Indira Talwani

Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group that Judge Indira Talwani 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

6 decisions in 4 cases: fewer than 5 cases, so no distribution is shown. List them or download them (CSV).

TRAC rulings

None of the judge's decisions in the group weighs the TRAC factors.

Every decision, by case

All 6 of the judge's decisions in the group, in 4 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
Boukraya v. Noem	March 31, 2026	USCIS	N-400	Dismissed	Government
Patel v. Jaddou and 1 other order in this case, below	September 27, 2023	USCIS	I-485	Dismissed	Government
Other order in this case Patel v. Jaddou	September 28, 2022	USCIS	I-485	Dismissed	Government
Avdeeva v. Smith and 1 other order in this case, below	June 9, 2022	USCIS	N-400	Attorney's fees	Government
Other order in this case Avdeeva v. Smith	June 1, 2021	USCIS	N-400	Stipulated or agreed order	Neither side
Sok v. McAleenan	October 9, 2019	ICE		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.

43suits in the docket record

39have ended

4still pending

123median 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.32
Ended, outcome not recordedThe record shows the suit ended but not how.5
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.2

The record gives no reason for 13% of the suits that ended.

Days from the suit's filing to its end

123 days at the median; half fall between 61.5 and 208. 39 dockets state it.

Days from the suit's filing to its end, when it ended once the agency acted

89.5 days at the median; half fall between 49 and 185.8. 32 dockets state it.

8 of these suits have a written decision in the group.