1996
Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group decided in 1996, and agency-delay suits filed in 1996.
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.
How the decisions came out
This page counts 9 of the group's written decisions, from 9 cases; the newest of them was decided November 18, 1996. The line at the top counts the whole group.
9written decisions
9cases 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.
Prevailing party, by case
- Government9
Months from the application to the suit
Fewer than five cases state it (1); no distribution is shown.
Months from the application to the court's decision
Fewer than five decisions state it (3); no distribution is shown.
What the suits asked for, by case
- Decide the application1
- Issue a work permit1
- Some other action5
- Not recorded2
Courts with the most decisions
- Southern District of New York3
- District of Columbia2
- Western District of Louisiana1
- Eastern District of Michigan1
- Western District of New York1
- District of Rhode Island1
Download these 9 decisions as a spreadsheet (CSV).
Examples
The newest case with each of the most common dispositions, by its latest decision.
W.D.N.Y., November 7, 1996. Dismissed; prevailing party: government.
D.R.I., October 11, 1996. Denied; prevailing party: government.
S.D.N.Y., November 18, 1996. Granted; prevailing party: 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 filed in 1996. Check a delay counts fewer: a court's suits of the last three years against the form's agency.
0 dockets: fewer than 5, so no distribution is shown.