Richard J. Leon
Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group that Judge Richard J. Leon 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 14 of the group's written decisions, from 14 cases; the newest of them was decided August 25, 2026. The line at the top counts the whole group.
14written decisions
14cases they come from
5decisions weigh the TRAC factors
19.1median 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
19.1 months at the median; half fall between 13 and 31.7. 9 cases state it.
Months from the application to the court's decision
30.6 months at the median; half fall between 22.4 and 44.1. 10 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 application5
- Finish 221(g) processing6
- Issue a work permit1
- Some other action2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mashaghzadehfard v. Blinken | September 16, 2024 | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| Rezaeirad v. Blinken | August 12, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | favors the government | neutral | neutral | Dismissed |
| DANESHVARKASHKOOLI v. BLINKEN | March 25, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | favors the government | neutral | neutral | Dismissed |
| Patel v. United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (Uscis) | September 8, 2023 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | Dismissed |
| Pourshakouri v. Pompeo | August 11, 2021 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
Every decision, by case
All 14 of the judge's decisions in the group, in 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IVANOV v. TRUMP | August 25, 2026 | USCIS | 221(g), DS-260, I-485 | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | Each side in part |
| WAZIR v. SANDERS | July 9, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Pasiukevich v. Lawton | July 17, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Mashaghzadehfard v. Blinken | September 16, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Rezaeirad v. Blinken | August 12, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Peyvandi v. U.S. Department of State | July 17, 2024 | Department of State | DS-260 | Not recorded | Neither side |
| DANESHVARKASHKOOLI v. BLINKEN | March 25, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Patel v. United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (Uscis) | September 8, 2023 | USCIS | I-526 | Dismissed | Government |
| Kang v. Department of Homeland Security | September 23, 2022 | USCIS | I-765 | Dismissed as moot | Neither side |
| Roh v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services San Diego Field Office | November 1, 2021 | USCIS | Transferred to another court | Neither side | |
| Pourshakouri v. Pompeo | August 11, 2021 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Strunk v. U.S. Department of State | March 16, 2010 | Department of State | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | Each side in part | |
| Tao Luo v. Keisler | November 14, 2007 | USCIS | I-485 | Dismissed | Government |
| Bouguettaya v. Chertoff | February 5, 2007 | USCIS | I-485 | Dismissed as moot | Neither side |
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.
77suits in the docket record
71have ended
6still pending
104median 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.51
- 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
- Ended, outcome not recordedThe record shows the suit ended but not how.3
- Judgment for the plaintiffA consent, default or other judgment for the plaintiff.1
Days from the suit's filing to its end
104 days at the median; half fall between 66 and 242. 71 dockets state it.
Days from the suit's filing to its end, when it ended once the agency acted
84 days at the median; half fall between 63.5 and 170.5. 51 dockets state it.
16 of these suits have a written decision in the group.