NOTICE OF ACTION BY PUBLICATION: Secretary of Veterans Affairs, an Officer of the United States of America v Michael Richards and Tanja Smith, Case No: 63-CV-2025-901265.00 was filed in the Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama on October 30, 2025, seeking possession in that Complaint for an Ejectment Action on the property described as follows: 3608 36TH ST, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Parcel ID: 63-31-08-33-1-013-010.000 Lot 118 The Glen No. 4, a map or plat of which is recorded in Plat Book 10, at page 68 in the Probate Office of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Michael Richards and Tanja Smith, and persons/entities who reside at the subject property, 3608 36TH ST, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 are hereby notified that the above-styled action was filed against you on October 30, 2025, and that by Order of the Court, you are hereby commanded to plead, answer, or otherwise respond to the complaint within 30 days from the last publication date of December 31, 2025, or thereafter suffer judgment to be rendered against the you for the possession of the property because this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who are not personally served with a copy of the complaint. Your response must be filed with the Circuit Court Clerk, Tuscaloosa County Courthouse, and served upon counsel for the plaintiff, F. Wayne Keith, Brock & Scott PLLC, 120 Bishop Circle, Pelham, AL 35124-1397 whose phone number is 659-202-0281.