Passim

Mandamus decisions / Western District of Washington

Volodkin v. Jaddou

Western District of WashingtonLauren KingDecided August 15, 2024No. 2:24-cv-00434

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
USCIS received their application on December 2, 2016, and Plaintiffs were 3 fingerprinted shortly thereafter.
Form or filing I-589 (asylum) Read by a model
Plaintiffs applied for asylum with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
What the suit asked for Decide the asylum application Read by a model
indicating their intent to file for a writ of mandamus 9 unless USCIS scheduled an interview with them within 30 days.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiffs’ motion for default judgment, Dkt. No. 8, is DENIED.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Default Judgment.
Disposition Denied in the government's favor The principal motion was denied in full: a motion to dismiss denied so the case goes on, or relief denied on the merits. Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiffs’ motion for default judgment, Dkt. No. 8, is DENIED.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiffs’ motion for default judgment, Dkt. No. 8, is DENIED.
The delay claim Not decided here Read by a model
The Court cannot enter default judgment in Plaintiffs’ favor because they have failed to 3 (1) properly serve Defendants pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4
Months pending 87.9 months from the application to the suit; 92.4 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
USCIS received their application on December 2, 2016
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Russia Read by a model
Plaintiffs are Russian citizens

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:24-cv-00434
Filed
March 29, 2024
Ended
November 21, 2024
Suit's filing to its end
237 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
decided 2024-11-21 on a stipulated dismissal; idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

A voluntary or stipulated dismissal is how most suits end once the agency acts; the docket rarely says why. Other suits in this court.

Supreme Court and Ninth 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.