Keith/Connie Kimber Summons

KIMBER SUMMONS STATE OF MINNESOTA IN DISTRICT COURT SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COUNTY OF OTTER TAIL CIVIL DIVISION Other Civil-Quiet Title Court File No. 56-CV-23-2789 _________________________________________________________ KEITH K. KIMBER AND CONNIE M. KIMBER, PLAINTIFFS, V. JOHN BJERTNESS AKA JOHN BJERTHNES, OLE BJERTNESS AKA OLE BJERTHNES, LOVISA BJERTHNES, ESTHER ALBJERG, VICTOR L. ALBJERG, AGNES STRAND ELSIE ALBJERG, HELEN EVELYN ALBJERG AKA HELEN ALBJERG, SUSAN LARSON, ALLEN LARSON, ROBERT D. STEWART, BOOTS MCCAIN STEWART, LONNIE M. OLSON, BERNELL G. OLSON AKA BERNELL GLENN OLSON, DELAINE M. OLSON AKA DELAINE MARLENE OLSON, LELON V. NAYLOR, GLENDA DALE OLSON AKA GLENDA DALE SCHMIDT, JAMES SMITH, LOIS M. SMITH, 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 THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, and the unknown heirs of any of the above-named persons now deceased, also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest or lien in the real estate described in the Complaint herein. 1. YOU ARE BEING SUED: The Plaintiffs have started a lawsuit against you. The Plaintiffs’ Complaint against you is attached to this Summons and 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 REPLY WITHIN 60 DAYS IF YOU ARE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. You must give or mail to the person who signed this summons a written response called an Answer within TWENTY-ONE (21) days, or SIXTY (60) days if you are the United States or a United States Agency, or an Officer or Employee of the United States described in Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 (a)(2) or (3), 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: Paul S. Jensen CJB LAW, PLLC Attorney at Law 125 S. Mill Street Fergus Falls, MN 56537 pjensen@cjblawyers.com 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 21 days, you will lose your 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, State of Minnesota, legally described as follows: Government Lot Four (4) and the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NW ¼ of NW ¼) of Section Seven (7), Township One Hundred Thirty-two (132), Range Forty-one (41), Otter Tail County, Minnesota. The object of this action is to determine the title and adverse claims to the real property described above and to have Plaintiffs adjudged the owners thereof as joint tenants in fee simple. CJB LAW, PLLC Dated: December 8, 2023 By: /s/ Paul S. Jensen Paul S. Jensen, #337420 125 South Mill Street Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-4088 pjensen@cjblawyers.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS (Published December 20 and 27, 2023 and January 3, 2024)