SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION - Wells Fargo vs. Lafontaine et al

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

STATE OF MINNESOTA

COUNTY OF CARLTON

DISTRICT COURT

SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

CASE TYPE: MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE

File No.: 09-CV-12-768

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Plaintiff,

vs.

KENNETH A. LAFONTAINE,

SHERYL M. LAFONTAINE,

AFFINITY PLUS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, a Minnesota corporation,

NORTHWOODS CREDIT UNION, a Minnesota corporation,

JOHN DOE AND MARY ROE,

Defendants.

THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO KENNETH A. LAFONTAINE AND SHERYL M. LAFONTAINE.

1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you. The Plaintiff's Complaint against you is attached to this summons. 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:

Reiter & Schiller, P.A., 25 N. Dale Street, St. Paul, MN 55102.

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

North 1/2 of the North 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 25, Township 48, North of Range 17, West of the Fourth Principal Meridian.

You are hereby notified that this action is brought for the purpose of foreclosing that certain mortgage dated December 6, 2002 and filed of record with the Carlton County Recorder on December 10, 2002 Document No. 364707.

Dated: April 10, 2012

REITER & SCHILLER, P.A.

BY: /s/ Sarah J.B. Adam

Attorney for Petitioner

25 Dale St No.

The Academy Professional Bldg.

St. Paul, Minnesota 55102-2227

Telephone: (651) 209-9770

Atty Reg. 332021

(BL1837)

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