IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI MARCUS D. BURNS PLAINTIFF VS. CIVIL ACTION NO. 25-2218-AEC DWAYNE MALLETT; MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (MDA); JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; ANGEL MYERS McIRATH IN HER CAPACITY AS DISTRICT OF ATTORNEY FOR JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; AND ANY AND ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTIES SOLD FOR TAXES ON AUGUST 27, 2012, VIZ: LOT 7 HAGUELAND PARK S/D DB 1952-896 (284 MAP853.05-02) PARCEL NO: 41570007.000 S-T-R: 05-8S-5W PPIN 51937 YR 2011 DEFENDANTS SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: 1. Defendants, DWAYNE MALLETT, who was not found to be a resident within the State of Mississippi, and after diligent search and inquiry personally made by Plaintiff and whose 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 PROPERTIES SOLD FOR TAXES ON AUGUST 27, 2012, VIZ: LOT 7 HAGUELAND PARK S/D DB 1952-896 (284 MAP853.05-02) PARCEL NO: 41570007.000 S-T-R: 05-8S-5W PPIN 51937 YR 2011. You have been made a Defendants in the suit filed in this Court by Plaintiff, MARCUS BURNS seeking to confirm his title to the property described above, acquired from a tax sale on August 27, 2012 for taxes for the year 2011. 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 16th 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 13TH day of November, 2025. Josh Eldridge, Chancery Clerk 699 Convent Avenue Pascagoula, MS 39567 By: Theresa Liddell, D.C. PUBLISH: 11/16/25, 11/23/25 and 11/30/25 Bill to: David Pilger 1406 Bienville Blvd., Suite 101 Ocean Springs, MS 39564 (228) 215-0011