STATE or MINNESOTA IN DISTRICT COURT

COUNTY OF LAKE OF THE WOODS NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Court File No.: 39-CV-22
Case Type: Quiet Title/Declaratory Judgement

Susan Nelson as personal representative of the

Estate of Mark A. Nelson,

Plaintiff, SUMMONS

vs.

Thomas Fillmore Hayes, Heather Hayes,

Brock Hayes, and all other heirs, unknown or

known of Thomas Fillmore Hayes, deceased,

and all other persons known or unknown

claiming any right, title, estate, interest, or lien

in the real estate described in the complaint

herein,

Defendants.

THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS.

1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you. The Plaintiffs' Complaint against you is on file in the office of the court administrator of the above-named court Do not throw these papers away. They are official papers that affect your rights. You must respond to this lawsuit even though it may not yet be filed with the Court and there may be no court file number on this summons.

2. YOU MUST REPLY WITHIN 21 DAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. You must give or mail to the person who signed this summons a written response called an Answer within 21 days of the date on which you received this Summons. You must send a copy of your Answer to the person who signed this summons located at:
Alan B. Fish
ALAN B. FISH. P.A.
102 Second Avenue Northwest
Roseau, MN 56751

3. YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to the Plaintiffs' Complaint. In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of the Complaint. If you believe the Plaintiffs should not be given everything asked for in the Complaint, you must say so in your Answer.

4. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CASE IF YOU DO NOT SEND A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT TO THE PERSON WHO SIGNED THIS SUMMONS.

If you do not Answer within 20 days. you will lose this case. You will not get to tell your side of the story. and the Court may decide against you and award the Plaintiffs everything asked for in the complaint. If you do not want to contest the claims stated in the complaint, you do not need to respond. A default judgment can then be entered against you for the relief requested in the complaint.

5. LEGAL ASSISTANCE. You may wish to get legal help from a lawyer. If you do not have a lawyer, the Court Administrator may have information about places where you can get legal assistance. Even if you cannot get legal help, you must still provide a written Answer to protect your rights or you may lose the case.

6. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. The parties may agree to or be ordered to participate in an alternative dispute resolution process under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice. You must still send your written response to the Complaint even if you expect to use alternative means of resolving this dispute.

7. To be included only if this lawsuit affects title to real property:

THIS Lawsuit MAY AFFECT OR BRING INTO QUESTION TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY located in Lake of the Woods County, State of Minnesota, legally described as follows:

Lot Two (2), Block Eleven (11), East Beaudette, according to the recorded

Plat thereof, in the Village of Spooner, Minnesota, together will all hereditaments

and appurtenances belong thereto

The object of the action is to determine title and adverse claims and to extinguish and exclude the Defendants from any such interest or lien therein as more fully set forth in the Complaint filed of record with the Court Administrator in the above named District Court.

Dated: June 15, 2022 ALAN B. FISH, P. .
/s/Alan B. Fish
Alan B. Fish (#0238120
alanfish@alanbfishpa.com
102 Second Avenue Northwest
Roseau, Minnesota 56751
Tel: (218) 463-2088
Fax: (218) 463-2099
Attorney for Plaintiff

Publish July 6, 13, 20, 2022