Passim

Years

2016

Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group decided in 2016, and agency-delay suits filed in 2016.

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 15 of the group's written decisions, from 14 cases; the newest of them was decided July 29, 2016. The line at the top counts the whole group.

15written decisions
14cases they come from
2decisions weigh the TRAC factors
70.2median 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

  • Granted (either side's motion)1
  • Denied (either side's motion)1
  • Dismissed9
  • Dismissed in part; some claims go on2
  • Not recorded1

Prevailing party, by case

  • Applicant2
  • Government10
  • Each side in part2

Months from the application to the suit

70.2 months at the median; half fall between 45.8 and 127.8. 7 cases state it.

3 of these are section 1447(b) naturalization suits, 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

50.5 months at the median; half fall between 27.9 and 130.6. 11 decisions state it.

Leaves out the 3 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 application3
  • Finish 221(g) processing1
  • Naturalization hearing or remand (1447(b))3
  • Some other action3
  • Not recorded4

Agency, by case

  • USCIS11
  • Department of State2
  • ICE1

Form or filing, by case

  • N-400 (naturalization)3
  • 221(g) (consular refusal)2
  • DS-260 (immigrant visa)2
  • I-485 (adjustment of status)2
  • I-129 (worker petition)1
  • I-129F (fiancé(e) petition)1
  • I-130 (relative petition)1
  • I-2461
  • I-485A1
  • N-3661
  • N-600 (certificate of citizenship)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 2016. Check a delay counts fewer: a court's suits of the last three years against the form's agency.

1,633suits in the docket record
1,631have ended
2still pending
112median 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.935
  • 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.300
  • Dismissed on jurisdiction or the meritsDismissed for want of jurisdiction or on the TRAC factors, or judgment for the government.227
  • Ended, outcome not recordedThe record shows the suit ended but not how.54
  • Judgment for the plaintiffA consent, default or other judgment for the plaintiff.50
  • Remanded to the agencySent back to the agency, usually a naturalization case under section 1447(b).44
  • TransferredMoved to another district court.21

Days from the suit's filing to its end

112 days at the median; half fall between 72 and 178. 1,631 dockets state it.

Days from the suit's filing to its end, when it ended once the agency acted

96 days at the median; half fall between 64 and 152. 935 dockets state it.

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