IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN THE MATTER OF ZAIDON K. HAYES, A MINOR CAUSE NO.: 26CH2:26-CV-00290-MA BY AND THROUGH HIS MOTHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN, JOY DRYDEN PETITIONER SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY OF HARRISON You are hereby commanded to Summons: MARCUS HAYES You have been named as an interested party in the Petition for Authority to Compromise and Settle Disputed Claim for Personal Injury for Zaidon K. Hayes, a Minor, filed in this Court by Joy Dryden, Petitioner. NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: You are summoned to appear for the hearing on the Petition for Authority to Compromise and Settle Disputed Claim for Personal Injury filed in this action at 9:00 a.m. on the 27th day of July, 2026, in the courtroom of the Honorable Judge Margaret Alfonso at the Harrison County Courthouse, First Judicial District, in Gulfport, Mississippi, and, in case of failure to appear and defend, a judgment will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition without further opportunity for you to be heard. You are not required to file an answer or other pleading, but you may do so if you desire. ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF SAID COURT, this the 29th day of May, 2026. ANGELA THRASH, HARRISON COUNTY CHANCERY COURT BY: Lesley Sefton DEPUTY CLERK Publication dates: June 15, 2026; June 22, 2026; June 29, 2026