William Stevens Brown V
How Judge Brown rules, drawn from 2 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Brown
William Stevens Brown V is a United States magistrate judge for the District of South Carolina in Greenville. He was appointed in September 2024 after practicing as a litigation partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough.
Judge Brown's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Brown, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.
Key rules
Filing
Omit signature and date blocks from proposed orders.
“do not include signature or date block on proposed order.”
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).
How Judge Brown decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
Recommends granting a Rule 41(b) motion to dismiss for lack of prosecution, a recommendation the district court adopted.
“the undersigned recommends that the district court grant Anderson, Lewis, McKinney, and Wells' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Prosecution, ECF No. 44, and Outz's Motion to Join in the Motion to Dismiss by Other Defendants, ECF No. 47.”
Cautions
Recommends denying a prisoner-plaintiff's motion for a temporary restraining order.
“on February 24, 2025, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that Plaintiff's motion [for temporary restraining order] be denied (the ‘Second Report’) [Doc. 26].”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the undersigned recommends that the district court grant Anderson, Lewis, McKinney, and Wells' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Prosecution, ECF No. 44, and Outz's Motion to Join in the Motion to Dismiss by Other Defendants, ECF No. 47.”
“the Magistrate Judge recommends that Defendants Stafford, Smalls, Lowe, Dixion, Flavo, Jackson, Canwright, Hale, and the Detention Center be dismissed because Plaintiff cannot state a claim for relief against them under 42 U.S.C. 1983.”
“Plaintiff’s motion for temporary restraining order [Doc. 24] is DENIED.”
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 | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 0 |
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 District of South Carolina, not for Judge Brown: 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 | 2,805 | 7.8 months |
| Closed with no court action | 724 | 5.1 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 2,005 | 8.6 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 64 | 17.9 months |
| Closed during trial | 12 | 36 months |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 2,805 | 7.8 months |
| Sep 2024 | 5,800 | 12.2 months |
| Sep 2023 | 2,296 | 8.5 months |
| Sep 2022 | 2,364 | 9.8 months |
| Sep 2021 | 2,599 | 10 months |
| Sep 2020 | 2,190 | 10.1 months |
| Sep 2019 | 2,402 | 9.8 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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