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SUMMONS
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
DISTRICT COURT
FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Court File No: 27-CV-17-4534
Case Type: 3B - Other Contract
Engineering Design Initiative, Ltd. and Bakke Kopp Ballou & McFarlin, Inc. d/b/a BKBM Engineers,
Plaintiffs, vs.
Partners & Sirny, L.L.P. and John Sirny, individually, Defendants.
THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO DEFENDANTS PARTNERS & SIRNY, L.L.P. AND JOHN SIRNY.
1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiffs have 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 TWENTY (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 twenty (20) days of the date on which you received this Summons. You must send a copy of your Answer to the person who signed Summons located at:
Gregerson, Rosow, Johnson
& Nilan, Ltd.
Joseph A. Nilan, Esq.
Margaret L. Neuville, Esq.
100 Washington Avenue South,
Suite 1550
Minneapolis, MN 55401
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 Plaintiffs 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 (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 Plaintiffs 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.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 549.211, Subd. 1, the undersigned hereby acknowledges that costs, disbursements, and reasonable attorneys' and witness fees may be awarded to the opposing party or parties pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 549.211, Subd. 3.
Dated: April 9, 2017
Joseph A. Nilan
Margaret L. Neuville
GREGERSON, ROSOW, JOHNSON
& NILAN, LTD
By: Joseph A. Nilan, #121277
Margaret L. Neuville, #0390550
100 Washington Avenue South,
Suite 1550
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Telephone: (612) 338-0755
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Engineering Design Initiative, Ltd. and Bakke Kopp Ballou & McFarlin, Inc. d/b/a BKBM Engineers
April 14, 21, 28, 2017 17-00619C