STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE COUNTY OF WAKE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 24CV031324-910 CITY OF RALEIGH, a municipal corporation, Plaintiff, vs. SANJAI K. GUPTA, TRUSTEE OF THE WILSON G. BANEGAS-GUPTA TRUST DATED NOVEMBER 12, 2015; SUMMER DESIREE HICKMAN, tenant; and COUNTY OF WAKE, Defendants. ____________________________________ NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: Sanjai K. Gupta, Trustee of the Wilson G. Banegas-Gupta Trust dated November 12, 2015 (address unknown) TAKE NOTICE THAT: A pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action and notice of service of process by publication began on July 11, 2025. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: The City of Raleigh, pursuant to its power of eminent domain, has sought to acquire temporary construction easement, temporary driveway repair/reconnection easement, public street right-of-way, permanent transit easement, and permanent slope easement, specifically, to promote the public safety and welfare, and to improve the public street right of way, specifically Lake Wheeler Road Project. A description of the property affected by the taking is as follows: 1401 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh, NC 27603, REID No. 0068411, PIN No. 1703237775. You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than three hundred and seventy-five (375) days after the date of the first publication of notice as stated above, exclusive of that date being on or by July 21, 2026. Upon your failure to do so, the Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief sought. This the 9th day of July, 2025. PLAINTIFF, CITY OF RALEIGH Karen M. McDonald City Attorney By: _/s/: James B. Trachtman_ James B. Trachtman Attorney, City of Raleigh PO Box 590 Raleigh, NC 27602 Tel: (919) 996-6560 Email: james.trachtman@raleighnc.gov IPL0253296 Jul 11,18,25 2025