Judges / Middle District of North Carolina
Thomas D. Schroeder
Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group that Judge Thomas D. Schroeder 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALAMI v. NOAM | November 20, 2025 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| FARAHANI v. BLINKEN | May 30, 2024 | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | Denied in the applicant's favor |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALAMI v. NOAM | November 20, 2025 | USCIS | I-130 | Dismissed | Government |
| FARAHANI v. BLINKEN and 1 other order in this case, below | January 31, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Other order in this case FARAHANI v. BLINKEN | May 30, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Denied in the applicant's favor | Applicant |
| RIOS v. BLINKEN | May 17, 2024 | Department of State | Dismissed | Government | |
| SARHAN v. UNITED STATES CITIZENS & IMMIGRATION SERVICES and 1 other order in this case, below | March 26, 2024 | USCIS | I-129F | Dismissed | Government |
| Other order in this case SARHAN v. UNITED STATES CITIZENS & IMMIGRATION SERVICES | December 22, 2023 | USCIS | I-129F | Magistrate judge's recommendation | 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.
14suits in the docket record
13have ended
1still pending
174median 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.10
- Dismissed on jurisdiction or the meritsDismissed for want of jurisdiction or on the TRAC factors, or judgment for the government.3
Days from the suit's filing to its end
174 days at the median; half fall between 133 and 232. 13 dockets state it.
Days from the suit's filing to its end, when it ended once the agency acted
167 days at the median; half fall between 124.8 and 191.2. 10 dockets state it.
5 of these suits have a written decision in the group.