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A neutral primary-source docket index. Allegations listed here are the contentions of the filing party and are not findings of fact. Case numbers are verifiable on the SC Judicial Branch Public Index.

  • Mace Federal Removal (Berg v. Bryant → D.S.C.)

    Rep. Nancy Mace's pro se removal of Berg v. Bryant to federal court, filed January 29, 2026; assigned Case No. 2:26-cv-00305-BHH-MHC in the District of South Carolina.

    No. 2:26-cv-00305-BHH-MHCCourt: United States District Court, District of South Carolina (Charleston Division)Status: Pending (Motion to Remand filed by Bryant)

  • House Ethics Committee Investigation of Rep. Nancy Mace (OCC Review 25-5681)

    The Office of Congressional Conduct voted 6-0 to refer Rep. Nancy Mace to the House Committee on Ethics, finding substantial reason to believe she engaged in improper reimbursement practices; the Committee is continuing its review and has made no finding of a violation.

    No. OCC Review No. 25-5681Court: U.S. House Committee on Ethics, referred by the Office of Congressional ConductStatus: Open, Committee review continuing; no violation found. OCC recommended subpoenas.

  • Berg v. Bryant (and Bryant's Third-Party Complaint against Mace)

    Civil suit filed May 29, 2025 by Alexis Berg against Patrick Bryant and others; Bryant impleaded Rep. Nancy Mace as Third-Party Defendant. The public docket includes a November 17, 2025 order ending pseudonym use, a gag order, and a temporary restraining order.

    No. 2025-CP-10-03124Court: Charleston County Court of Common Pleas (Ninth Judicial Circuit), before Judge Donald B. HockerStatus: Pending; subject of federal removal proceedings (see Mace Federal Removal)

  • Mace v. Bowman

    Defamation suit filed May 12, 2025 by Rep. Nancy Mace against Eric Bowman over posts on X; Bowman appears pro se and has moved to dismiss.

    No. 2025-CP-10-02733Court: Charleston County Court of Common Pleas (Ninth Judicial Circuit), before Judge Donald B. HockerStatus: Pending

  • Assignment Desk Works, LLC v. Alexis Berg

    Civil suit filed by Assignment Desk Works, LLC, a company tied to Patrick Bryant, against his former employee Alexis Berg to enforce a non-disparagement clause from a 2019 wage settlement. Rep. Nancy Mace is not a party, but she inserted herself as a 'Proposed Intervenor' to recover materials, including a recorded 2024 phone call, that she had voluntarily given Berg's lawyer, then tried to claw back. The court has repeatedly declined the relief she sought: already-produced materials stay in the record, Berg may keep using them, and the disputed files go to a neutral, all entered over Mace's objection.

    No. 2025-CP-10-2671Court: Charleston County Court of Common Pleas (Ninth Judicial Circuit), before Judge Donald B. HockerStatus: Pending; cross-motions for judgment undecided; third-party neutral appointed June 16, 2026

  • Musgrave v. Mace (2:25-cv-01823-RMG)

    Brian Musgrave, one of four men Rep. Nancy Mace named in her February 2025 House floor speech, filed a federal defamation and libel suit against her. The case turned on whether the Speech or Debate Clause and the Westfall Act shielded Mace from liability for statements made both inside and outside Congress. Senior District Judge Richard Gergel heard oral argument on August 20, 2025 and that same day entered an order that led Mace to characterize the case as resolved in her favor; the full scope of the ruling, and whether any claims survive, is addressed below.

    No. 2:25-cv-01823-RMGCourt: United States District Court, District of South Carolina (Charleston Division)Status: Dismissed with prejudice (Aug. 20, 2025 order, Dkt. No. 43), United States substituted under the Westfall Act and the tort claims barred by the FTCA; the order is reproduced below

  • Mace v. Bryant

    Action for partition filed April 2, 2024 by Rep. Nancy Mace against Patrick Bryant over a jointly owned Isle of Palms beach house; settled at mediation May 28, 2024; Mace moved to enforce the settlement in 2025.

    No. 2024-CP-10-01725Court: Charleston County Court of Common Pleas (Ninth Judicial Circuit)Status: Pending (Motion to Enforce Settlement)