Rudolph Contreras
Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group that Judge Rudolph Contreras 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 26 of the group's written decisions, from 26 cases; the newest of them was decided August 24, 2026. The line at the top counts the whole group.
26written decisions
26cases they come from
13decisions weigh the TRAC factors
12median 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
12 months at the median; half fall between 7.7 and 30.3. 12 cases state it.
Months from the application to the court's decision
29.2 months at the median; half fall between 23.2 and 42. 20 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 application8
- Schedule an interview2
- Finish 221(g) processing9
- Decide the asylum application1
- Some other action6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKEOCHA v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE | November 19, 2025 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | Dismissed |
| Gundas v. Blinken | December 10, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | Dismissed |
| Abdullahi v. Blinken | November 25, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| ASADI v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE | August 15, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| Motevali v. Blinken | July 30, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| Sharifishourabi v. Blinken | July 29, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | Dismissed |
| Arabzada v. Donis | March 19, 2024 | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | Dismissed | |
| Krihely v. Mayorkas | September 25, 2023 | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | Dismissed |
| Punt v. United States Citizenship & Immigration Services | January 11, 2023 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | Dismissed |
| Vokhobov v. Blinken | September 24, 2022 | favors the government | favors the government | Denied in the government's favor | ||||
| Eljalabi v. Blinken | July 14, 2022 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| Neupane Mahmood v. United States Department of Homeland Security | December 20, 2021 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| Geneme v. Holder | March 31, 2013 | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | neutral | Denied in the applicant's favor |
Every decision, by case
All 26 of the judge's decisions in the group, in 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SORBI v. RUBIO et al | August 24, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| MUMIN v. BURNS | June 12, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Dali v. Uscis Headquarters | April 17, 2026 | USCIS | I-751 | Dismissed | Government |
| EKEOCHA v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE | November 19, 2025 | Department of State | DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| SEIFAN v. SWEENEY | July 31, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| AL-KAWAZ v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE | June 26, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Faizi v. Garland | December 11, 2024 | Department of State | DS-260 | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | Each side in part |
| Gundas v. Blinken | December 10, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Abdullahi v. Blinken | November 25, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| ASADI v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE | August 15, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Motevali v. Blinken | July 30, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Sharifishourabi v. Blinken | July 29, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Doshi v. Blinken | July 22, 2024 | Department of State | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | Each side in part | |
| Arabzada v. Donis | March 19, 2024 | USCIS | I-589 | Dismissed | Government |
| Krihely v. Mayorkas | September 25, 2023 | USCIS | I-526 | Dismissed | Government |
| Punt v. United States Citizenship & Immigration Services | January 11, 2023 | USCIS | I-526 | Dismissed | Government |
| Stone v. United States Department of State ca/ocs/ci | September 28, 2022 | Department of State | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | Each side in part | |
| Vokhobov v. Blinken | September 24, 2022 | Department of State | DS-260 | Denied in the government's favor | Government |
| Eljalabi v. Blinken | July 14, 2022 | National Visa Center | DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Defender Services, Inc. v. Mayorkas | March 29, 2022 | USCIS | I-140 | Transferred to another court | Neither side |
| Neupane Mahmood v. United States Department of Homeland Security | December 20, 2021 | Department of State | DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Wennerstein v. Secretary of Homeland Security | December 16, 2021 | USCIS | Dismissed as moot | Neither side | |
| Seyed Khamoush v. Mayorkas | October 8, 2021 | USCIS | I-130 | Transferred to another court | Neither side |
| Stone v. U.S. Embassy Tokyo | July 24, 2020 | Department of State | DS-2029, DS-260 | Procedural order | Neither side |
| Freedom Watch, Inc. v. McAleenan | February 26, 2020 | DHS | Dismissed | Government | |
| Geneme v. Holder | March 31, 2013 | USCIS | I-485 | Denied 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.
89suits in the docket record
82have ended
7still pending
154median 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.43
- Dismissed on jurisdiction or the meritsDismissed for want of jurisdiction or on the TRAC factors, or judgment for the government.23
- TransferredMoved to another district court.10
- Ended, outcome not recordedThe record shows the suit ended but not how.4
- Judgment for the plaintiffA consent, default or other judgment for the plaintiff.2
Days from the suit's filing to its end
154 days at the median; half fall between 79.8 and 329.5. 82 dockets state it.
Days from the suit's filing to its end, when it ended once the agency acted
93 days at the median; half fall between 57 and 137.5. 43 dockets state it.
38 of these suits have a written decision in the group.