SUMMONS

SUMMONS
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
DISTRICT COURT
FOURTH  JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Court File Number: 27-CV-18-14075
Case Type: 11/Personal Injury
Judge Kristin Siegesmund
Rhonda Michelle Holbrook
    PLAINTIFF,
vs.
    
Nicholas Dion Aldridge
    DEFENDANT.
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THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO DEFENDANT NICHOLAS DION ALDRIDGE:
1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you. The Plaintiffs  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:    Kerfeld Law Office, P.A., 25 Ninth Avenue North,  P.O. Box 458, Hopkins, MN 55343
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 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.
 
Dated: July 12, 2018         
KERFELD LAW OFFICE, P.A.
By: Mark  R.    Kerfeld I.D.  025437X
Attorneys for Plaintiff, Rhonda Michelle Holbrook
 
Kerfeld Law Office, P.A.
25 Ninth Avenue North
P.O. Box 458
Hopkins, MN 55343
Telephone:  (952) 933-2390mkerfeld@kerfeldlaw.com
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