Paul L. Friedman
Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group that Judge Paul L. Friedman 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 August 3, 2026. The line at the top counts the whole group.
13written decisions
11cases they come from
0decisions weigh the TRAC factors
15.1median 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.
Months from the application to the suit
15.1 months at the median; half fall between 9.7 and 17.9. 6 cases state it.
Months from the application to the court's decision
31.6 months at the median; half fall between 20.3 and 37.4. 6 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) processing7
- Some other action1
- Not recorded1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEBALLOS v. SCOTT | August 3, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| PARS EQUITY CENTER v. BLINKEN and 1 other order in this case, below | June 12, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Other order in this case Pars Equity Center v. Blinken | September 30, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g) | Dismissed | Government |
| LORKALANTARI v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE | June 12, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Uru v. Rubio | February 25, 2026 | Department of State | Dismissed | Government | |
| Rajabi v. Blinken and 1 other order in this case, below | January 30, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Other order in this case Rajabi v. Blinken | September 30, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g) | Dismissed | Government |
| Polyashov v. Blinken | September 30, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g) | Dismissed | Government |
| Akram v. Kao | September 30, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g) | Dismissed | Government |
| ROBLES HURTADO v. FOLEY | September 29, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Kanghawa v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security | September 30, 2022 | ICE | I-589, I-765 | Dismissed as moot | Neither side |
| Chu v. Tong | September 13, 2019 | USCIS | I-140, I-485 | Dismissed as moot | Neither side |
| Vo Van Chau v. United States Department of State | June 29, 1995 | Department of State | DS-260 | 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.
32suits in the docket record
28have ended
4still pending
199.5median 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.12
- Dismissed on jurisdiction or the meritsDismissed for want of jurisdiction or on the TRAC factors, or judgment for the government.11
- TransferredMoved to another district court.5
Days from the suit's filing to its end
199.5 days at the median; half fall between 133.5 and 325.2. 28 dockets state it.
Days from the suit's filing to its end, when it ended once the agency acted
166 days at the median; half fall between 110.2 and 240.2. 12 dockets state it.
11 of these suits have a written decision in the group.