Administrative Law – Case Law Wire

California Administrative Law Litigation

U.S. District Court — Southern District of California

San Diego University for Integrative Studies v. Westerlund — S.D. Cal. Denies Motion to Expand the Administrative Record in Foreign-Student Certification Dispute

/ January 22, 2026

In an APA challenge to ICE’s withdrawal of the school’s certification to enroll foreign students, the magistrate judge refused to compel the agency to add documents to the administrative record or to allow a deposition of the deciding official, ruling that the school’s claims of mi

California Administrative Law Immigration

U.S. District Court — Southern District of California

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Aldurra v. State Department — S.D. Cal. Lets APA Visa-Delay Claim Proceed but Dismisses Due-Process Claim

/ January 8, 2026

In a U.S. citizen’s APA action seeking to compel adjudication of his Iraqi mother’s visa application that has been in administrative processing in Amman, Jordan since September 2023, the court denied dismissal of the APA unreasonable-delay claim — declining to apply the TRAC factors at t

California Administrative Law Litigation

U.S. District Court — Southern District of California

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Yolanda V. v. Bisignano — S.D. Cal. Approves $37,920 Social Security Attorney Fee Award at $1,700-Per-Hour Effective Rate

/ January 5, 2026

After remand led to an award of $247,681 in past-due Social Security benefits over eight years, the magistrate judge approved $37,920 in attorney’s fees representing 15.3% of the past-due benefits, finding the resulting $1,700-per-hour effective rate reasonable in light of counsel’s risk