STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BEAUFORT IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Case No. 2025-CP-07-00868 Presstar2023 LLC, Plaintiff, v. The Estate of Christopher Pinckney aka Christopher Pinckney, Jr.; Heirs-at-Law of Christopher Pinckney aka Christopher Pinckney, Jr.; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Christopher Pinckney aka Christopher Pinckney, Jr., Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; Eloise Cornelia Pinckney; Edward Arthur Haskin; Cwanza Pinckney; the Estate of Mamie Brown aka Mamie Pinckney Brown; Heirs-at-Law of Mamie Brown aka Mamie Pinckney Brown; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Mamie Brown aka Mamie Pinckney Brown, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; the Estate of Edward Brown; Heirs-at-Law of Edward Brown; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Edward Brown, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; the Estate of Dorothy Brown; Heirs-at-Law of Dorothy Brown; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Dorothy Brown, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; Ruby Williams; the Estate of Sarah Brown; Heirs-at-Law of Sarah Brown; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Sarah Brown, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; Jennifer Ruby Brown; Janice Brown; Edward John Brown; Jacqueline A. Brown; Allen G. Brown; William E. Brown; the Estate of Susie Cardeaux aka Susie Pinckney Cardeaux aka Susie Meadow Pinckney Bryant; Heirs-at-Law of Susie Cardeaux aka Susie Pinckney Cardeaux aka Susie Meadow Pinckney Bryant; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Susie Cardeaux aka Susie Pinckney Cardeaux aka Susie Meadow Pinckney Bryant, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; the Estate of Dorothy Lesesne aka Dorothy Pinckney Lesesne aka Dorothy Elizabeth Lesesne; Heirs-at-Law of Dorothy Lesesne aka Dorothy Pinckney Lesesne aka Dorothy Elizabeth Lesesne; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Dorothy Lesesne aka Dorothy Pinckney Lesesne aka Dorothy Elizabeth Lesesne, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; the Estate of William Lesesne aka William Lesesne, Sr. aka William Lesesne, Jr.; Heirs-at-Law of William Lesesne aka William Lesesne, Sr. aka William Lesesne, Jr.; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of William Lesesne aka William Lesesne, Sr. aka William Lesesne, Jr., Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; Gwendolyn Collins; Mercedes Ayodeji; Celeste Lesesne-McKenzie; the Estate of Ben Pinckney aka Benjamin Pinckney aka Benjamin F. Pinckney; Heirs-at-Law of Ben Pinckney aka Benjamin Pinckney aka Benjamin F. Pinckney; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Ben Pinckney aka Benjamin Pinckney aka Benjamin F. Pinckney, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; Andre Pinckney; the Estate of Etta Pinckney aka Etta L. Pinckney; Heirs-at-Law of Etta Pinckney aka Etta L. Pinckney; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Etta Pinckney aka Etta L. Pinckney, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; the Estate of Henry Pinckney; Heirs-at-Law of Henry Pinckney; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Henry Pinckney, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; the Estate of Julia C. Pinckney aka Julia Pinckney; Heirs-at-Law of Julia C. Pinckney aka Julia Pinckney; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Julia C. Pinckney aka Julia Pinckney, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; the Estate of Wilhemina Coker; Heirs-at-Law of Wilhemina Coker; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Wilhemina Coker, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; the Estate of Lamont Henry Coker aka Lamont H. Coker; Heirs-at-Law of Lamont Henry Coker aka Lamont H. Coker; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Lamont Henry Coker aka Lamont H. Coker, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; the Estate of Lamont Coker, Jr.; Heirs-at-Law of Lamont Coker, Jr.; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Lamont Coker, Jr., Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; Debra Coker; the Estate of Herbert Pinckney; Heirs-at-Law of Herbert Pinckney; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Herbert Pinckney, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; the Estate of Ernestine P. Rogers aka Ernestine Pinckney Rogers aka Ernestine Rogers; Heirs-at-Law of Ernestine P. Rogers aka Ernestine Pinckney Rogers aka Ernestine Rogers; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Ernestine P. Rogers aka Ernestine Pinckney Rogers aka Ernestine Rogers, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; the Estate of Robert Pinckney; Heirs-at-Law of Robert Pinckney; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Robert Pinckney, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; Roger J. Pinckney; Karen D. Pinckney; Akweke O. Rogers; the Estate of Lilly Shell aka Lilly Pinckney Shell; Heirs-at-Law of Lilly Shell aka Lilly Pinckney Shell; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Lilly Shell aka Lilly Pinckney Shell, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; the Estate of Ruth P. Simmons aka Ruth Pinckney Simmons; Heirs-at-Law of Ruth P. Simmons aka Ruth Pinckney Simmons; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Ruth P. Simmons aka Ruth Pinckney Simmons, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; and John Doe and Mary Roe, representing all unknown persons having or claiming to have any right, title, or interest in or to, or lien upon real property known as 844 Old Sheldon Church Road, Beaufort County, South Carolina, TMS No. R700 013 000 027A 0000, their heirs and assigns, and all other persons, firms, or corporations entitled to claim under, by, or through the above-named defendant(s), and all other persons or entities unknown claiming any right, title, interest, estate in, or lien upon real property known as 844 Old Sheldon Church Road, Beaufort County, South Carolina, TMS No. R700 013 000 027A 0000, Defendants. SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF LIS PENDENS Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 15-11-10 to -50, Plaintiff hereby gives notice that Plaintiff has commenced an action in this Court against the above-named defendants to quiet tax title to the following described real property: ALL that certain tract of real property situated in Sheldon Township, Beaufort County, South Carolina; consisting of 1.9 acres, more or less; designated as property of "CHRISTOPHER PINCKNEY" on a plat prepared for the Heirs of Pinckney by Niels Christensen, dated November 21, 1984, and recorded as Plaintiffs' Exhibit Number 6 in that certain quiet title proceeding indexed at the office of the Clerk of Court for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Judgment Roll Number 53099; and having the following metes and bounds according to said plat; commencing at a concrete monument situated at the intersection of the northernmost point of the conveyed real property and the southwestern edge of South Carolina Highway 21; thence continuing S36°42'40"W for a distance of 549.909 feet, more or less, to a concrete monument; thence continuing S53°35'00"E for a distance of 173.0016 feet, more or less, to a concrete monument; thence continuing N31°31'01" E for a distance of 551.92 feet, more or less to a concrete monument; thence continuing N53°35'00" W for a distance of 123.05 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning. This property is conveyed subject to all applicable covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements, rights of way, affirmative obligations, etc., as recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County. This being the same property conveyed to Christopher Pinckney Jr. by that certain deed from Charles Pinckney dated September 7, 2023, and recorded on December 12, 2023, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Book 4296 at page 215; being the same lot of land sold at the delinquent tax sale of October 2, 2023, for delinquent 2022 taxes in the name of PINCKNEY CHRISTOPHER; and being the same property conveyed to Presstar2023 by tax deed dated December 16, 2024, and recorded on January 21, 2025, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County in Book 4399 at page 2875. TMS No. R700 013 000 027A 0000. SECOND AMENDED SUMMONS YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Second Amended Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Second Amended Complaint upon the subscriber at his offices, 1201 Main Street, 22nd Floor (29201-3226), Post Office Box 11889, Columbia, South Carolina 29211-1889, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. Your Answer must be in writing and signed by you or your attorney and must state your address or the address of your attorney, if signed by your attorney. If you fail to answer the Second Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Second Amended Complaint. NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Complaint in the above-captioned action (Case No. 2025-CP-07-00868) was filed in the Beaufort County Clerk of Court's Office on April 3, 2025, the Amended Complaint was filed on September 4, 2025, and the Second Amended Complaint was filed on November 21, 2025. Copies of the Complaint, the Amended Complaint, and the Second Amended Complaint are available for review and inspection by all interested persons. s/ A. Parker Barnes III; SC Bar No. 68359; Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.; Post Office Box 11889; Columbia, SC 29211-1889; (803) 779-3080; Attorneys for Plaintiff. NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that there has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Beaufort County an Order Appointing Kelley Y. Woody, Esq., whose address is P.O. Box 6432 (29260), Columbia, South Carolina, as Guardian ad Litem Nisi. This appointment becomes absolute thirty (30) days after the service of the Notice and publication of the Second Amended Summons herein, unless you or someone on your behalf shall, before the expiration of the thirty (30) days after the service hereof, procure to be appointed for you a Guardian ad Litem to represent your interests in this action. ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI AND ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion to Appoint Guardian ad Litem Nisi and for an Order for Service by Publication ("Plaintiff's Motion"), through which Plaintiff seeks to appoint Kelley Y. Woody, Esq. as Guardian ad Litem Nisi for the following: a) The Estate of Christopher Pinckney aka Christopher Pinckney, Jr.; Heirs-at-Law of Christopher Pinckney aka Christopher Pinckney, Jr.; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Christopher Pinckney aka Christopher Pinckney, Jr., Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; b) The Estate of Mamie Brown aka Mamie Pinckney Brown; Heirs-at-Law of Mamie Brown aka Mamie Pinckney Brown; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Mamie Brown aka Mamie Pinckney Brown, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; c) The Estate of Edward Brown; Heirs-at-Law of Edward Brown; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Edward Brown, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; d) The Estate of Dorothy Brown; Heirs-at-Law of Dorothy Brown; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Dorothy Brown, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; e) The Estate of Sarah Brown; Heirs-at-Law of Sarah Brown; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Sarah Brown, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; f) The Estate of Susie Cardeaux aka Susie Pinckney Cardeaux aka Susie Meadow Pinckney Bryant; Heirs-at-Law of Susie Cardeaux aka Susie Pinckney Cardeaux aka Susie Meadow Pinckney Bryant; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Susie Cardeaux aka Susie Pinckney Cardeaux aka Susie Meadow Pinckney Bryant, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; g) The Estate of Dorothy Lesesne aka Dorothy Pinckney Lesesne aka Dorothy Elizabeth Lesesne; Heirs-at-Law of Dorothy Lesesne aka Dorothy Pinckney Lesesne aka Dorothy Elizabeth Lesesne; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Dorothy Lesesne aka Dorothy Pinckney Lesesne aka Dorothy Elizabeth Lesesne, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; h) The Estate of William Lesesne aka William Lesesne, Sr. aka William Lesesne, Jr.; Heirs-at-Law of William Lesesne aka William Lesesne, Sr. aka William Lesesne, Jr.; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of William Lesesne aka William Lesesne, Sr. aka William Lesesne, Jr., Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; i) The Estate of Ben Pinckney aka Benjamin Pinckney aka Benjamin F. Pinckney; Heirs-at-Law of Ben Pinckney aka Benjamin Pinckney aka Benjamin F. Pinckney; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Ben Pinckney aka Benjamin Pinckney aka Benjamin F. Pinckney, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; j) The Estate of Etta Pinckney aka Etta L. Pinckney; Heirs-at-Law of Etta Pinckney aka Etta L. Pinckney; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Etta Pinckney aka Etta L. Pinckney, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; k) The Estate of Henry Pinckney; Heirs-at-Law of Henry Pinckney; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Henry Pinckney, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; l) The Estate of Julia C. Pinckney aka Julia Pinckney; Heirs-at-Law of Julia C. Pinckney aka Julia Pinckney; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Julia C. Pinckney aka Julia Pinckney, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; m) The Estate of Wilhemina Coker; Heirs-at-Law of Wilhemina Coker; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Wilhemina Coker, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; n) The Estate of Lamont Henry Coker aka Lamont H. Coker; Heirs-at-Law of Lamont Henry Coker aka Lamont H. Coker; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Lamont Henry Coker aka Lamont H. Coker, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; o) The Estate of Lamont Coker, Jr.; Heirs-at-Law of Lamont Coker, Jr.; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Lamont Coker, Jr., Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; p) The Estate of Herbert Pinckney; Heirs-at-Law of Herbert Pinckney; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Herbert Pinckney, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; q) The Estate of Ernestine P. Rogers aka Ernestine Pinckney Rogers aka Ernestine Rogers; Heirs-at-Law of Ernestine P. Rogers aka Ernestine Pinckney Rogers aka Ernestine Rogers; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Ernestine P. Rogers aka Ernestine Pinckney Rogers aka Ernestine Rogers, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; r) The Estate of Robert Pinckney; Heirs-at-Law of Robert Pinckney; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Robert Pinckney, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; s) The Estate of Lilly Shell aka Lilly Pinckney Shell; Heirs-at-Law of Lilly Shell aka Lilly Pinckney Shell; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Lilly Shell aka Lilly Pinckney Shell, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; t) The Estate of Ruth P. Simmons aka Ruth Pinckney Simmons; Heirs-at-Law of Ruth P. Simmons aka Ruth Pinckney Simmons; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Ruth P. Simmons aka Ruth Pinckney Simmons, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs, or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation (collectively, the "Estates"); and u) John Doe and Mary Roe, the same being fictitious names used for the true names of all unknown persons claiming any right, title, estate, interest in, or lien upon the real property described in Plaintiff's Notice of Lis Pendens and Complaint, Amended Notice of Lis Pendens and Amended Complaint, and Second Amended Notice of Lis Pendens and Second Amended Complaint (the "Property"), their heirs and assigns; all other persons, firms, or corporations entitled to claim under, by, or through any of the defendants; and all other persons or entities unknown claiming any right, title, interest, estate in, or lien upon the Property, some or all of whom are or may be residents or non-residents of the State of South Carolina, minors, incompetent, imprisoned, under legal disability, or in the military service (collectively, "the Unknown Defendants"). For the reasons stated in Plaintiff's Motion, which are incorporated herein by reference, it appears that a Guardian ad Litem Nisi should be appointed for the Estates and the Unknown Defendants; It further appearing that some or all of the Estates and the Unknown Defendants, some or all of whom are or may be residents or non-residents of the State of South Carolina, minors, incompetent, imprisoned, under legal disability, or in the military service, and that the Estates and the Unknown Defendants are unknown to Plaintiff and cannot with reasonable diligence be located or their whereabouts ascertained; It further appearing that Kelley Y. Woody, Esq. is a suitable and competent person to understand and protect all rights and interests of the Estates and the Unknown Defendants, and that Kelley Y. Woody, Esq. has no interest adverse to the interests of the Estates and the Unknown Defendants and is not connected in business with Plaintiff or its counsel; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED as follows: 1. Kelley Y. Woody, Esq. is hereby appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi on behalf of the Estates and the Unknown Defendants, some or all of whom are or may be residents or non-residents of the State of South Carolina, minors, incompetent, imprisoned, under legal disability, or in the military service. 2. Kelley Y. Woody, Esq. is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and to represent the Estates and the Unknown Defendants, unless any one of them, or someone on behalf of any one of them, shall, within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem. 3. A copy of this Order shall be served upon the Estates and the Unknown Defendants by publication in The Beaufort Gazette, a newspaper of general circulation published in Beaufort County, South Carolina, once a week for three consecutive weeks, together with the Second Amended Notice of Lis Pendens, Second Amended Summons, Notice of Filing of Complaint, and Notice of Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem in this action. s/Jerri Ann Roseneau, Beaufort County Clerk of Court. ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION AS TO DEFENDANTS EDWARD JOHN BROWN AND JACQUELINE A. BROWN Based on Plaintiff's Motion for an Order for Service by Publication as to Edward John Brown and Jacqueline A. Brown and the Affidavit of Duly Diligent Search, it appears that this is an action to quiet tax title arising out of a tax deed recorded on January 21, 2025, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County in Book 4399 at page 2875, and that Edward John Brown and Jacqueline A. Brown cannot be located in Beaufort County or in the State of South Carolina, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that service in this matter be made on Edward John Brown and Jacqueline A. Brown by publishing a copy of the Second Amended Notice of Lis Pendens and Second Amended Summons in The Beaufort Gazette, a newspaper of general circulation published in Beaufort County, South Carolina, once a week for three consecutive weeks and by forwarding a copy of the pleadings to Edward John Brown and Jacqueline A. Brown at each of their last known addresses. s/Jerri Ann Roseneau, Beaufort County Clerk of Court.