Jane Gardner Summons

STATE OF MINNESOTA IN DISTRICT COURT EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COUNTY OF GRANT CIVIL DIVISION Quiet Title Court File No. 26-CV-25-279 _________________________________________________________ Jane Gardner aka Jane Marie Gardner, Plaintiff, vs. Vernon D. Johnson; Florence L. Johnson; Daric J. Pfingsten; Jodi L. Pfingsten aka Jodi I. Pfingsten; Amy Swenson aka Amy M. Swenson; 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. Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you. Plaintiff’s 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: Allen Haugrud 121 East Lincoln Avenue Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Attorney for Plaintiff 3. YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to Plaintiff’s Complaint. In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of the Complaint. If you believe the Plaintiff 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 this case. You will not get to tell your side of the story, and the Court may decide against you and award the Plaintiff 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 Grant County, Minnesota, legally described as follows: That part of Lot Four (4), Block Five (5), of Fair View Addition to Elbow Lake, also known as Fairview Addition to Elbow Lake, Grant County, Minnesota, lying north of the following described line: Commencing at the Southwest corner of Lot Four (4), Block Five (5), of Fair View Addition to Elbow Lake; thence Northerly along the West line of said Lot Four (4) 125.06 feet, the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence Easterly and parallel with the South Line of said Lot Four (4) 133.5 feet more or less to the East line of said Lot Four (4) and there terminating. Dated: November 12, 2025 By /s/ Allen Haugrud Allen Haugrud, #42420 121 East Lincoln Avenue Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Telephone No. 218-998-4299 Attorney for Plaintiff (Published November 19, 26 and December 3, 2025)