Summons by Publication IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI AMERICAN PRIDE PROPERTIES, LLC PLAINTIFF VERSUS CAUSE NO. 26-1217 MAM LA FRANCE V. BATIA; ALL HEIRS OF LA FRANCE V. BATIA; JULIE S. BATIA; ALL HEIRS OF JULIE S BATIA; JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; ANGEL MYERS MCILRATH, IN HER CAPACITY AS DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; AND ALL OTHER PERSONS, FIRMS AND CORPORATIONS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE WITHIN DESCRIBED LAND LOCATED IN JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, WHICH WAS SOLD FOR JACKSON COUNTY AD VALOREM TAXES ON AUGUST 28, 2023, VIZ: COM SW COR NW1/4 E 289' M/L N 396.77' N 3 DEG E 99.72' TO POB N 3 DEG E 170.82' TO S/M SHADY REST RD E 167.34' S 195' N 81 DEG W 179.62' TO POB DB 381-51 (20 MAP687.36) PARCEL NO: 02936140.000 S-T-R: 36-6 -8 PPIN 16146 YR 2022 JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI DEFENDANTS SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: LA FRANCE V. BATIA; ALL HEIRS OF LA FRANCE V. BATIA; JULIE S. BATIA; ALL HEIRS OF JULIE S BATIA; JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; ANGEL MYERS MCILRATH, IN HER CAPACITY AS DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; AND ALL OTHER PERSONS, FIRMS AND CORPORATIONS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE WITHIN DESCRIBED LAND LOCATED IN JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, WHICH WAS SOLD FOR JACKSON COUNTY AD VALOREM TAXES ON AUGUST 28, 2023, VIZ: COM SW COR NW1/4 E 289' M/L N 396.77' N 3 DEG E 99.72' TO POB N 3 DEG E 170.82' TO S/M SHADY REST RD E 167.34' S 195' N 81 DEG W 179.62' TO POB DB 381-51 (20 MAP687.36) PARCEL NO: 02936140.000 S-T-R: 36-6 -8 PPIN 16146 YR 2022 JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI This is a suit by American Pride Properties, LLC to confirm tax title, and for other relief as to that certain property legally described as: COM SW COR NW1/4 E 289' M/L N 396.77' N 3 DEG E 99.72' TO POB N 3 DEG E 170.82' TO S/M SHADY REST RD E 167.34' S 195' N 81 DEG W 179.62' TO POB DB 381-51 (20 MAP687.36) PARCEL NO: 02936140.000 S-T-R: 36-6 -8 PPIN 16146 YR 2022 AMERICAN PRIDE PROPERTIES, LLC, obtained its interest in the subject property by virtue of a QUITCLAIM DEED AND ASSIGNMENT granted by MS TL LLC DBA MS TL LLC TESCO CUSTODIAN FOR MS TL LLC, dated January 22, 2025, and recorded on December 11, 2025, as #202525607 BK: 2241 PG: 665-666 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Jackson County, Mississippi. MS TL LLC DBA MS TL LLC TESCO CUSTODIAN, being the highest and best bidder at the tax sale dated August 28, 2023, for the 2022 Jackson County, Mississippi ad valorem taxes which were not redeemed, was granted a Chancery Clerk's Conveyance Land Sold for Taxes for said property dated December 2, 2025, and was recorded that same day as #202523639 BK: 2238 PG: 182 in the Office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk. If you have a legal or equitable claim or interest in this real property and/or any personal property contained therein, you are required to mail or hand-deliver a copy of your response to the Complaint to Quiet and Confirm Title and For Other Relief to the attorney for Plaintiff, Negrotto & Associates, PLLC, c/o Lewie G. "Skip" Negrotto, IV, the attorney for Plaintiff, whose post office address is 133 Davis Avenue, Ste L, Pass Christian, MS 39571. YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS FROM THE 15th day of July 2026, WHICH IS THE DATE OF 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 RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT. You must also file the original of your Response with the Chancery Clerk of Jackson County, Mississippi within a reasonable time afterward at 3104 Magnolia Street, Pascagoula, MS 39567-4127. Josh Eldridge Jackson County Chancery Clerk ISSUE DATE: July 10, 2026 BY: Carol Whitfield DEPUTY COURT CLERK Publish three (3) times: 07/15/2026, 07/22/2026, 07/29/2026 IPL0357295 Jul 15,22,29 2026