IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2025-CA-002675   VILLAGE CAPITAL & INVESTMENT LLC, Plaintiff, v. DOUGLAS BRENT WALKER, et al., Defendants.   NOTICE OF ACTION   TO: Douglas Brent Walker 17574 Northwest 173rd Road Alachua FL 32615   Douglas Brent Walker 6205 Millhopper Rd. Gainesville, FL 32653   Douglas Brent Walker 8424 NW 39th Cir Gainesville, FL 32653   Douglas Brent Walker 24850 SW 17th Pl., Apt. 204 Newberry, FL 32669   Douglas Brent Walker 44133 W Snow Dr. Maricopa, AZ 85138   Douglas Brent Walker 7109 Stapleton Dr. New Albany, OH 43054   Douglas Brent Walker 7620 Pitcher Pt., Apt. 103 Fountain, CO 80817   Douglas Brent Walker 41233 W. Sanders Way Maricopa, AZ 85138   Unknown Spouse of Douglas Brent Walker 17574 Northwest 173rd Road Alachua FL 32615   Unknown Spouse of Douglas Brent Walker 6205 Millhopper Rd. Gainesville, FL 32653   Unknown Spouse of Douglas Brent Walker 8424 NW 39th Cir Gainesville, FL 32653   Unknown Spouse of Douglas Brent Walker 24850 SW 17th Pl., Apt. 204 Newberry, FL 32669   Unknown Spouse of Douglas Brent Walker 44133 W Snow Dr. Maricopa, AZ 85138   Unknown Spouse of Douglas Brent Walker 7109 Stapleton Dr. New Albany, OH 43054   Unknown Spouse of Douglas Brent Walker 7620 Pitcher Pt., Apt. 103 Fountain, CO 80817   Unknown Spouse of Douglas Brent Walker 41233 W. Sanders Way Maricopa, AZ 85138   YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following described property in Alachua County, Florida:   Lot 79, BRIARWOOD PHASE 1, according to the plat as recorded in Plat Book 37, Pages 33 through 37, of the Public Records of Alachua County, Florida.   has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, on Anthony R. Smith, Esquire, the Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., 1201 S. Orlando Ave, Suite 430, Winter Park, FL 32789, on or before thirty (30) days from the date of first publication of this Notice, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on the Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; or a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.   Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in a proceeding, you are entitled to be provided with certain assistance at no cost to you. Please contact the ADA Coordinator, Alachua County Family and Civil Justice Center, 201 East University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601 (352-337-6237) at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice-impaired, call 711.   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said Court at Alachua County, Florida, this 10 day of February, 2026.   J.K. "Jess" Irby as Clerk of the Circuit Court of Alachua County, Florida   By: /s/ DEPUTY CLERK   Publish: GAINESVILLE SUN 2/18, 2/25/2026