IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI WESLEY BRIGHT PLAINTIFF VS. CIVIL ACTION NO. 25-1875-DNH JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; ANGEL MYERS McILRATH IN HER CAPACITY AS DISTRICT OF ATTORNEY FOR JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; BETH PARK; JOSEPH D. RICHARDS; PAUL J. WATKINS; THE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF SAID INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS; AND ANY AND ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY SOLD FOR TAXES ON AUGUST 27, 2018 VIZ: LOT 361 GULF SPRINGS EST S/D SEC A DB 1702-849 (233 MAP872.10-01) PARCEL NO: 85414043.000 S-T-R: 10-8S-7W PPIN 68335 YR 2017 DEFENDANTS SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: 1. Defendant, JOSEPH D. RICHARDS, who was not found in the State of Mississippi after diligent search and inquiry personally made by Plaintiff as to Defendant's present place of residence, post office address and street address are unknown to the Plaintiff after diligent search and inquiry to ascertain the same, and if dead, his unknown heirs-at-law, legatees, devisees, executors, administrators, and legal representatives, each of whom is an adult non-resident of the State of Mississippi or not to be found therein, none of whom are known to Plaintiff and each of whom was not found within the State of Mississippi by Plaintiff after diligent search and inquiry personally made by Plaintiff and whose names, present places of residence, post office address and street address are unknown to Plaintiff after diligent search and inquiry to ascertain the same. 2. ANY AND ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY SOLD FOR TAXES ON AUGUST 27, 2018 VIZ: LOT 361 GULF SPRINGS EST S/D SEC A DB 1702-849 (233 MAP872.10-01) PARCEL NO: 85414043.000 S-T-R: 10-8S-7W PPIN 68335 YR 2017. You have been made a Defendants in the suit filed in this Court by Plaintiff, WESLEY BRIGHT, seeking to confirm his title to the property described above, acquired from a tax sale on August 27, 2018, for taxes for the year 2017. You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint filed against you in this action to DAVID PILGER, Attorney for the Plaintiff whose address is 1406 Bienville Blvd., Suite 101, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 39564. YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE 5th DAY OF NOVEMBER 2025, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT. You must also file the original of your response with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward. Issued under my hand and the Seal of said Court, this the 30th day of October, 2025. Josh Eldridge, Chancery Clerk 699 Convent Avenue Pascagoula, MS 39567 By: Savannah Collins, D.C. PUBLISH: 11-5-25, 11-12-25, and 11-19-25 Bill to: David Pilger 1406 Bienville Blvd., Suite 101 Ocean Springs, MS 39564 (228) 215-0011 IPL0287381 Nov 5,12,19 2025