STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT FOND DU LAC COUNTY CAROL J. HANKWITZ 164 Southlake Circle Fond du Lac, WI 54935, Plaintiff, VS. SKYLAR P. MERTES N3761 Shamrock Court, Fond du Lac, WI 54937, WEST BEND INSURANCE COMPANY c/o Christopher Zwygart, Registered Agent West Bend Insurance Company 1900 South 18th Avenue West Bend, WI 53095, AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE c/o CT Corporation System, Registered Agent 301 S. Bedford Street, Suite 1 Madison, WI 53703, Defendants. Case No.: 25-CV-000402 Case Code: 30101 PUBLICATION SUMMONS THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO: SKYLAR P. MERTES N3761 Shamrock Court, Fond du Lac, WI 54937 You are hereby notified that the plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. Within 45 days you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the complaint, the demand must be sent or delivered to the Court, whose address is Fond du Lac County Courthouse, 160 S. Macy Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 54935, and to Attorney Athenamarie Demeros, plaintiff's attorney, whose address is 13105 W. Bluemound Road, Suite 100, Brookfield, WI 53005. You may have an attorney help or represent you. If you do not demand a copy of the Complaint within 45 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the Complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property. Dated at Brookfield, Wisconsin this 31st day of October, 2025. GROTH LAW FIRM, S. C. Attorneys for the Plaintiff, By: Athenamarie Demeros State Bar No.: 1140469 P.O. ADDRESS: 13105 W. Bluemound Road, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 (414) 999-0000 2 WNAXLP November 10, 17, 24 2025 LWIX0400909