Passim

Years

2014

Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group decided in 2014, and agency-delay suits filed in 2014.

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 18 of the group's written decisions, from 18 cases; the newest of them was decided December 1, 2014. The line at the top counts the whole group.

18written decisions
18cases they come from
4decisions weigh the TRAC factors
58.7median 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)6
  • Granted in part1
  • Denied (either side's motion)1
  • Dismissed8
  • Attorney's fees2

Prevailing party, by case

  • Applicant6
  • Government10
  • Each side in part2

Months from the application to the suit

58.7 months at the median; half fall between 27.3 and 82. 10 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

33.9 months at the median; half fall between 16.3 and 88.8. 14 decisions state it.

Leaves out the 1 decision holding that the agency had acted: its months to the decision are not a delay.

What the suits asked for, by case

  • Decide the application7
  • Naturalization hearing or remand (1447(b))1
  • Some other action4
  • Not recorded6

Agency, by case

  • USCIS13
  • Department of State3
  • DHS1
  • Not recorded1

Form or filing, by case

  • I-485 (adjustment of status)9
  • DS-260 (immigrant visa)3
  • I-130 (relative petition)2
  • I-140 (immigrant worker petition)1
  • I-6121
  • N-400 (naturalization)1

Courts with the most decisions

Download these 18 decisions as a spreadsheet (CSV).

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 2014. Check a delay counts fewer: a court's suits of the last three years against the form's agency.

14suits in the docket record
14have ended
0still pending
124.5median 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.7
  • 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.3
  • 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
  • Judgment for the plaintiffA consent, default or other judgment for the plaintiff.1
  • 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

124.5 days at the median; half fall between 22 and 492. 14 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 (3); no distribution is shown.

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