STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF PENNINGTON
DISTRICT COURT
NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Case Type: OtherCivil
Court File No. 57-CV-25-254
SUMMONS
Colleen Hoffman
Plaintiff,
vs.
Erwin A. Mueller and Carolyn Mueller, and any other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest or lien in the real property described in the Complaint herein,
Defendants.
THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO THE ABOVE DEFENDANTS
Erwin A. Mueller, Carolyn Mueller, and all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest, or lien against the Real Property described herein.
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: Ihle Sparby & Haase PA, 312 Main Avenue North, P.O. Box 574, Thief River Falls, MN 56701
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 questions title to real property located in Pennington County, State of Minnesota, legally described as follows:
The Southwest Three Hundred Sixty feet (360’) of Lot Three (3), Block One (1), County Acres Second Addition to the City of Thief River Falls, Minnesota, according to the Official Plat thereof on record, LESS the Southeasterly 79.192 feet thereof.
8. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the object of this action is to obtain a judgment declaring that Colleen Hoffman is the owner in fee simple of the above described real property, and that none of the said defendants have any right, title, estate, interest, or lien in or upon the said real property.
Notice is further given that no personal claim is made by plaintiff against any of the defendants.
Dated: April 16, 2025.
Ihle Sparby & Haase PA
By: /s/ Nathan Haase
Attorneys for Plaintiff
MN #0395394
312 Main Avenue North
Thief River Falls, MN 56701
Telephone: 218-681-7373