Judges / Northern District of California
Sallie Kim
Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group that Judge Sallie Kim signed, every one listed below, and the agency-delay suits that name the judge.
2,996 written decisions from 2,731 cases in the whole mandamus and agency-delay group, the group's newest decided November 12, 2026. Updated November 14, 2026 at 1:17 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 1,617 public decisions since January 1, 2025 that a CourtListener and GovInfo search for mandamus and agency delay finds, Passim holds 1,406 (87%), 1,039 of them in this group, measured November 14, 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 5 of the group's written decisions, from 5 cases; the newest of them was decided July 1, 2026. The line at the top counts the whole group.
5written decisions
5cases they come from
1decisions weigh the TRAC factors
–median months from the application to the suit
Each case counts once in these outcome counts, by its latest decision here. 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
Fewer than five cases state it (3); no distribution is shown.
Months from the application to the court's decision, or to the agency's action where it acted first
Fewer than five decisions state it (4); no distribution is shown.
What the suits asked for, by case
- Decide the application3
- Decide the asylum application2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt v. Mayorkas | December 18, 2024 | favors the government | neutral | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | Granted in the government's favor |
Rulings on the government's threshold defenses
How many of the judge's decisions in the group applied each defense (the defense held) and how many rejected it. A decision counts where it rules on the defense, so most count under none or one. Each count opens those decisions in the list. Whether a defense is raised depends on the suit, so these are counts of past rulings, not a rate.
| Defense | Applied | Rejected |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1252(a)(2)(B) jurisdiction bar | 0 | 2 |
| Consular nonreviewability | 0 | 0 |
| No duty to re-adjudicate a 221(g) refusal | 0 | 0 |
| Mootness (the agency acted) | 0 | 0 |
| APA adequate-remedy bar to mandamus | 0 | 0 |
The decisions behind those counts, newest first. A defense the decision did not rule on is left blank.
| Decision | Decided | Section 1252(a)(2)(B) jurisdiction bar | Consular nonreviewability | No duty to re-adjudicate a 221(g) refusal | Mootness (the agency acted) | APA adequate-remedy bar to mandamus | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murugesan v. Edlow | June 11, 2026 | Rejected | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | ||||
| Pandya v. Edlow | June 11, 2026 | Rejected | Dismissed in part; some claims go on |
Every decision, by case
All 5 of the judge's decisions in the group, in 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y. v. Noem | July 1, 2026 | USCIS | I-589 | Discovery or record order | Neither side |
| Murugesan v. Edlow | June 11, 2026 | USCIS | I-485 | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | Each side in part |
| Pandya v. Edlow | June 11, 2026 | USCIS | I-485, I-526E | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | Each side in part |
| Perez v. Garland et al | January 31, 2025 | Not recorded | I-130 | Magistrate judge's recommendation | Neither side |
| Kurt v. Mayorkas | December 18, 2024 | USCIS | I-589 | Granted in the government's favor | Government |
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.
67suits in the docket record
59have ended
8still pending
126median 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.45
- Ended, outcome not recordedThe record shows the suit ended but not how.6
- TransferredMoved to another district court.3
- 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).2
- Dismissed on jurisdiction or the meritsDismissed for want of jurisdiction or on the TRAC factors, or judgment for the government.1
The record gives no reason for 10% of the suits that ended.
Days from the suit's filing to its end
126 days at the median; half fall between 74 and 228. 59 dockets state it.
Days from the suit's filing to its end, when it ended once the agency acted
126 days at the median; half fall between 81 and 231. 45 dockets state it.
25 of these suits have a written decision in the group.