Rattray Case Continued

The civil case filed in Pontiac Magistrate's Court by Michele Rattray against four homeowners in The Summit (who just happen to be the new majority on the HOA's Board of Directors) was continued and will not be heard at 10:00AM today. A new court date will be set.

Rattray filed what I'll refer to as a groundless case against Brenda Bryant, Thomas (Jeff) Lummel, Linda Potter, and Angelo Turley-Moore. The four were elected by the HOA's Voting Members on November 18, 2025 and were elected by the Board as officers on December 1, 2025.

Why groundless?

None of the four was named as a Director or Officer of the HOA. The case was filed against them as individuals.

None of the four, as an individual, was subject to the South Carolina Non-profit Corporation Act. It's the HOA that is subject to the Act.

The HOA was not named as a Defendant.

Jeff and Angelo had nothing to do with the election. There were not even nominated by the Nominating Committee. But they and Brenda were elected by write-in votes on November 18, 2025.

Brenda was on the 2023-2025 board but was not nominated by the Nominating Committee.

It is believed that Brenda and Linda had nothing to do with the election. They were minority board members, being out-voted by Danny and four other board members, including one who wasn't ever eligible to be on the board at all.

The election of directors on November 18, 2025 was set up by Tanisha Holmes, Board Vice-President, and the revamped Nominating Committee. No doubt Danny Trapp has his hands in it. As Board President, Trapp would have made or led the approval of the new members of the Nominating Committee shortly before the election (and the removal of long-time Nominating Committee members). No official Board action had ever put the "new" Nominating Committee in place before the election.

Why didn't Rattray file her Complaint against Holmes, Trapp, and Weatherbee, who was the Board Secretary?

Let's see ...  Let me count the reasons ...

A large, top-notch, law firm is representing the four Defendants - McAngus Goudelock & Courie LLC (MGC). It may have been retained by the insurance company that defends actions involving the HOA.

Did an important procedural error occur at the March 3, 2026 Board Meeting? Shouldn't there have been a Motion made, discussed, and voted on to turn the legal matter over to the insurance company?

Why is Rattray, who lives in Whitney Falls, asking the Court to award her a $7,500 judgment against these four individuals? Is it because she copied Vernell Butler's Complaint that is now in the Blythewood Magistrate's Court?

Will Rattray end up paying the legal fees charged by the Defendants' lawyer to defend against her action? From the professional Answer filed by the MGC lawyer, especially compared to the handwritten, pro se Complaint filed by Rattray, those legal fees will be substantial.

How did Rattray (and Butler) come up with the idea of filing such complaints against those four homeowners? Why would Rattray's Complaint be virtually identical to Butler's?

Will Rattray and Butler find they have made very serious and expensive mistakes?