Case Type: QUIET TITLE
SUMMONS
Court File No. 23-CV-25-227
Merle Peterson, Gary Peterson, Lyle Peterson, Larry Peterson, Lee Peterson, Lynn Peterson, Lana Zimmerman, Mary Jean Forde, James Forde, Neal Forde, Brooklyn Stevenson, and Frederick Stevenson
Plaintiff,
v.
Roger Peterson, Marjorie Peterson, Brian Forde, Orlenn Peterson, a/k/a Orlenn A. Forde, John Peterson and Larry Kidwell; and all successors and assigns; also the unknown heirs of the aforesaid persons, and all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest, or lien in the real estate described in the Complaint, subject to any easements of record,
Defendants.
THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS:
- YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you. The 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 there may be no court file number on this Summons.
- 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:
Nethercut Schieber PA
Gregory M. Schieber
32 Main Ave N, PO Box 657
Harmony, MN 55939
- YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to the 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.
- 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 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.
- 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 the 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.
- 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.
- THIS LAWSUIT MAY AFFECT OR BRING INTO QUESTION TITLE TO REAL
PROPERTY located in Fillmore County, State of Minnesota, legally described as follows:
The West Half of the Northwest Quarter (W ½ NW ¼) of Section 29, Township 101, Range 8, and the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW¼ SW¼) of Section 29, Township 101, Range 8.
- The object of this action is to determine that the Defendants have no right, title, estate, interest or lien in or on the above-described real estate.
NOTICE OF NO PERSONAL CLAIM. No personal claim is made against any of the Defendants in the action above entitled.
Dated: February 13, 2025
Nethercut Schieber PA
/s/Corinne M. Haugen
Attorney for Plaintiff (#400620)
32 Main Avenue North, P.O. Box 657 Harmony, MN 55939-0657
(507) 886-6131 I corinne@ranlaw.net
Publish 12,19,26