Judges / Western District of Washington
Ricardo S. Martinez
Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group that Judge Ricardo S. Martinez 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 10 of the group's written decisions, from 9 cases; the newest of them was decided October 2, 2026. The line at the top counts the whole group.
10written decisions
9cases they come from
4decisions weigh the TRAC factors
13.7median 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.
Disposition, by case
Months from the application to the suit
13.7 months at the median; half fall between 8.2 and 18.8. 6 cases state it.
Months from the application to the court's decision
23.6 months at the median; half fall between 11.4 and 29.1. 8 decisions state it.
What the suits asked for, by case
- Decide the application3
- Finish 221(g) processing1
- Decide the asylum application1
- Issue a work permit1
- Some other action2
- Not recorded1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xing v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | March 18, 2026 | favors the government | favors the government | Denied in the government's favor | ||||
| Chang v. United States Department of State | June 25, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | favors the government | neutral | Dismissed |
| Gebeyehu v. Jaddou | May 3, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | Dismissed |
| Ying Huang v. Mukasey | March 4, 2008 | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | Denied in the applicant's favor |
Every decision, by case
All 10 of the judge's decisions in the group, in 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manjunath v. Rubio | October 2, 2026 | Department of State | DS-160 | Transferred to another court | Neither side |
| Xing v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and 1 other order in this case, below | March 18, 2026 | USCIS | I-765 | Denied in the government's favor | Government |
| Other order in this case Xing v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | March 13, 2026 | USCIS | I-765 | Denied in the government's favor | Government |
| Mora Flores v. Garland | October 17, 2024 | ICE | Denied in the government's favor | Government | |
| Rural Green Truck I Limited Partnership v. Jaddou | August 5, 2024 | USCIS | I-956F | Dismissed as moot | Neither side |
| Chang v. United States Department of State | June 25, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Gebeyehu v. Jaddou | May 3, 2024 | USCIS | I-589 | Dismissed | Government |
| Guerra v. United States | October 21, 2014 | USCIS | I-612 | Attorney's fees | Each side in part |
| Rahman v. Napolitano | December 9, 2011 | USCIS | I-129, I-140 | Remanded to the agency | Applicant |
| Ying Huang v. Mukasey | March 4, 2008 | USCIS | I-485 | Denied in the applicant's favor | Applicant |
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.
73suits in the docket record
70have ended
3still pending
138median 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.52
- Dismissed on jurisdiction or the meritsDismissed for want of jurisdiction or on the TRAC factors, or judgment for the government.6
- 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.6
- Ended, outcome not recordedThe record shows the suit ended but not how.6
Days from the suit's filing to its end
138 days at the median; half fall between 75 and 212.8. 70 dockets state it.
Days from the suit's filing to its end, when it ended once the agency acted
94.5 days at the median; half fall between 66.8 and 173.8. 52 dockets state it.
44 of these suits have a written decision in the group.