STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF DAKOTA
DISTRICT COURT
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Case Type: Personal Injury
Court File No:
19HA-CV-25-4502
Judge:
Mingqui Deng,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Robert Madonia
Defendant
SUMMONS
THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO:
Robert Madonia
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 he 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:
Metro Law Offices, Ltd.-5618 Bass Lake Road Crystal, MN 55429
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.
Michael Lieber (Atty. I.D. 0403650)
Attorney for Plaintiff
Metro Law Offices, Ltd.
5618 Bass Lake Road
Minneapolis, MN 55429
(763) 592-0200
mike@metrolawoffices.com
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