Judges / Northern District of California
Beth Labson Freeman
Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group that Judge Beth Labson Freeman 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
This page counts 13 of the group's written decisions, from 9 cases; the newest of them was decided October 30, 2026. The line at the top counts the whole group.
13written decisions
9cases they come from
3decisions weigh the TRAC factors
10.2median months from the application to the suit
Each case counts once in these outcome counts, by its latest decision here: the 4 other orders in those cases are listed with their case, not counted again. 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
Months from the application to the suit
10.2 months at the median; half fall between 5.8 and 19.5. 7 cases state it.
2 of these are section 1447(b) naturalization suits, whose months run from the application; the statute's 120 days run from the interview, which these figures do not measure.
Months from the application to the court's decision
20.4 months at the median; half fall between 14.4 and 28.9. 11 decisions state it.
What the suits asked for, by case
- Decide the application4
- Naturalization hearing or remand (1447(b))2
- Some other action1
- Not recorded2
Decisions by year
TRAC rulings
Decisions in which the judge weighed the TRAC factors, newest first, with how the judge found each factor. Factors the decision did not reach are left blank.
| Decision | Decided | 1. Rule of reason | 2. Congressional timetable | 3. Human health and welfare | 4. Competing priorities | 5. Interests prejudiced | 6. No impropriety needed | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chavez Hernandez v. Noem | August 11, 2026 | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | Dismissed in part; some claims go on |
| Vo v. Board of Immigration Appeals | March 6, 2026 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | Denied in the government's favor |
| Kapoor v. Blinken | January 20, 2022 | favors the government | neutral | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Granted in the government's favor |
Every decision, by case
All 13 of the judge's decisions in the group, in 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamdar v. Edlow and 1 other order in this case, below | October 30, 2026 | Not recorded | I-485 | Discovery or record order | Neither side |
| Other order in this case Jamdar v. Edlow | June 18, 2026 | USCIS | I-485 | Denied in the applicant's favor | Applicant |
| Chavez Hernandez v. Noem | August 11, 2026 | USCIS | I-918 | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | Each side in part |
| Suraj v. Edlow | July 29, 2026 | USCIS | I-485, I-526E | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | Each side in part |
| Bakhtiary Davijani v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and 2 other orders in this case, below | March 20, 2026 | USCIS | N-400 | Granted in the applicant's favor | Applicant |
| Other order in this case Bakhtiary Davijani v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) | March 6, 2026 | USCIS | N-400 | Remanded to the agency | Applicant |
| Other order in this case Bakhtiary Davijani v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) | October 17, 2025 | USCIS | N-400 | Remanded to the agency | Applicant |
| Vo v. Board of Immigration Appeals | March 6, 2026 | EOIR | Denied in the government's favor | Government | |
| Banukumar v. Mayorkas | December 5, 2023 | USCIS | N-400 | Remanded to the agency | Applicant |
| Kapoor v. Blinken and 1 other order in this case, below | January 20, 2022 | Department of State | DS-260 | Granted in the government's favor | Government |
| Other order in this case Kapoor v. Blinken | July 13, 2021 | Not recorded | DS-260 | Denied in the government's favor | Government |
| Doe 1-4 v. United States Department of Homeland Security | August 4, 2021 | USCIS | I-140, I-485 | Discovery or record order | Neither side |
| Jane Doe 1 v. Nielsen | July 10, 2018 | USCIS | I-590 | Granted in the applicant's favor | Applicant |
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.
28suits in the docket record
24have ended
4still pending
101.5median 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.19
- Dismissed on jurisdiction or the meritsDismissed for want of jurisdiction or on the TRAC factors, or judgment for the government.2
- 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.1
- Judgment for the plaintiffA consent, default or other judgment for the plaintiff.1
- Remanded to the agencySent back to the agency, usually a naturalization case under section 1447(b).1
Days from the suit's filing to its end
101.5 days at the median; half fall between 58.2 and 192.2. 24 dockets state it.
Days from the suit's filing to its end, when it ended once the agency acted
71 days at the median; half fall between 43 and 114.5. 19 dockets state it.
8 of these suits have a written decision in the group.