Courts

Every district court with a written decision in the group or an agency-delay suit in the docket record, by circuit. Open a court for how its decisions came out and how its suits ended.

2,948 written decisions from 2,691 cases in the whole mandamus and agency-delay group, the group's newest decided November 10, 2026. Updated November 11, 2026 at 1:21 p.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 1,632 public decisions since January 1, 2025 that a CourtListener and GovInfo search for mandamus and agency delay finds, Passim holds 1,398 (86%), measured November 11, 2026. Some of what that search finds are not mandamus decisions. Tell us about a decision we're missing.

D.C. Circuit

CourtCitation formWritten decisionsSuits in the docket record
District of ColumbiaD.D.C.5525,898

Eighth Circuit

CourtCitation formWritten decisionsSuits in the docket record
District of MinnesotaD. Minn.33714
District of NebraskaD. Neb.107803
District of North DakotaD.N.D.348
District of South DakotaD.S.D.16
Eastern District of ArkansasE.D. Ark.519
Eastern District of MissouriE.D. Mo.19159
Northern District of IowaN.D. Iowa1124
Southern District of IowaS.D. Iowa326
Western District of ArkansasW.D. Ark.122
Western District of MissouriW.D. Mo.10132

Eleventh Circuit

CourtCitation formWritten decisionsSuits in the docket record
Middle District of AlabamaM.D. Ala.126
Middle District of FloridaM.D. Fla.571,274
Middle District of GeorgiaM.D. Ga.7320
Northern District of AlabamaN.D. Ala.886
Northern District of FloridaN.D. Fla.054
Northern District of GeorgiaN.D. Ga.391,565
Southern District of AlabamaS.D. Ala.010
Southern District of FloridaS.D. Fla.701,705
Southern District of GeorgiaS.D. Ga.395

Fifth Circuit

CourtCitation formWritten decisionsSuits in the docket record
Eastern District of LouisianaE.D. La.10116
Eastern District of TexasE.D. Tex.10375
Middle District of LouisianaM.D. La.333
Northern District of MississippiN.D. Miss.38
Northern District of TexasN.D. Tex.921,355
Southern District of MississippiS.D. Miss.418
Southern District of TexasS.D. Tex.591,438
Western District of LouisianaW.D. La.931
Western District of TexasW.D. Tex.34412

First Circuit

CourtCitation formWritten decisionsSuits in the docket record
District of MaineD. Me.325
District of MassachusettsD. Mass.831,325
District of New HampshireD.N.H.1041
District of Puerto RicoD.P.R.733
District of Rhode IslandD.R.I.753

Fourth Circuit

CourtCitation formWritten decisionsSuits in the docket record
District of MarylandD. Md.932,164
District of South CarolinaD.S.C.24212
Eastern District of North CarolinaE.D.N.C.11146
Eastern District of VirginiaE.D. Va.552,222
Middle District of North CarolinaM.D.N.C.10160
Northern District of West VirginiaN.D.W. Va.15
Southern District of West VirginiaS.D.W. Va.17
Western District of North CarolinaW.D.N.C.13202
Western District of VirginiaW.D. Va.967

Ninth Circuit

CourtCitation formWritten decisionsSuits in the docket record
Central District of CaliforniaC.D. Cal.938,698
District of AlaskaD. Alaska124
District of ArizonaD. Ariz.46351
District of GuamD. Guam12
District of HawaiiD. Haw.235
District of IdahoD. Idaho214
District of MontanaD. Mont.113
District of NevadaD. Nev.26241
District of OregonD. Or.8153
Eastern District of CaliforniaE.D. Cal.89775
Eastern District of WashingtonE.D. Wash.93138
Northern District of CaliforniaN.D. Cal.1543,916
Northern Mariana IslandsD.N. Mar. I.17
Southern District of CaliforniaS.D. Cal.59486
Western District of WashingtonW.D. Wash.1041,518

Second Circuit

CourtCitation formWritten decisionsSuits in the docket record
District of ConnecticutD. Conn.21199
District of VermontD. Vt.102,846
Eastern District of New YorkE.D.N.Y.13210,439
Northern District of New YorkN.D.N.Y.6122
Southern District of New YorkS.D.N.Y.1432,740
Western District of New YorkW.D.N.Y.11113

Seventh Circuit

CourtCitation formWritten decisionsSuits in the docket record
Central District of IllinoisC.D. Ill.658
Eastern District of WisconsinE.D. Wis.8134
Northern District of IllinoisN.D. Ill.963,535
Northern District of IndianaN.D. Ind.678
Southern District of IllinoisS.D. Ill.310
Southern District of IndianaS.D. Ind.8170
Western District of WisconsinW.D. Wis.995

Sixth Circuit

CourtCitation formWritten decisionsSuits in the docket record
Eastern District of KentuckyE.D. Ky.953
Eastern District of MichiganE.D. Mich.47537
Eastern District of TennesseeE.D. Tenn.257
Middle District of TennesseeM.D. Tenn.11133
Northern District of OhioN.D. Ohio20147
Southern District of OhioS.D. Ohio35316
Western District of KentuckyW.D. Ky.461
Western District of MichiganW.D. Mich.8123
Western District of TennesseeW.D. Tenn.143

Tenth Circuit

CourtCitation formWritten decisionsSuits in the docket record
District of ColoradoD. Colo.26467
District of KansasD. Kan.1492
District of New MexicoD.N.M.14118
District of UtahD. Utah663
District of WyomingD. Wyo.05
Eastern District of OklahomaE.D. Okla.16
Northern District of OklahomaN.D. Okla.014
Western District of OklahomaW.D. Okla.1256

Third Circuit

CourtCitation formWritten decisionsSuits in the docket record
District of DelawareD. Del.417
District of New JerseyD.N.J.501,588
District of the Virgin IslandsD.V.I.15
Eastern District of PennsylvaniaE.D. Pa.39821
Middle District of PennsylvaniaM.D. Pa.11132
Western District of PennsylvaniaW.D. Pa.1395

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.