Judges / Northern District of Georgia
Steven Daniel Grimberg
Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group that Judge Steven Daniel Grimberg signed, every one listed below, and the agency-delay suits that name the judge.
3,016 written decisions from 2,750 cases in the whole mandamus and agency-delay group, the group's newest decided November 13, 2026. Updated November 14, 2026 at 3:54 p.m. CT. Of the 1,617 public decisions since January 1, 2025 that a CourtListener and GovInfo search for agency delay finds, Passim holds 1,406 (87%), 1,039 of them in this group, measured November 14, 2026. 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 instead.
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 5 of the group's written decisions, from 5 cases; the newest of them was decided September 28, 2026. The line at the top counts the whole group.
5written decisions
5cases they come from
1decisions 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. A motion to dismiss denied and a later judgment for the government count as the judgment.
Disposition, by case
Months from the application to the suit
Fewer than five cases state it (1); no distribution is shown.
1 of these is a section 1447(b) naturalization suit, whose months run from the application; the statute's 120 days run from the interview, which these figures do not measure.
Months from the application to the court's decision, or to the agency's action where it acted first
Fewer than five decisions state it (3); no distribution is shown.
In 1 of these the agency acted before the decision, so the months run to that action, where the delay ended.
What the suits asked for, by case
- Decide the application2
- Finish 221(g) processing1
- Naturalization hearing or remand (1447(b))1
- Not recorded1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghaswala v. Jaddou | September 28, 2026 | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed in part; some claims go on |
Rulings on the government's threshold defenses
How many of the judge's decisions in the group applied each defense (the defense held) and how many rejected it. A decision counts where it rules on the defense, so most count under none or one. Each count opens those decisions in the list. Whether a defense is raised depends on the suit, so these are counts of past rulings, not a rate.
| Defense | Applied | Rejected |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1252(a)(2)(B) jurisdiction bar | 1 | 1 |
| Consular nonreviewability | 0 | 0 |
| No duty to re-adjudicate a 221(g) refusal | 1 | 0 |
| Mootness (the agency acted) | 0 | 0 |
| APA adequate-remedy bar to mandamus | 0 | 0 |
The decisions behind those counts, newest first. A defense the decision did not rule on is left blank.
| Decision | Decided | Section 1252(a)(2)(B) jurisdiction bar | Consular nonreviewability | No duty to re-adjudicate a 221(g) refusal | Mootness (the agency acted) | APA adequate-remedy bar to mandamus | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghaswala v. Jaddou | September 28, 2026 | Applied | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | ||||
| Javanbakhshdastana v. U.S. Department of State | September 28, 2026 | Applied | Dismissed | ||||
| Mancia v. Wolf | March 30, 2021 | Rejected | Government's motion denied; the case goes on |
Every decision, by case
All 5 of the judge's decisions in the group, in 5 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.
| Decision | Decided | Agency | Form | Disposition | Prevailing party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghaswala v. Jaddou | September 28, 2026 | USCIS | I-918 | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | Each side in part |
| Javanbakhshdastana v. U.S. Department of State | September 28, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Saheb v. Allen | September 23, 2026 | Not recorded | Stipulated or agreed order | Neither side | |
| Shah v. McHenry | March 21, 2025 | USCIS | N-400 | Stipulated or agreed order | Neither side |
| Mancia v. Wolf | March 30, 2021 | USCIS | I-485 | Government's motion denied; the case goes on | 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.
27suits in the docket record
24have ended
3still pending
150.5median 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.17
- Dismissed on jurisdiction or the meritsDismissed for want of jurisdiction or on the TRAC factors, or judgment for the government.3
- 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
- Remanded to the agencySent back to the agency, usually a naturalization case under section 1447(b).1
Days from the suit's filing to its end
150.5 days at the median; half fall between 68.8 and 213.8. 24 dockets state it.
Days from the suit's filing to its end, when it ended once the agency acted
109 days at the median; half fall between 68 and 160. 17 dockets state it.
9 of these suits have a written decision in the group.