STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF POPE

DISTRICT COURT

EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Case Type: Civil, Other

Court File No. 61-CV-23-228

SUMMONS

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U.S. Bank National Association,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Todd C. Hewlett, Minnesota 

Housing Finance Agency,

Defendants.

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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 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 TWENTY ONE (21) DAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS.  You must give or mail to the person who signed this Summons a written response called an Answer within twenty one (21) 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:

7616 Currell Boulevard, Suite 200, Woodbury, Minnesota 55125

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 twenty one (21) 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. ALTERNATE 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 alternate means of resolving this dispute.

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

Lot 13 & 14, Block 24, Village of Villard, Pope County, Minnesota

8. THE OBJECT OF THIS ACTION IS TO: Obtain an Order:

a.   Declaring the mortgage foreclosure sale held June 20, 2023, as evidenced by the Sheriff’s Certificate of Sale and Foreclosure Record, dated June 20, 2023 filed of record in the office of the Pope County Recorder on June 20, 2023 as Document No. 289609, be vacated; and

b.   Reviving and reinstating the mortgage together with the power of sale contained therein, dated June 5, 2019, and filed of record in the office of the Pope County Recorder on June 11, 2019, as Document No. 276905, encumbering the Property, nunc pro tunc, to its original lien priority.

Dated: June 29, 2023.

WILFORD, GESKE & COOK, P.A.

BY: /s/ Orin J. Kipp

Orin J. Kipp,  #0390438

Attorneys for the Plaintiff

7616 Currell Blvd., Suite 200

Woodbury, MN 55125

(651) 209-3300

Sept. 11, 18, 25