Christopher Reid Cooper
Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group that Judge Christopher Reid Cooper 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 24 of the group's written decisions, from 24 cases; the newest of them was decided August 4, 2026. The line at the top counts the whole group.
24written decisions
24cases they come from
13decisions weigh the TRAC factors
10.5median 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
10.5 months at the median; half fall between 7.3 and 19.3. 14 cases state it.
Months from the application to the court's decision
22 months at the median; half fall between 18.2 and 40. 18 decisions state it.
Leaves out the 4 decisions holding that the agency had acted: their months to the decision are not a delay.
What the suits asked for, by case
- Decide the application9
- Finish 221(g) processing10
- Decide the asylum application1
- Some other action1
- Not recorded3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonafos De Belinay v. Mayorkas | March 3, 2025 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed in part; some claims go on |
| Akter v. Flook | February 28, 2025 | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| Stetsiuk v. Mesquita | February 5, 2025 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| Mohammadalizadeh Shabestary v. Sanders | December 16, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| Giza v. Stevens | August 27, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| Azeez v. Murphy | August 23, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| AITELIYEV v. MAYORKAS | February 12, 2024 | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | Dismissed in part; some claims go on |
| Akrayi v. United States Department of State | March 9, 2023 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | Dismissed |
| VARGHESE v. BLINKEN | July 29, 2022 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| GILIANA v. BLINKEN | March 29, 2022 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| Ramirez v. Blinken | March 22, 2022 | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | ||
| Liu v. Wolf | May 25, 2021 | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | neutral | favors the applicant | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | |
| Didban v. Pompeo | January 15, 2020 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
Every decision, by case
All 24 of the judge's decisions in the group, in 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KLAYMAN v. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY | August 4, 2026 | DHS | Dismissed | Government | |
| JAVAID v. BITTER | July 29, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Rahiminejad v. Blinken | July 29, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| ABUSALMA v. BLINKEN | July 18, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Doroodchi v. Blinken | July 7, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Bonafos De Belinay v. Mayorkas | March 3, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | Each side in part |
| Akter v. Flook | February 28, 2025 | Department of State | DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Stetsiuk v. Mesquita | February 5, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Mohammadalizadeh Shabestary v. Sanders | December 16, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Giza v. Stevens | August 27, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Azeez v. Murphy | August 23, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| AITELIYEV v. MAYORKAS | February 12, 2024 | USCIS | I-526 | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | Each side in part |
| Farroukh v. United States Citizenship & Immigration Services | October 25, 2023 | USCIS | I-485, I-589 | Transferred to another court | Neither side |
| Akrayi v. United States Department of State | March 9, 2023 | Department of State | DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Edae v. U.S. Department of State | August 9, 2022 | Department of State | DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| VARGHESE v. BLINKEN | July 29, 2022 | Department of State | DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| GILIANA v. BLINKEN | March 29, 2022 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Ramirez v. Blinken | March 22, 2022 | Department of State | DS-160 | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | Each side in part |
| Barrera v. United States Department of Homeland Security | January 11, 2022 | USCIS | I-485 | Dismissed | Government |
| Gourneni v. Wolf | November 8, 2021 | USCIS | I-526 | Dismissed as moot | Neither side |
| Liu v. Wolf | May 25, 2021 | USCIS | I-526 | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | Each side in part |
| Mukherjee v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | June 24, 2020 | USCIS | I-539, I-765 | Dismissed as moot | Government |
| Onafeko v. United States Department of Homeland Security | May 28, 2020 | USCIS | I-765 | Granted in the government's favor | Government |
| Didban v. Pompeo | January 15, 2020 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | 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.
87suits in the docket record
78have ended
9still pending
131median 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.52
- Dismissed on jurisdiction or the meritsDismissed for want of jurisdiction or on the TRAC factors, or judgment for the government.17
- TransferredMoved to another district court.6
- Ended, outcome not recordedThe record shows the suit ended but not how.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
Days from the suit's filing to its end
131 days at the median; half fall between 76 and 301.5. 78 dockets state it.
Days from the suit's filing to its end, when it ended once the agency acted
91.5 days at the median; half fall between 66.8 and 194.8. 52 dockets state it.
29 of these suits have a written decision in the group.