This letter was written to the HILCO corporate attorney:

Ms. McGregor

As you will remember, in November 2006 I notified Mr. Gerald Lemons of my intentions to run for a position on the Hilco board, in District 2. At that time, you responded with instructions for filing my application that at the time were not posted on the co-op's website. Those instructions included a provision that I must wait until a July 9-30 time window to submit my application.

However, it appears that, prior to the time window, the Hilco board voted to move me out of the district in which I had announced my intention to run, in what appears to be an attempt to prevent my candidacy against the incumbent.

My question to you, as legal counsel for the entire co-op of which I am a member, is this: can you tell me whether you provided counsel to the board - or to any board member - regarding the propriety or legality of such an action before it was voted on? And, did you express your concurrence with this action?

And finally, because the re-districting was seemingly done to prevent my candidacy for board membership - and to the detriment of the entire co-op - would I be correct in assuming that you, as General Counsel, will file on the behalf of the entire co-op, an injunction to prevent this action by the board or to postpone the action until after the September election?

Thank you,

Steve McAlister