Gregory N. Stivers
How Judge Stivers rules, drawn from 34 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Stivers
Gregory N. Stivers is a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Appointed by President Barack Obama, Judge Stivers received a commission on December 5, 2014.
Judge Stivers's practices and standing orders
The court's website lists no individual practices or standing orders of Judge Stivers's own (checked October 9, 2026), so the court's local rules and general orders are the place to look (court page ↗).
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026).
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Petitioner's Petition for Habeas Relief (DN 1) is DISMISSED.”
“Plaintiff's Motion to Remand (DN 9) is GRANTED but the request for attorneys' fees and costs is DENIED, and this case is REMANDED to Warren Circuit Court.”
“Relator's Motion for a Protective Order (DN 513) is DENIED.”
“Relator's Motion for an Extension of Time (DN 514) is GRANTED.”
“Petitioner's Petition for Habeas Relief (DN 1) is DISMISSED as untimely;”
“the Court will deny the § 2255 motion and dismiss the action without prejudice.”
“the habeas petition and its amendment will be dismissed without prejudice.”
“Petitioner's Petition for Habeas Relief (DN 1) is DISMISSED;”
“Defendant's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment (DN 19) is DENIED.”
“Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction (DN 12) is GRANTED.”
“Plaintiff's Motion for Class Certification (DN 13) DENIED.”
“Defendants' Partial Motion to Dismiss (DN 20) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Plaintiffs' official capacity claims against Defendants Hack Marcum, Dylan Knifley, and Dylan Lile, and the claims against Defendant Taylor County Detention Center are DISMISSED.”
“Silfies Estate's Motion to Dismiss (DN 34) is GRANTED and all claims against the Silfies Estate are DISMISSED.”
“Defendants' Motions to Dismiss (DN 11, 15) are GRANTED, and Plaintiffs' claims are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The selected 2018 dockets include contract, insurance, foreclosure, personal-injury, and prisoner cases; the earlier two dockets concern a prisoner civil-rights complaint and a habeas petition. These selected matters do not measure the overall caseload mix.
Pending matters in the official report
Reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Civil Justice Reform Act, as of March 31, 2026.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 11 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 11 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 16 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 14 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 14 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 17 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 13 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 18 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 16 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 17 |
| Sep 2021 | 5 | 11 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 14 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 10 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
How long civil cases take in this court
For the whole of United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, not for Judge Stivers: median time from filing to disposition of the civil cases the court closed in the 12 months ending September 30, 2025, as reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
| Cases | Median time | |
|---|---|---|
| All civil cases closed | 931 | 7.9 months |
| Closed with no court action | 121 | 3.7 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 790 | 8.4 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 17 | 27.1 months |
| Closed during trial | 3 | not reported |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 931 | 7.9 months |
| Sep 2024 | 966 | 9.9 months |
| Sep 2023 | 835 | 9.6 months |
| Sep 2022 | 1,130 | 11.7 months |
| Sep 2021 | 1,065 | 10.2 months |
| Sep 2020 | 1,184 | 8.4 months |
| Sep 2019 | 1,111 | 8.6 months |
The table leaves out prisoner petitions, land condemnations, deportation reviews, recovery of overpayments and enforcement of judgments, and reports no median for fewer than 10 cases. A district that closed a large multidistrict litigation in the period shows very large counts and long medians for that year. Source: Table C-5, U.S. District Courts (spreadsheet).
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