Summons

STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF STEELE
    
DISTRICT COURT
THIRD JUDICIAL 
DISTRICT
Civil Division
Case Type: Quiet Title
Court File No. 74-CV-23-1715

LaRae C. Hansen,
Plaintiff,
 SUMMONS

vs.
Frank T. Lewis; Patricia G. Lewis, n/k/a
Patricia G. Lewis-
Devinny; the unknown heirs of Vickie Gail Hofius a/k/a Vickie Gail 
Gimmestad, deceased; and all other persons unknown claiming
any right, title, estate, interest, or lien in the real
estate described in the Complaint herein,
Defendants.

THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO THE ABOVE-NAMED 
DEFENDANTS:

1. 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 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: 215 East Elm Avenue, PO Box
249, Waseca, MN 
56093-0249.

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 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 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.

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. REAL PROPERTY. THIS LAWSUIT MAY 
AFFECT OR BRING INTO QUESTION
TITLE TO REAL 
PROPERTY located in Steele County, 
Minnesota, legally 
described as
follows:
The Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) of the 
Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4) of the
Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4) of Section 29, 
Township 106 North, Range 19
West.
The object of this action is to obtain a judgment that Plaintiff is the owner, in fee simple,
of the above-described real property, and that none of the said 
Defendants have any
estate or interest in or lien thereon.

Dated this 9th day of November, 2023.

/s/Keith L. Deike
Keith L. Deike (#148635)
PATTON, HOVERSTEN & BERG, P.A.
215 Elm Ave. E., 
PO Box 249
Waseca, MN 56093-0249
(507) 835-5240
keith/deike@phblawoffice.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

11.15-298.11