IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY
CITY OF DES MOINES, IOWA, Plaintiff,
vs.
RAYMOND L. KASIER II, DORIS W. TURNER, and ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF DORIS W. TURNER, Defendant(s).
ORIGINAL NOTICE (Publication) CASE NO. EQCE091971
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: DORIS W. TURNER, and ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF DORIS W. TURNER
You are notified that on the 9th day of September, 2025, a Petition was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Polk County, Iowa naming you as a Defendant in the above-captioned action. The Petition prays that the property legally described as: Lot 15 in Block 2 in STALFORD & DIXONS ADDITION, an Official Plat, now included in and forming a part of the City of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and locally known as 1432 Dixon Street, Des Moines, Iowa, has been declared a public nuisance and violations must be abated to substantially comply with the Municipal Code of the City of Des Moines. Further, Plaintiff prays: the Court declare the main structure located upon this property a public nuisance and enter an order directing the Defendant(s) who holds title and/or are contract purchasers, to immediately vacate and secure the structure and take the appropriate steps to abate the nuisance. Further, the Plaintiff requests that if the nuisance has not been abated in the time ordered by the Court, the Plaintiff be authorized and directed to abate the public nuisance by entering upon the property and demolishing and removing the main structure and leveling the ground upon which it stands, and for all other relief deemed equitable under the circumstances. Further, the Plaintiff requests that the court assess in rem against the property for the costs of this action and the costs incurred in the enforcement of the Municipal Code of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, inclusive of any costs incurred in the abatement of the public nuisance, all with interest. Further, the Plaintiff requests that any Defendant who holds an interest by virtue of a lien or mortgage be ordered to allow the abatement of the public nuisance. The attorneys for the Plaintiff are Kristine Stone Dustin J. Coffman, Special Counsel for the City of Des Moines, whose address is 100 Court Avenue, Suite 600, Des Moines, Iowa 50309, email: kstone@ahlerslaw.com dcoffman@ahlerslaw.com, phone number: (515) 243-7611.
You must electronically file an answer to this action with the Clerk of Court for Polk County, 500 Mulberry Street, Des Moines, Iowa, on or before the 21st day of October, 2025 using EDMS at https://iowacourts.state.ia.us/Efile, unless you obtain from the Court an exemption from electronic filing requirements. If you do not file an answer within the 20-day time period, judgment by default may be entered for the relief demanded in the Petition.
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IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS.
September 17, 24, October 1 2025
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