Full text of the filing (4 sections, server-rendered)
Notice of Appeal, p. 1 (p. 1-1)
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals
APPEAL FROM CHARLESTON COUNTY
Court of Common Pleas The Honorable Will Wheeler, Circuit Court Judge
Case No. 2025-CP-10-05095
James C. (“Chris”) McNeil and Meaghan Poyer ................................................. Appellants,
SAC 181, LLC, Meridian Residential Group, LLC, Adam W. Bayles, individually, Tara Bayles, Individually, and MRG Investing Company, LLC ................................................................ Respondents.
NOTICE OF APPEAL
James C. (“Chris”) McNeil and Meaghan Poyer, Appellants pro se, hereby appeal the Order of the Honorable Will Wheeler, dated August 3, 2026, and the subsequent Order of Denial of Plaintiffs’ Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment Pursuant to Rule 59(e), SCRCP, dated August 14, 2026. Appellants received written notice of entry of the August 14, 2026 Order on or about August 20, 2026, by means of the Rule 77 notice mailed by the Charleston County Clerk of Court on August 17, 2026. A copy of the Order on Appeal is provided herewith. A copy of this Notice is being provided to the Clerk of Court of Charleston County Court of Common Pleas and all counsel of record.
Appellants’ signatures, p. 2 (p. 2-2)
Respectfully submitted this 13th day of September, 2026.
James C. (“Chris”) McNeil, Pro Se P.O. Box 30386, Charleston, SC 29417 chris@thaut.io
Meaghan Poyer, Pro Se P.O. Box 30386, Charleston, SC 29417 mcneilandpoyer@gmail.com
Certificate of Service and address list, p. 3 (p. 3-3)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Documents Served: Notice of Appeal (dated September 13, 2026)
Dates of Service: September 13, 2026 (via Electronic Mail) and September 14, 2026 (via United States Postal Service Certified Mail)
Address List: • Alicia Bolyard, Esq. (abolyard@rlattorneys.com) Resnick & Louis, P.C. 146 Fairchild St, Suite 130, Daniel Island, SC 29492 Counsel for Respondents Meridian Residential Group, LLC, Adam W. Bayles, and Tara Bayles • Christopher Manning, Esq. (cmanning@rlattorneys.com) Resnick & Louis, P.C. 146 Fairchild St, Suite 130, Daniel Island, SC 29492 Counsel for Respondents Meridian Residential Group, LLC, Adam W. Bayles, and Tara Bayles • Kevin O’Brien, Esq. (kevin.obrien@phelps.com) Phelps Dunbar LLP 4300 Edwards Mill Rd, Suite 600, Raleigh, NC 27612 Counsel for Respondent SAC 181, LLC • Jeffrey Kuykendall, Esq. (jeff@jwklegal.com) 321 Wingo Way, Suite 201, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 Counsel for Respondent MRG Investing Company, LLC • Holly Palmer Beeson, Esq. (hbeeson@llr.sc.gov) South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (SC LLR) 110 Centerview Dr., Columbia, SC 29210 Counsel for Subpoena Recipient SC LLR • Graham Smith Mitchell, Esq. (graham.mitchell@nelsonmullins.com) Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Meridian, 1320 Main Street, 17th Floor, Columbia, SC 29201 Counsel for Subpoena Recipients Pinnacle Bank / Synovus Bank
Service certifications, p. 4 (p. 4-4)
I, James C. McNeil, do hereby certify that on September 13, 2026, I served true and correct copies of the attached Notice of Appeal upon the aforementioned counsel of record at their designated electronic mail addresses listed above.
Dated: September 13, 2026
James C. McNeil, Appellant Pro Se P.O. Box 30386 Charleston, SC 29417
I, Meaghan Poyer, do hereby certify that on September 14, 2026, I deposited true and correct copies of the attached Notice of Appeal in the United States Mail via Certified Mail, return receipt requested, properly addressed to the respective counsel of record at their physical firm addresses listed above.
Dated: September 14, 2026
James C. McNeil, Appellant Pro Se P.O. Box 30386 Charleston, SC 29417