Robert F. Rossiter Jr.
Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group that Judge Robert F. Rossiter Jr. 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 30 of the group's written decisions, from 29 cases; the newest of them was decided November 25, 2025. The line at the top counts the whole group.
30written decisions
29cases they come from
1decisions weigh the TRAC factors
12.4median months from the application to the suit
Each case counts once in these outcome counts, by its latest decision here: the 1 other order in those cases is listed with their case, not counted again. A motion to dismiss denied and a later judgment for the government count as the judgment. How decisions are grouped into cases.
Months from the application to the suit
12.4 months at the median; half fall between 9 and 18. 12 cases state it.
Months from the application to the court's decision
11.4 months at the median; half fall between 7 and 18.1. 27 decisions state it.
What the suits asked for, by case
- Decide the application5
- Issue a work permit23
- Some other action1
Agency, by case
- USCIS29
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khaleeli v. Renaud | January 29, 2021 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Denied in the government's favor |
Every decision, by case
All 30 of the judge's decisions in the group, in 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noorani v. Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and 1 other order in this case, below | November 25, 2025 | USCIS | I-918 | Denied in the applicant's favor | Applicant |
| Other order in this case Noorani v. Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | June 12, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918, I-918A | Granted in the government's favor | Government |
| Panchal v. Noem | October 7, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918 | Dismissed as moot | Neither side |
| Patel v. Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | July 8, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918, I-918A | Dismissed | Government |
| Acevedo v. Jaddou | July 8, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918, I-918A | Dismissed | Government |
| Jesani v. Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | June 13, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918 | Dismissed | Government |
| Perez Alvarez v. Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | June 12, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918, I-918A | Dismissed | Government |
| Degala v. Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | June 12, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918 | Dismissed | Government |
| Melara Alvarado v. Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | June 12, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918 | Dismissed | Government |
| Patel v. Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | June 12, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918, I-918A | Dismissed | Government |
| Patel v. Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | June 12, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918, I-918A | Dismissed | Government |
| Patel v. Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | June 12, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918, I-918A | Dismissed | Government |
| Cubias v. Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | June 12, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918, I-918A | Dismissed | Government |
| Maknojia v. Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | June 12, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918, I-918A | Dismissed | Government |
| Prajapati v. Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | June 12, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918, I-918A | Dismissed | Government |
| Vazquez Real v. Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | June 11, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918 | Dismissed | Government |
| Gonzalez v. Jaddou | June 11, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918, I-918A | Dismissed | Government |
| Padilla Ramirez v. Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | June 11, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918 | Dismissed | Government |
| Patel v. Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | June 11, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918, I-918A | Dismissed | Government |
| Licea v. Alfonso-Royals | June 11, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918, I-918A | Dismissed | Government |
| Neria v. Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | June 11, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918, I-918A | Dismissed | Government |
| Aguilar Flores v. Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | June 11, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918 | Dismissed | Government |
| Maredia v. Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | June 11, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918 | Dismissed | Government |
| Ali v. Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | June 11, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918 | Dismissed | Government |
| Rodriguez Venegas v. Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | June 11, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918 | Dismissed | Government |
| Patel v. Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | June 11, 2025 | USCIS | I-765, I-918 | Dismissed | Government |
| Thigulla v. Jaddou | May 20, 2024 | USCIS | I-485 | Dismissed | Government |
| Beltran v. Miller | October 20, 2023 | USCIS | DS-260, I-601A | Dismissed | Government |
| Lakamsany v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | October 29, 2021 | USCIS | I-485 | Denied in the government's favor | Government |
| Khaleeli v. Renaud | January 29, 2021 | USCIS | I-539, I-765 | Denied in the government's favor | Government |
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.
68suits in the docket record
64have ended
4still pending
90.5median 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.32
- Dismissed on jurisdiction or the meritsDismissed for want of jurisdiction or on the TRAC factors, or judgment for the government.28
- Ended, outcome not recordedThe record shows the suit ended but not how.3
- 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
Days from the suit's filing to its end
90.5 days at the median; half fall between 48.5 and 121.5. 64 dockets state it.
Days from the suit's filing to its end, when it ended once the agency acted
70.5 days at the median; half fall between 19 and 99.8. 32 dockets state it.
37 of these suits have a written decision in the group.