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SC 9th Circuit Common Pleas Case number: 2025-CP-10-05095Filing Date: February 10, 2026
Document: Plaintiffs' Brief in Advance of February 9, 2026 Scheduling Conference
Document Type: Plaintiffs’ pre-scheduling-conference hearing brief requesting emergency safety, case-management, and accessibility relief in a landlord-tenant and related civil dispute.
Includes: Explains Plaintiffs’ pro se status and alleged documented harms; seeks expedited disqualification and conduct hearings, supervised communication protocols, mandatory mediation, a short health-based protective window, ADA/e-filing and remote-appearance accommodations, and clarification of judicial assignment.
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| Name | Description | Type | Filed | Docket Seq. | Documents |
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| James C. McNeil |
Pltff Brief in Advance of Feb 9,2026 Scheduling Conference |
Notice |
02/10/2026 |
P1A40 |
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Executive Summary
Plaintiffs James C. McNeil and Meaghan Poyer, proceeding pro se, submitted this pre-scheduling-conference brief in their Charleston County Court of Common Pleas case against SAC 181, LLC, Meridian Residential Group, the Bayles defendants, and MRG Investing Company.
They assert that defense counsel and defendants have engaged in retaliatory eviction, privacy violations, falsified postal evidence, discovery obstruction, regulatory-investigation interference, and coordinated conduct causing McNeil severe psychological harm.
The brief asks the court to promptly hear their pending motion to disqualify Alicia Bolyard and Resnick & Louis and to scrutinize Phelps Dunbar’s continued participation, while imposing supervised communication protocols, ADA filing and remote-hearing accommodations, a seven-day no-contact protective window, and mediation at defendants’ expense.
It also requests clarification of judicial assignment and characterizes the requested measures as necessary to protect the pro se plaintiffs and preserve the integrity of the proceedings.
Legal Significance
Plaintiffs’ hearing brief places before the Court their request for immediate case-management and protective measures at the February 9 scheduling conference, rather than a merits ruling.
It alleges that defense counsel’s
discovery conduct,
, and asserted conflicts have caused severe psychological harm, obstructed discovery and an LLR investigation, and warrant expedited disqualification-related hearings.
The filing seeks supervised communications, a short no-contact window, disability accommodations including
e-filing and remote appearances, mandatory mediation at defendants’ expense, and clarification of judicial assignment. It also preserves Plaintiffs’ position that they remain pro se temporarily while seeking counsel and frames the requested relief as necessary to protect their health and ability to continue litigating.
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Parties in this Record
- James C. McNeil (Filed by)