IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR POLK COUNTY Civil Citation No. DMCICI011461 CITY OF DES MOINES, Plaintiff, vs. AMIR G. GHABIRAL, Defendant(s), And Regarding the Property at 1428 E. 21st Street, Des Moines, Iowa. ORIGINAL NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT AMIR G. GHABRIAL: You are notified that on April 1st, 2026, a Civil Citation was filed in the Clerk of Court for Polk County, Small Claims Division, Polk County Justice Center, 222 5th Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309, naming you as Defendant in the above-captioned action. The Citation states that the property locally known as 1428 E. 21st Street, and legally described as LOT 73 DELEWARE PLACE, is in violation of Municipal Code of the City of Des Moines, Chapter 102, Section 43(4) and Section 43(7). Plaintiff prays that the Court order the Defendants to cure these violations or authorize the City of Des Moines to enter the area of the property in order to abate these violations if the Defendants fail to do so. Further, the Plaintiff requests that the court asses 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 all fines and civil penalties incurred, with interest. The attorney for the Plaintiff is Marcus L. Coleman, Assistant City Attorney. Contact information for said attorney is: City of Des Moines Legal Department, 1200 Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-1813, phone: (515) 283-4532; facsimile (515) 237-1748; e-mail: MLColeman@dmgov.org. You must file an answer within 20 days from the date of service electronically using the Iowa Judicial Branch Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) at http://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 allotted time, judgment by default may be entered for the relief demanded in the Civil Citation. If you require the assistance of auxiliary aids or services to participate in court because of a disability, immediately call your district ADA coordinator at 1-515-286-3394. (If you are hearing impaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942.) IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS.