Court File No.: 27-CV-25-6098 SUMMONSSTATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF HENNEPIN FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT CASE TYPE: PERSONAL INJURY GARY PAULSON Plaintiff, vs. KATHERINE MAE BRATSCH Defendant.THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO: THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT. 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 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 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: FLORIN ROEBIG, PA 777 Alderman Road Palm Harbor, FL 34683 Phone: 952-314-4771 Service Emails/Fax: Fax: 952-807-0065 (Brent) Fax: 651-251-0818 (Angela) CKFlorin@florinroebig.com JVillella@florinroebig.com KStevens@florinroebig.com BImholte@florinroebig.com ABucko@florinroebig.com 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 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. 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: December 30, 2024FLORIN ROEBIG, P.A. Chad K. Florin, Esq. #0398191 Jessica S. Villella, Esq. #0396218 Kevin L. M. Stevens, Esq. #0400253 Physical Address: 7760 France Avenue South, Suite 130 Minneapolis, MN 55435 Mailing Address: 777 Alderman Road Palm Harbor, FL 34683 Telephone: (800) 226-6581 Service Emails: CKFlorin@florinroebig.com KStevens@florinroebig.com JVillella@florinroebig.com BIMHOLTE@florinroebig.com ABucko@florinroebig.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFACKNOWLEDGMENT The undersigned attorney acknowledges, pursuant to Minn. Stat. §549.211 (2), that the attorney and the attorney's client are aware that upon motion of a party, or upon the court's own motion, the court in its discretion may award to that party costs, disbursements, reasonable attorney's fees and witness fees if the party or attorney against whom costs, disbursements, reasonable attorney and witness fees are charged acted in bad faith, asserted a claim or defense that is frivolous and that is costly to the other party, asserted on unfounded position solely to delay the ordinary course of the proceedings or to harass, or committed a fraud upon the court. Dated: December 30, 2024 Chad K. Florin, Esq. #0398191 Jessica S. Villella, Esq. #0396218 Kevin L. M. Stevens, Esq. #0400253(April 19, 26, May 3, 2025) 4049752