Kimberly Jo Mueller

Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group that Judge Kimberly Jo Mueller signed, every one listed below, and the agency-delay suits that name the judge.

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.

Read these counts as a record of past decisions, not a rate at which this judge rules for either side and not a prediction. Each decision turned on its own facts, its posture and what the parties asked for; the suits that reach a written decision are the contested minority. Read the decisions before drawing anything from them.

How the decisions came out

5 decisions in 3 cases: fewer than 5 cases, so no distribution is shown. List them or download them (CSV).

TRAC rulings

None of the judge's decisions in the group weighs the TRAC factors.

Every decision, by case

All 5 of the judge's decisions in the group, in 3 cases, newest first. Each case's latest decision comes first and is the one the counts above count; the case's other orders follow it. Download every decision as a spreadsheet (CSV).

Decision	Decided	Agency	Form	Disposition	Prevailing party
Iqbal v. Blinken and 1 other order in this case, below	September 18, 2025	Department of State	DS-260	Attorney's fees	Government
Other order in this case Iqbal v. Blinken	November 9, 2023	Department of State	DS-260	Dismissed in part; some claims go on	Each side in part
Jafarzadeh v. Blinken	August 26, 2024	Department of State	221(g), DS-260	Denied in the applicant's favor	Applicant
(PS) Al Jassim v. Mayorkas and 1 other order in this case, below	June 18, 2024	USCIS	N-400	Remanded to the agency	Applicant
Other order in this case (PS) Al Jassim v. Mayorkas	April 25, 2024	USCIS	N-400	Magistrate judge's recommendation	Neither side

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 any immigration agency, whatever year it was filed, among the dockets that name this judge. Check a delay counts fewer: a court's suits of the last three years against the form's agency.

33suits in the docket record

33have ended

0still pending

152median 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.29
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
Remanded to the agencySent back to the agency, usually a naturalization case under section 1447(b).1
TransferredMoved to another district court.1

Days from the suit's filing to its end

152 days at the median; half fall between 84 and 293. 33 dockets state it.

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

154 days at the median; half fall between 91 and 328. 29 dockets state it.

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