NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION Case No. 26CV032864-590 Avondale Presbyterian Church of Charlotte, Petitioner vs. Donald Maurice James, Respondent. TO: DONALD MAURICE JAMES TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: The Petitioner is seeking a Permanent No-Contact Order against you pursuant to the Workplace Violence Prevention Act. The District Court has issued an Ex Parte Temporary No-Contact Order for you to not contact the Petitioner or visit or enter the Petitioner's property, and A knowing violation of a civil no-contact order shall be punishable as contempt of court which may result in a fine or imprisonment. A Hearing has been set for 2:00pm on July 27, 2026, in Courtroom 6330 of the Mecklenburg County Courthouse on whether a permanent no-contact order should be entered. YOU ARE REQUIRED to make defense to such pleading and appear at 2:00pm on July 27, 2026, in Courtroom 6330 of the Mecklenburg County Courthouse. UPON YOUR FAILURE TO DO SO the Petitioner seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought as described above and as described in greater detail in the complaint filed in this matter. This the 8th day of July, 2026. MOORE & VAN ALLEN, PLLC By: Pierce M. Werner (NCSB #60008) Attorney For Petitioner 100 North Tryon Street, Suite 4700 Charlotte, NC 28202-4003 Telephone: (704) 331-1000 Facsimile: (704) 331-1159 IPL0355770 Jul 8,15,22 2026