Each value cites the passage it was read from. Values read by a model were checked against that passage; values read by rule come from fixed text patterns. Read the decision before relying on either.

Agency USCIS Read by a model
On December 14, 2017, USCIS denied Jinghon's Form I-601 and I-212 applications.
Form or filing I-212 (permission to reapply); I-601 (waiver) Read by a model
A few days later, on July 14, 2016, the plaintiff filed a Form I-601 waiver application and Form I-212 application to reapply for admission to the U.S.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
The plaintiffs ask that I compel the defendants to "adjudicate Plaintiff's forms 601 and 212 and to set a new interview date."
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, I grant the defendants' motion, and dismiss the plaintiffs' claims with prejudice.
Motion decided Other motion to dismiss Read by a model
The plaintiff filed her complaint on August 15, 2017, and the defendants, represented by counsel from the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, moved to dismiss the complaint.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
the defendants, represented by counsel from the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, moved to dismiss the complaint.
Disposition Dismissed as moot Dismissed or denied as moot because the agency acted. Read by a model
Because there are no live claims to adjudicate, I dismiss this action as moot.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
Because there are no live claims to adjudicate, I dismiss this action as moot.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
Because there are no live claims to adjudicate, I dismiss this action as moot.
Months pending 13 months from the application to the suit; 17 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
On December 14, 2017, USCIS denied Jinghon's Form I-601 and I-212 applications.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
Because there are no live claims to adjudicate, I dismiss this action as moot.

How the case ended

This decision is not linked to a docket in the docket record yet, so how the case ended is not shown.

Supreme Court and Second Circuit authority

District decisions bind no one. On the questions this decision raises, the Supreme Court decisions and the circuit's published decisions listed here bind this court; a circuit disposition marked nonprecedential was not published as precedent and is persuasive only. ImmCite status as read November 3, 2026. Check the current status before relying on one.