STATE OF MINNESOTA
DISTRICT COURT
COUNTY OF SHERBURNE
TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
CASE TYPE: Quiet Title
SUMMONS
Court File No.: 71-CV-25-1733
Adam R. Kretsch
Plaintiff,
v.
C&K Associates LLC,
MX Estates,
John Doe, and Mary Roe
Defendants
THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO C&K Associates, LLC, MX Estates, John Doe and Mary Roe.
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.
PLAINTIFF IS NOT SEEKING A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT AGAINST ANY PARTY AND IS COMMENCING THIS ACTION TO QUIET TITLE TO PROPERTY AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED HEREIN.
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:
Lutz Law Firm
120 South 6th Street,
Suite 1515
Minneapolis, MN 55402
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.
7. QUIET TITLE. This action involves, affects or brings into question certain real property located at 13310 4th Avenue South, Zimmerman, MN 55398, legally described as follows:
Lot 10, Block 3, Marturano Meadows, Sherburne County, Minnesota
(the “Property”)
The object of this action is: (i) to determine that Defendants have no right, title, lien, estate or interest in the Property; (ii) and Adam R. Kretsch is the current fee simple owner of the Property; and (iii) to award Plaintiff such other further relief as the above-named Court deems just, fair and equitable.
Lutz Law Firm
Dated: September 15, 2025
/s/ David A. Lutz
David A. Lutz (#0286990)
120 South 6th Street, Suite 1515
Minneapolis, MN 55402
(612) 424-2110
Attorney for Plaintiff
(Published in the Patriot: 10/18/25, 10/25/25, 11/01/25).
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