Judges / Western District of Texas
Robert Lee Pitman
Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group that Judge Robert Lee Pitman signed, every one listed below, and the agency-delay suits that name the judge.
2,996 written decisions from 2,731 cases in the whole mandamus and agency-delay group, the group's newest decided November 12, 2026. Updated November 14, 2026 at 1:17 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 1,617 public decisions since January 1, 2025 that a CourtListener and GovInfo search for mandamus and agency delay finds, Passim holds 1,406 (87%), 1,039 of them in this group, measured November 14, 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 5 of the group's written decisions, from 5 cases; the newest of them was decided March 3, 2026. The line at the top counts the whole group.
5written decisions
5cases 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.
Months from the application to the suit
Fewer than five cases state it (3); no distribution is shown.
Months from the application to the court's decision, or to the agency's action where it acted first
Fewer than five decisions state it (4); no distribution is shown.
In 1 of these the agency acted before the decision, so the months run to that action, where the delay ended.
Leaves out the 1 decision holding that the agency had acted where no reading dates that action: its months to the decision are not a delay.
What the suits asked for, by case
- Decide the application3
- Finish 221(g) processing1
- Decide the asylum application1
Decisions by year
TRAC rulings
None of the judge's decisions in the group weighs the TRAC factors.
Rulings on the government's threshold defenses
How many of the judge's decisions in the group applied each defense (the defense held) and how many rejected it. A decision counts where it rules on the defense, so most count under none or one. Each count opens those decisions in the list. Whether a defense is raised depends on the suit, so these are counts of past rulings, not a rate.
| Defense | Applied | Rejected |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1252(a)(2)(B) jurisdiction bar | 0 | 0 |
| Consular nonreviewability | 0 | 0 |
| No duty to re-adjudicate a 221(g) refusal | 0 | 0 |
| Mootness (the agency acted) | 2 | 0 |
| APA adequate-remedy bar to mandamus | 1 | 0 |
The decisions behind those counts, newest first. A defense the decision did not rule on is left blank.
| Decision | Decided | Section 1252(a)(2)(B) jurisdiction bar | Consular nonreviewability | No duty to re-adjudicate a 221(g) refusal | Mootness (the agency acted) | APA adequate-remedy bar to mandamus | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gultekin v. Edlow | March 3, 2026 | Applied | Dismissed as moot | ||||
| Avride, Inc. et al v. Blinken et al | September 29, 2025 | Applied | Dismissed as moot | ||||
| Sun v. Jaddou | March 20, 2024 | Applied | Dismissed |
Every decision, by case
All 5 of the judge's decisions in the group, in 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gultekin v. Edlow | March 3, 2026 | USCIS | I-485 | Dismissed as moot | Neither side |
| Avride, Inc. et al v. Blinken et al | September 29, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed as moot | Neither side |
| Ayvali v. US Department of Homeland Security | March 27, 2024 | USCIS | I-589 | Dismissed | Government |
| Sun v. Jaddou | March 20, 2024 | USCIS | N-400 | Dismissed | Government |
| Koppula v. Jaddou | May 15, 2023 | USCIS | I-485 | 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.
38suits in the docket record
35have ended
3still pending
113median 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.26
- 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.5
- Dismissed on jurisdiction or the meritsDismissed for want of jurisdiction or on the TRAC factors, or judgment for the government.2
- TransferredMoved to another district court.1
- Ended, outcome not recordedThe record shows the suit ended but not how.1
Days from the suit's filing to its end
113 days at the median; half fall between 56.5 and 204.5. 35 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 51 and 161.5. 26 dockets state it.
11 of these suits have a written decision in the group.