Charles Earl Simons Jr.
How Judge Simons rules, drawn from 23 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Simons no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Simons decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Mauldin, Simons treated the absence of transferable skills and realistic retraining or employment prospects as decisive in disability review.
“the prospect for retraining and employment are non-existent. She has no transferrable skills.”
Procedural preferences
In Grayson, Simons declined summary judgment where policy language and extrinsic evidence required a fuller factual record.
“summary judgment is not the answer. The court will be in a much better position to determine the question at issue after a trial of the case on the merits rather than at this stage.”
Cautions
In Nolen, Simons treated the anti-injunction statute as barring interference even though parallel cases created a race to judgment.
“The result is a race to judgment, with which this court, under the anti-injunction statute and the within authorities, holds itself powerless to interfere.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The plaintiff’s alternative motions for new trial are, therefore, overruled.”
“The decision of the Secretary is therefore affirmed”
“a fee of $1,325.50 representing one-fourth of the past due benefits to which claimant is now entitled is a reasonable and just fee”
“the Clerk is hereby directed to enter judgment for said amount”
“Robert A. Clay, Esquire, be and he hereby is appointed receiver”
“Summary Judgment be granted to the defendant, South Carolina State Employment Service, and that this action be dismissed.”
“both plaintiff’s and defendant’s motions for summary judgment are denied.”
“Ford Motor Company be joined as a party defendant under the provisions of Rule 19 (a)”
“the third party proceedings heretofore filed herein be dismissed.”
“the Secretary’s decision is supported by substantial evidence, and it is accordingly affirmed.”
“defendants’ motion for summary judgment in their behalf should be granted.”
“defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction is hereby granted.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 1282 days (N = 5).
The fixed five-docket sample consisted of terminated cases filed from 1976 through 1978, but no nature-of-suit values or electronic entry timelines were available.
A historical record
Judge Simons no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.