Judges / District of New Jersey

Kevin McNulty

Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group that Judge Kevin McNulty 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 6 of the group's written decisions, from 6 cases; the newest of them was decided February 23, 2022. The line at the top counts the whole group.

6written decisions
6cases they come from
0decisions 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. How decisions are grouped into cases.

Disposition, by case

  • Granted (either side's motion)1
  • Denied (either side's motion)1
  • Dismissed4

Prevailing party, by case

  • Government6

Months from the application to the suit

Fewer than five cases state it (2); no distribution is shown.

Months from the application to the court's decision

11.8 months at the median; half fall between 5.7 and 18. 5 decisions state it.

What the suits asked for, by case

  • Decide the application2
  • Schedule an interview1
  • Some other action1
  • Not recorded2

Agency, by case

  • USCIS4
  • EOIR1
  • National Visa Center1

Form or filing, by case

  • I-140 (immigrant worker petition)2
  • I-485 (adjustment of status)2
  • DS-160 (nonimmigrant visa)1
  • N-400 (naturalization)1

Decisions by year

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 6 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).

DecisionDecidedAgencyFormDispositionPrevailing party
JAMOUSSIAN v. BLINKEN February 23, 2022 National Visa Center DS-160 Dismissed Government
KRASNIQI v. DIBBINS September 1, 2021 USCIS I-140, I-485 Granted in the government's favor Government
Khanna v. MAYORKAS June 25, 2021 USCIS I-485 Denied in the government's favor Government
MUTASA v. U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES March 31, 2021 USCIS I-140 Dismissed Government
KONNEH v. BARR December 23, 2020 EOIR Dismissed Government
BAPTISTE v. ATTORNEY GENERAL, UNITED STATES September 27, 2019 USCIS N-400 Dismissed 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.

8suits in the docket record
8have ended
0still pending
132median 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.4
  • Dismissed on jurisdiction or the meritsDismissed for want of jurisdiction or on the TRAC factors, or judgment for the government.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

132 days at the median; half fall between 89 and 294.8. 8 dockets state it.

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

Fewer than five dockets state it (4); no distribution is shown.

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