Charles R Eskridge III

Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group that Judge Charles R Eskridge III 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

5 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
Ahmed v. Bitter	March 28, 2024	favors the government	favors the government	favors the government	favors the government	favors the applicant	favors the government	Dismissed
Ahmed v. Bitter	March 28, 2024	favors the government	favors the government	favors the government	favors the government	favors the applicant	favors the government	Dismissed

Every decision, by case

All 5 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
Solanki v. Jaddou	June 25, 2026	USCIS	I-765, I-918	Dismissed	Government
Mansia v. Edlow	February 26, 2026	USCIS	I-918, I-918A	Dismissed	Government
Yahya v. Blinken	July 22, 2024	Department of State	221(g), DS-260	Dismissed as moot	Neither side
Ahmed v. Bitter and 1 other order in this case, below	March 28, 2024	Department of State	DS-260	Dismissed	Government
Other order in this case Ahmed v. Bitter	March 28, 2024	Department of State	DS-260	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.

48suits in the docket record

45have ended

3still pending

106median 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.33
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.7
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the meritsDismissed for want of jurisdiction or on the TRAC factors, or judgment for the government.2
Ended, outcome not recordedThe record shows the suit ended but not how.2
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

106 days at the median; half fall between 64 and 220. 45 dockets state it.

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

94 days at the median; half fall between 58 and 172. 33 dockets state it.

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