PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF MOWER
DISTRICT COURT
THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
CASE TYPE: CIVIL OTHER/MISC
Rocket Mortgage, LLC f/k/a Quicken Loans, LLC, Plaintiff,
vs. Joseph Schultz, John Doe, and Mary Roe, Defendants.
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
Case No.: 50-CV-24-1304

THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO JOSEPH SCHULTZ.

1. You are being sued. The Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you. The Complaint is on file with the above-named court. Do not throw these papers away. They are official papers that start a lawsuit and affect your legal rights.

2. You must BOTH reply, in writing, AND get a copy of your reply to the person/business who is suing you within 21 days to protect your rights. Your reply is called an Answer. Getting your reply to the Plaintiff is called service. You must serve a copy of your Answer or Answer and Counterclaim (Answer) within 21 days after three weeks of publication of this Summons.

ANSWER: You can find the Answer form and instructions on the MN Judicial Branch website at www.mncourts.gov/forms under the “Civil” category. The instructions will explain in detail how to fill out the Answer form.

3. 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 think the Plaintiff should not be given everything they asked for in the Complaint, you must say that in your Answer.

4. SERVICE: You may lose your case if you do not send a written response to the Plaintiff. If you do not serve a written Answer within 21 days, you may lose this case by default. You will not get to tell your side of the story. If you choose not to respond, the Plaintiff may be awarded everything they asked for in their Complaint. If you agree with the claims stated in the Complaint, you don’t need to respond. A default judgment can then be entered against you for what the Plaintiff asked for in the Complaint.

To protect your rights, you must serve a copy of your Answer on the person who signed this Summons in person or by mail at this address:

Samuel R. Coleman
25 Dale Street North
St. Paul, MN 55102

5. Carefully read the Instructions (CIV301) for the Answer for your next steps.

6. Legal Assistance. You may wish to get legal help from an attorney. If you do not have an attorney and would like legal help:
• Visit www.mncourts.gov/selfhelp and click on the “Legal Advice Clinics” tab to get more information about legal clinics in each Minnesota county.
•Court Administration may have information about places where you can get legal assistance.

7. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The parties may agree to or be ordered to participate in an ADR process under Rule 114 of the Minnesota Rules of Practice. You must still serve your written Answer, even if you expect to use ADR.

8. THIS LAWSUIT MAY AFFECT OR BRING INTO QUESTION TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY located in Mower County, State of Minnesota, legally described as follows:

Lot 1, Block 22, of the Village of LeRoy Station, Mower County, Minnesota.

The object of this action is to obtain a judgment against Joseph Schultz in the amount due under the Note and Mortgage and an order directing a foreclosure sale of the above-referenced property.
TROTT LAW, P.C.

Dated: September 30, 2024 By: s/ Samuel R. Coleman
Samuel R. Coleman (#389839)
Attorney for Plaintiff
25 Dale Street North
St. Paul, MN 55102
Telephone: (651) 209-9785
scoleman@trottlaw.com
(24-0134-LIT02)

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