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    The letter discusses a lawsuit brought by Carla Taylor against the mayor and town council members for refusing to recognize her as the duly elected member of council. It warns that any action taken at an upcoming special town council meeting, such as hiring an interim town manager, would be inappropriate and void if Carla Taylor is not allowed to participate as a member of council given her pending legal motion to be seated which will be heard by the court in 5 days.

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    The letter discusses a lawsuit brought by Carla Taylor against the mayor and town council members for refusing to recognize her as the duly elected member of council. It warns that any action taken at an upcoming special town council meeting, such as hiring an interim town manager, would be inappropriate and void if Carla Taylor is not allowed to participate as a member of council given her pending legal motion to be seated which will be heard by the court in 5 days.

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    ROBERT E. TYSON, JR.

    DIRECT 803 231.7838

    [email protected]

    May 9, 2024

    Via E-mail Only

    Mayor Jake Evans


    Council Member John David
    Council Member Edward Campbell
    Council Member Jacqueline Gore

    RE: Town Council Meeting on May 9, 2024

    I am writing each of you individually because I am not aware if you have


    legal counsel yet to represent you in this litigation. If you have engaged
    counsel, please forward this correspondence to them.

    Judge Williams Seals has scheduled a hearing next Tuesday, May 14 at


    12:30 at the Horry County Courthouse. The hearing will address Carla
    Taylor’s Motion for a Preliminary Injunction. As you know, Carla Taylor has
    been duly elected to Town Council; however, the Mayor and certain
    Council members have refused to recognize her as the duly elected
    member of council. Thus, on Tuesday Carla will be requesting Judge Seals
    enjoin the Council members from not “seating” her and recognizing her as
    an official member of Town Council.

    It has come to Carla Taylor’s attention that a Special Called Town Council
    meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, May 9 at 2:00 p.m. Carla Taylor
    intends to take her seat as the proper Town Council member. Thus, the
    Mayor and Council should recognize her as member of council. If the
    Mayor and/or members of Council refuse to recognize her as a member of
    Council, any action taken by Council will be void and subject to rescission.

    To further explain this, any decision by Council to hire an Interim Town


    Manager without Carla’s input and vote will be inappropriate. Carla’s
    lawsuit unfortunately had to be brought due to Defendant Isom’s position
    she is a holdover Council member. This issue will be resolved as early as
    Tuesday; thus, any action taken by the Council in the interim will be done
    without appropriate authority.

    2151 PICKENS STREET, SUITE 500 | PO Box 11449 | Columbia, SC 29211


    MAIN 803 929.1400 FAX 803 929.0300
    ROBINSON GRAY STEPP & LAFFITTE, LLC ROBINSONGRAY.COM
    May 9, 2024
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    Please put any potential candidate for the Interim Town Manager on notice
    of this pending legal issue so that he or she will be fully versed on the legal
    implications surrounding his or her selection. Since a hearing is only five
    days from tomorrow, it would be imprudent for the Mayor and Council to
    act prior to a ruling on Carla’s pending motion.

    Please let me know if you have any questions.

    Sincerely,

    Robert E. Tyson, Jr.

    Cc: Josephine Isom (via email)


    Ben Quattlebaum (via email)
    Shaun Swinson (via email)
    Joseph Dickey, Esq. (via email)
    Kenneth Davis, Esq. (via email)
    Ian Duggan, Esq. (via email)
    Kenneth McIver (via email)
    Derrick Stevens (via email)
    Caroline Gore (via email)
    Carla Taylor (via email)

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