Ellen S. Huvelle
Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group that Judge Ellen S. Huvelle 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 11 cases; the newest of them was decided February 7, 2020. The line at the top counts the whole group.
13written decisions
11cases they come from
0decisions 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: the 2 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
Fewer than five cases state it (4); no distribution is shown.
Months from the application to the court's decision
12.2 months at the median; half fall between 2.8 and 21.2. 5 decisions state it.
Leaves out the 1 decision holding that the agency had acted: its months to the decision are not a delay.
What the suits asked for, by case
- Decide the application2
- Finish 221(g) processing2
- Some other action5
- Not recorded2
Decisions by year
TRAC rulings
None of the judge's decisions in the group weighs the TRAC factors.
Every decision, by case
All 13 of the judge's decisions in the group, in 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas v. Pompeo | February 7, 2020 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Denied in the applicant's favor | Applicant |
| Muneer v. United States Department of Homeland Security | August 27, 2019 | Department of State | 221(g) | Dismissed as moot | Neither side |
| Nio v. United States Department of Homeland Security and 1 other order in this case, below | May 22, 2019 | USCIS | N-400 | Granted in part | Applicant |
| Other order in this case Nio v. United States Department of Homeland Security | October 27, 2017 | USCIS | N-400 | Granted in the applicant's favor | Applicant |
| Alsaidi v. United States Department of State | February 20, 2018 | Department of State | Dismissed | Government | |
| Kirwa v. United States Department of Defense and 1 other order in this case, below | January 11, 2018 | Not recorded | N-426 | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | Each side in part |
| Other order in this case Kirwa v. United States Department of Defense | October 25, 2017 | Not recorded | N-426 | Granted in the applicant's favor | Applicant |
| Sluss v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | October 20, 2012 | USCIS | Dismissed | Government | |
| Weber v. United States Department of State | July 25, 2012 | Department of State | DS-4083 | Granted in the government's favor | Government |
| Mostofi v. Napolitano | January 27, 2012 | Department of State | DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Lancesoft Inc. v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | December 20, 2010 | USCIS | I-290B | Dismissed | Government |
| Al-Ahmed v. Chertoff | July 14, 2008 | USCIS | I-131, I-485, I-765 | Transferred to another court | Neither side |
| Hamandi v. Chertoff | May 6, 2008 | USCIS | N-400 | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | Each side in part |
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.
4 dockets: fewer than 5, so no distribution is shown. List them.