Passim

Years

2013

Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group decided in 2013, and agency-delay suits filed in 2013.

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 10 of the group's written decisions, from 10 cases; the newest of them was decided December 17, 2013. The line at the top counts the whole group.

10written decisions
10cases they come from
2decisions weigh the TRAC factors
43.6median 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)2
  • Denied (either side's motion)2
  • Dismissed3
  • Dismissed in part; some claims go on1
  • Dismissed as moot1
  • Discovery or record order1

Prevailing party, by case

  • Applicant2
  • Government5
  • Each side in part1
  • Neither side2

Months from the application to the suit

43.6 months at the median; half fall between 39.5 and 54.1. 5 cases state it.

1 of these is a section 1447(b) naturalization suit, whose months run from the application; the statute's 120 days run from the interview, which these figures do not measure.

Months from the application to the court's decision

70.6 months at the median; half fall between 32 and 83.5. 7 decisions state it.

Leaves out the 2 decisions holding that the agency had acted: their months to the decision are not a delay.

What the suits asked for, by case

  • Decide the application5
  • Naturalization hearing or remand (1447(b))1
  • Some other action2
  • Not recorded2

Agency, by case

Form or filing, by case

  • I-485 (adjustment of status)5
  • I-130 (relative petition)3
  • I-751 (removal of conditions)1
  • N-400 (naturalization)1

Courts with the most decisions

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Examples

The newest case with each of the most common dispositions, by its latest decision.

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 2013. Check a delay counts fewer: a court's suits of the last three years against the form's agency.

5suits in the docket record
5have ended
0still pending
63median days from the suit's filing to its end

How the ended suits ended

  • Dismissed on jurisdiction or the meritsDismissed for want of jurisdiction or on the TRAC factors, or judgment for the government.2
  • 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.2
  • 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.1

Days from the suit's filing to its end

63 days at the median; half fall between 6 and 256. 5 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 (1); no distribution is shown.

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