South Carolina Attorney General's Office

95 cases • 11 attorneys

Attorneys

Melody Jane Brown (48) Donald John Zelenka (12) Joseph David Spate (8) William Edgar Salter III (8) William Joseph Maye (8) Caroline Marie Scrantom (3) William M. Blitch Jr. (3) William Melvin Blitch Jr. (2) D. Russell Barlow II (1) Don Russell Barlow II (1) Mark Reynolds Farthing (1)

Cases

Case Title Docketed Type Status Party Attorneys
25-6173 Charles Jason Carmichael v. South Carolina 2025-11-19 IFP Denied South Carolina Donald John Zelenka
25-535 Hickory Heights Health and Rehab, LLC, et al. v. Yashika Watson, as Guardian of the Person and Estate of Zeola Ellis, III 2025-11-03 Paid Denied State of South Carolina and 19 Other States Joseph David Spate
25-513 Adele Jeffords Pope v. South Carolina 2025-10-27 Paid Denied South Carolina Donald John Zelenka
25-368 Hal Taylor, Secretary, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency v. Jonathan Singleton, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated 2025-09-29 Paid Pending State of South Carolina, 18 Other States, and the Territory of Guam Joseph David Spate
25A234 South Carolina, et al. v. John Doe, By His Next Friends and Parents, Jim Doe and Jane Doe 2025-08-28 A Presumed Complete South Carolina, et al. Joseph David Spate
25-231 Jon Wynn Jarrard, Sr. v. Wilfredo Martell, Warden 2025-08-28 Paid Denied Wilfredo Martell, Warden Melody Jane Brown
25-5336 Terrell McCoy v. Stephen Duncan, Warden 2025-08-13 IFP Denied Stephen Duncan Melody Jane Brown
25-5317 Stephen Corey Bryant v. Joel Anderson, Acting Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. 2025-08-11 IFP Denied Joel Anderson, et al. Melody Jane Brown
24-7442 Patrick L. Booker v. South Carolina 2025-06-17 IFP Denied South Carolina Donald John Zelenka
24-6933 Mikal Mahdi v. Bryan Stirling, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections 2025-04-08 IFP Denied Bryan Stirling Melody Jane Brown
24-6917 Edmond Stanley Adams, III v. South Carolina 2025-04-02 IFP Denied South Carolina Don Russell Barlow II
24A931 Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al. v. J.G.G., et al. 2025-03-28 A Presumed Complete South Carolina, Virginia, and 25 Other States Joseph David Spate
24-6709 Brad Keith Sigmon v. South Carolina 2025-03-05 IFP Denied South Carolina Melody Jane Brown
24-6590 John Dwayne Garvin v. Levern Cohen, Warden 2025-02-19 IFP Denied Levern Cohen Melody Jane Brown
24-6418 Patrick L. Booker v. South Carolina 2025-01-30 IFP Denied South Carolina Donald John Zelenka
24-6420 Stephen C. Stanko v. Bryan P. Stirling, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. 2025-01-29 IFP Denied Director Stirling, et al. Melody Jane Brown
24-6376 Marion Bowman, Jr. v. Bryan P. Stirling, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. 2025-01-23 IFP Denied Bryan Stirling, et al. William Joseph Maye
24A636 Patrick L. Booker v. South Carolina 2024-12-27 A Presumed Complete State of South Carolina Donald John Zelenka
24-5798 Gene Tony Cooper, Jr. v. William Langdon, III, Warden 2024-10-22 IFP Denied Warden, Allendale C.I. Melody Jane Brown
24-410 L. M., a Minor, By and Through His Father and Stepmother and Natural Guardians, Christopher and Susan Morrison v. Town of Middleborough, Massachusetts, et al. 2024-10-11 Paid Denied South Carolina Joseph David Spate
24-396 St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Gentner Drummond, Attorney General of Oklahoma, ex rel. Oklahoma 2024-10-09 Paid Judgment Issued State of South Carolina Joseph David Spate
24-394 Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board, et al. v. Gentner Drummond, Attorney General of Oklahoma, ex rel. Oklahoma 2024-10-09 Paid Judgment Issued State of South Carolina Joseph David Spate
24-5668 Richard Bernard Moore v. Bryan P. Stirling, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections 2024-09-30 IFP Denied Bryan Stirling Melody Jane Brown
24-317 Tommy Lee Benton v. South Carolina 2024-09-20 Paid Denied South Carolina Melody Jane Brown
24A11 Alaska, et al. v. Department of Education, et al. 2024-07-09 A Presumed Complete South Carolina Joseph David Spate
23-7641 Steven Vernon Bixby v. Bryan P. Stirling, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. 2024-06-05 IFP Denied Bryan Stirling, Commissioner, South Carolina Dept. of Corrections,, et al. William Joseph Maye
23A868 Steven Vernon Bixby v. Bryan P. Stirling, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. 2024-03-28 A Presumed Complete Bryan Stirling, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections; and Lydell Chestnut, Deputy Warden, Broad River Correctional Institution William Joseph Maye
23-7062 Clark D. Thomas v. McKendley Newton, Warden, et al. 2024-03-22 IFP Denied McKendley Newton, et al. William Joseph Maye
23-6694 Michael T. Braxton v. Warden, Anderson County Detention Center 2024-02-07 IFP Denied Warden Melody Jane Brown
23-6078 Timothy Ray Jones, Jr. v. South Carolina 2023-11-21 IFP Denied South Carolina Melody Jane Brown
22-1234 Bryan P. Stirling, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. v. Sammie Louis Stokes 2023-06-23 Paid Denied Bryan P. Stirling, et al. Melody Jane Brown
22-7551 John Foster Norris v. Donnie Stonebreaker, Warden 2023-05-15 IFP Denied Donnie Stonebreaker, et al. Melody Jane Brown
22-7318 Shannon Miles Lancaster v. Charles Williams, Jr., Warden 2023-04-19 IFP Denied Charles Williams William Joseph Maye
22-7187 Jody Lynn Ward v. South Carolina 2023-04-03 IFP Denied South Carolina Melody Jane Brown
22-885 South Carolina v. Angela D. Brewer 2023-03-15 Paid Denied State of South Carolina William Melvin Blitch Jr.
22-6772 Marion Bowman, Jr. v. Bryan P. Stirling, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. 2023-02-14 IFP Denied Bryan Stirling, et al. William Joseph Maye
22-6690 Steven Vernon Bixby v. Bryan P. Stirling, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. 2023-02-02 IFP Denied Bryan Stirling, et al. Melody Jane Brown
22A589 South Carolina v. Angela D. Brewer 2022-12-30 A Presumed Complete South Carolina William Melvin Blitch Jr.
22-6193 Marie Assa'ad-Faltas v. South Carolina 2022-12-01 IFP Denied South Carolina Donald John Zelenka
22-490 Lydell Chestnut, Deputy Warden v. Quincy J. Allen 2022-11-23 Paid Denied Lydell Chestnut Melody Jane Brown
22-5629 Saul Williams v. South Carolina 2022-09-20 IFP Denied South Carolina Donald John Zelenka
22-5545 Clinton Folkes v. Charles Williams, Jr., Warden 2022-09-09 IFP Denied Charles Williams, Jr., Warden William Joseph Maye
22-5536 Mikal D. Mahdi v. Bryan P. Stirling, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. 2022-09-08 IFP Denied Bryan Stirling and Lydell Chestnut Melody Jane Brown
22-5513 Jerome Jenkins, Jr. v. South Carolina 2022-09-06 IFP Denied State of South Carolina William Edgar Salter III
22-5476 John R. Wood v. Bryan Stirling, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. 2022-08-30 IFP Denied Bryan Stirling Melody Jane Brown
22-5173 Derrick Lamar Cheeks v. Alford Joyner 2022-07-25 IFP Denied Alford Joyner William Edgar Salter III
21-8066 Christopher Darnell Wilson v. South Carolina, et al. 2022-06-06 IFP Denied State of South Carolina Donald John Zelenka
21-7763 Randolph Ashford v. South Carolina 2022-05-03 IFP Denied South Carolina D. Russell Barlow II
21-7764 Kelvin Jones v. South Carolina 2022-05-03 IFP Denied State of South Carolina William M. Blitch Jr.
21-7584 William O. Dickerson v. South Carolina 2022-04-11 IFP Denied South Carolina Melody Jane Brown
21-7511 Kevin E. Herriott v. Charles Burton, Warden 2022-03-31 IFP Denied Charles Burton Melody Jane Brown
21-7237 John Dalen v. South Carolina 2022-03-01 IFP Denied South Carolina William M. Blitch Jr.
21-7228 Timothy Donald Dingle v. Brian Kendall, Warden 2022-02-28 IFP Denied Brian Kendall Melody Jane Brown
21-1044 Bryan P. Stirling, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. v. James Nathaniel Bryant, III 2022-01-26 Paid Denied Bryan P. Stirling, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. Melody Jane Brown
21-938 Bryan P. Stirling, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. v. Sammie Louis Stokes 2021-12-23 Paid GVR Bryan Stirling, et al. Melody Jane Brown
21-6700 Tremaine Rashon Wray v. Dennis Bush, Warden 2021-12-22 IFP Denied Bush, Warden Melody Jane Brown
21-6151 Gary DuBose Terry v. Bryan P. Stirling, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. 2021-11-02 IFP Denied Bryan Stirling, et al. William Edgar Salter III
21-5962 Charles Nemon Vandross v. Bryan P. Stirling, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. 2021-10-13 IFP Denied Bryan Stirling, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. Melody Jane Brown
21-5945 Bobby Joe Barton v. Scott Lewis, Warden 2021-10-13 IFP Denied Scott Lewis, Warden Melody Jane Brown
21A61 Bryan P. Stirling, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. v. Sammie Louis Stokes 2021-10-07 A Presumed Complete Bryan Stirling, et al. Melody Jane Brown
20-1191 Robert Singletary v. Kenneth Nelsen, Warden, et al. 2021-02-26 Paid Denied Kenneth Nelsen, Warden, et al. Caroline Marie Scrantom
20-7195 Javan Fredrick Mays, aka Von Frederick Mayes v. Scott Lewis, Warden 2021-02-23 IFP Denied Warden Scott Lewis William Edgar Salter III
20-7005 Andre King v. Brian Kendall, Warden 2021-02-01 IFP Denied Brian Kendall, Warden Melody Jane Brown
20-975 Freddie Owens v. Bryan P. Stirling, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. 2021-01-22 Paid Denied Bryan P. Stirling, et al. Melody Jane Brown
20-6761 Wayne Wells, Jr. v. Terrie Wallace, Warden 2021-01-04 IFP Denied Wallace, Warden Melody Jane Brown
20-6209 Louis Sanders v. Charles Williams, Jr., Warden 2020-11-04 IFP Denied Warden, Perry Correctional Institution Melody Jane Brown
20-6166 Brad Keith Sigmon v. Bryan Stirling, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. 2020-10-29 IFP Denied Bryan Stirling Melody Jane Brown
20-5570 Richard Bernard Moore v. Bryan P. Stirling, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. 2020-09-02 IFP Denied Bryan Stirling, et al. William Edgar Salter III
19-8808 Randolph Ashford v. Michael Stephan, Warden 2020-06-24 IFP Denied Michael Stephan Caroline Marie Scrantom
19-8643 Wallace Eugene Evatt, Jr. v. Michael Stephan, Warden 2020-06-09 IFP Denied Michael Stephan Melody Jane Brown
19-8371 Angelo Ham v. Warden Williams 2020-04-28 IFP Denied Warden Williams Melody Jane Brown
19-8363 Daniel R. McClain v. Kenneth Sharp, Warden 2020-04-26 IFP Denied Kenneth Sharp, Warden Melody Jane Brown
19-8186 Leroy Staton v. Superintendent, Lee Correctional Institution 2020-04-06 IFP Denied Superintendent, Lee Correctional Donald John Zelenka
19-7666 Donniel Woods v. Aaron Joyner, Warden 2020-02-13 IFP Denied Aaron Joyner, Warden William Edgar Salter III
19-7597 Robert William Wazney v. Kenneth Nelson, Warden 2020-02-07 IFP Dismissed Nelson, Warden Melody Jane Brown
19-7231 Joshua Andrew Monroe v. Scott Lewis, Warden 2020-01-09 IFP Denied Scott Lewis, Warden Caroline Marie Scrantom
19-311 Al Cannon, Sheriff, Charleston County, South Carolina v. Broderick William Seay, Jr. 2019-09-06 Paid Denied Al Cannon Melody Jane Brown
19A153 Al Cannon, Sheriff v. Broderick William Seay, Jr. 2019-08-08 A Presumed Complete Al Cannon Melody Jane Brown
19-5512 Gregory Green v. Donald Beckwith, Warden 2019-08-08 IFP Denied Donald Beckwith Melody Jane Brown
19-5041 Matthew Jamison v. Levern Cohen, Warden 2019-07-02 IFP Denied Lervern Cohen, Warden Donald John Zelenka
18-9788 Sarah Denise Cardwell v. South Carolina 2019-06-25 IFP Denied South Carolina William M. Blitch Jr.
18-1495 Bryan P. Stirling, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. v. Charles Christopher Williams 2019-05-31 Paid Denied Bryan Stirling, et al. Melody Jane Brown
18-8656 Geneva Elaine Hames v. Patricia Yeldell, Warden 2019-04-01 IFP Denied Patricia Yeldell Melody Jane Brown
18-8410 Marshall Ray Miller v. Joseph L. McFadden, Warden 2019-03-14 IFP Denied Joseph L. McFadden, Warden Donald John Zelenka
18-8280 Darrell J. Williams v. Cecilia Reynolds, Warden 2019-03-05 IFP Denied Reynolds, Warden Melody Jane Brown
18-8126 Ronnie W. Wilson v. Michael Stephan, Warden 2019-02-25 IFP Denied Stephan, Warden William Edgar Salter III
18-7937 Jaques J. Sullivan v. Scott Lewis, Warden 2019-02-13 IFP Denied Scott Lewis Melody Jane Brown
18-7480 Karreem Tislam Jabar Wiley v. Larry Cartledge, Warden 2019-01-17 IFP Denied Cartledge, Warden Melody Jane Brown
18-7277 Shannon D. McGee, Sr. v. Joseph McFadden, Warden 2019-01-07 IFP Denied Joseph McFadden Melody Jane Brown
18-6110 Mikal Mahdi v. South Carolina 2018-09-28 IFP Denied South Carolina Melody Jane Brown
18-335 Nathaniel Teamer v. Scott Lewis, Warden 2018-09-14 Paid Denied Scott Lewis, et al. Donald John Zelenka
18-238 South Carolina v. Lamont Antonio Samuel 2018-08-23 Paid Denied State of South Carolina William Edgar Salter III
18-145 Stepheno Jemain Alston v. South Carolina 2018-07-31 Paid Denied South Carolina Mark Reynolds Farthing
24A723 Marion Bowman, Jr. v. Bryan P. Stirling, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. A Denied Bryan Stirling, et al. William Joseph Maye
24A409 Richard Bernard Moore v. Bryan P. Stirling, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections A Denied Bryan P. Stirling, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections Melody Jane Brown