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STATE OF MINNESOTA IN DISTRICT COURT SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COUNTY OF OTTER TAIL CIVIL DIVISION Quiet Title Court File No. 56-CV-23-1153 Jessica Rose Lopez, Daniel Mueller, and Cleo Mueller, Plaintiffs, vs. Ed Kemnitz; George W. Frankberg; Fergus Falls National Bank & Trust Company, as Trustee under the Last Will and Testament of George W. Frankberg; Doris K. Hotchkiss; Robert J. Hotchkiss; David J. Engelstad; Emalene A. Engelstad; FM Bank fka Security State Bank of Fergus Falls; and the unknown heirs of the above-named persons now deceased and any and all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, or interest in the premises described herein, Defendants. SUMMONS 1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiffs have 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 20 DAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. You must give or mail to the person who signed this summons a written response called an Answer within 20 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: Allen Haugrud 121 East Lincoln Avenue Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Attorney for Plaintiffs 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. THIS LAWSUIT MAY AFFECT OR BRING INTO QUESTION TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY located in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, legally described as follows: That part of Sublot Two (2) of the Northwest Quarter of Southwest Quarter (NW 1/4 of SW 1/4) of Section Thirty-four (34), Township One Hundred Thirty-three (133), Range Forty-three (43), described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of Reserve 1 of Sawbridge and Lowry’s Addition to the City of Fergus Falls; thence North along the West line of Buse Street, 300 feet more or less to its intersection with the South line of Laurel Street; thence West along the South line of Laurel Street 100 feet to the point of beginning of the tract to be described; thence continuing West along said South line of Laurel Street 50 feet; thence South and parallel to the West line of Buse Street 150 feet, thence East and parallel to the South line of Laurel Street 50 feet; thence North and parallel to the West line of Buse Street 150 feet to the point of beginning. Dated: May 15, 2023 By /s/ Allen Haugrud Allen Haugrud, #42420 121 East Lincoln Avenue Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Telephone No. 218-998-4299 Attorney for Plaintiffs (Published July 12, 19 and 26, 2023)