Thomas vs Jacobson

STATE OF MINNESOTA        IN DISTRICT COURT

COUNTY OF KOOCHICHING        NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

            ***********     Civil - Quiet Title Action

Melvin Joseph Thomas, Jr. and    )    Court File No. 36-CV-12-138

Diane Marie Thomas a/k/a    )

Diane Marie Collyard,    )

            )

        Plaintiffs,    )

            )

    vs.        )    Amended SUMMONS

            )

Johanna Jacobson a/k/a Johanna Soltvedt    )

a/k/a Johanna Janson Saltvedt, deceased;    )

The unknown heirs of Johanna Jacobson    )

a/k/a Johanna Soltvedt a/k/a Johanna    )

Janson Saltvedt; Alf Soltvedt a/k/a Alf    )

Saltvedt, deceased, The unknown heirs of    )

Alf Soltvedt a/k/a Alf Saltvedt; Melvin    )

Joseph Thomas, deceased; State of Minnesota;    )

Koochiching County, Minnesota; and all    )

other persons unknown claiming any right,    )

title, estate, interest, or lien in or on the real    )

estate described in the Complaint herein    )

        Defendants        )

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THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT:

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:

            Shermoen & Jaksa, PLLP

            P.O. Box 1072

            International Falls, MN 56649

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 the County of Koochiching, State of Minnesota, legally described as follows:

Government Lots 3 and 7, Section 27, Township 152, Range 27

    The object of this action is to quiet Melvin Joseph Thomas, Jr. and Diane Marie Thomas a/k/a Diane Marie Collyard’s title to said real estate and to determine the adverse claims of the Defendants to the same and the rights of the respective parties therein, and the relief demanded in the Complaint consists wholly in excluding said Defendants from any interest in or lien on said real estate and no personal claim is being made against any of said Defendants.

    Dated this 11th day of April, 2012

                Shermoen & Jaksa, PLLP

                By: /s/ Kimberly A Literovich

                Kimberly A. Literovich, #0347632

                Attorneys for Plaintiffs

                345 Sixth Avenue/P.O. Box 1072

                International Falls, MN 56649

                (218) 283-4494

The Journal

April 14, 21 & 28, 2012