IN THE FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT...
IN THE FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT...
IN THE FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ESMERALDA
Case No. CV26.21
Dept. No. I
GEMFIELD RESOURCES LLC f/k/a METALLIC GOLDFIELD INC., a Nevada limited liability company, Plaintiff,
vs.
THE ESTATES OF PHILLIP F. ROMANI AND LAURETTA J. ROMANI; THE HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS OF PHILLIP F. ROMANI AND LAURETTA J. ROMANI; ALSO ALL OTHER PERSONS UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN OR INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT ADVERSE TO PLAINTIFF'S OWNERSHIP, OR ANY CLOUD UPON PLAINTIFF'S TITLE THERETO; and DOES 1-10, Defendants.
SUMMONS
TO THE DEFENDANTS: YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. THE COURT MAY DECIDE AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR BEING HEARD UNLESS YOU RESPOND IN WRITING WITHIN 21 DAYS. READ THE INFORMATION BELOW VERY CAREFULLY.
A civil complaint or petition has been filed by the plaintiff(s) against you for the relief as set forth in that document (see complaint or petition). When service is by publication, add a brief statement of the object of the action:
The object of this action is: Plaintiff's claims include seeking to quiet title in its name related to the real property described as follows:
The patented mining claim located in Esmeralda County, Nevada, Township 2 South, Range 42 East, Section 26, MDB&M, and further described as:
Claim Name: Gold Button; Mineral Survey: 3717; Patent No. 316763, recorded in the real property records of Esmeralda County, Nevada on March 21, 1913, in Book 22, Page 54 as Document 5160; APN: 000-002-67
1. If you intend to defend this lawsuit, you must do the following within 21 days after service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service:
a. File with the Clerk of the Court, whose address is shown below, a formal written answer to the complaint or petition, along with the appropriate filing fees, in accordance with the rules of the Court, and;
b. Serve a copy of your answer upon the attorney or plaintiff(s) whose name and address is shown below.
2. Unless you respond, a default will be entered upon application of the plaintiff(s) and this Court may enter a judgment against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition.
Dated this 9th day of March, 2026
LACINDA ELGAN
CLERK OF THE COURT
By: Deputy Clerk
Fifth Judicial District Court P.O. Box 547
Goldfield, NV 89013
Issued on behalf of Plaintiff(s):
Name: Matthew B. Hippler, Holland & Hart LLP
Address: 5470 Kietzke Lane, Suite 100 Reno, Nevada 89511
Phone Number: (775) 327-3000
PUB: Mar. 17, 24, 31, Apr. 7, 14, 2026 LV Review-Journal
IN THE FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ESMERALDA
Case No. CV26.21
Dept. No. I
GEMFIELD RESOURCES LLC f/k/a METALLIC GOLDFIELD INC., a Nevada limited liability company, Plaintiff,
vs.
THE ESTATES OF PHILLIP F. ROMANI AND LAURETTA J. ROMANI; THE HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS OF PHILLIP F. ROMANI AND LAURETTA J. ROMANI; ALSO ALL OTHER PERSONS UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN OR INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT ADVERSE TO PLAINTIFF'S OWNERSHIP, OR ANY CLOUD UPON PLAINTIFF'S TITLE THERETO; and DOES 1-10, Defendants.
SUMMONS
TO THE DEFENDANTS: YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. THE COURT MAY DECIDE AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR BEING HEARD UNLESS YOU RESPOND IN WRITING WITHIN 21 DAYS. READ THE INFORMATION BELOW VERY CAREFULLY.
A civil complaint or petition has been filed by the plaintiff(s) against you for the relief as set forth in that document (see complaint or petition). When service is by publication, add a brief statement of the object of the action:
The object of this action is: Plaintiff's claims include seeking to quiet title in its name related to the real property described as follows:
The patented mining claim located in Esmeralda County, Nevada, Township 2 South, Range 42 East, Section 26, MDB&M, and further described as:
Claim Name: Gold Button; Mineral Survey: 3717; Patent No. 316763, recorded in the real property records of Esmeralda County, Nevada on March 21, 1913, in Book 22, Page 54 as Document 5160; APN: 000-002-67
1. If you intend to defend this lawsuit, you must do the following within 21 days after service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service:
a. File with the Clerk of the Court, whose address is shown below, a formal written answer to the complaint or petition, along with the appropriate filing fees, in accordance with the rules of the Court, and;
b. Serve a copy of your answer upon the attorney or plaintiff(s) whose name and address is shown below.
2. Unless you respond, a default will be entered upon application of the plaintiff(s) and this Court may enter a judgment against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition.
Dated this 9th day of March, 2026
LACINDA ELGAN
CLERK OF THE COURT
By: Deputy Clerk
Fifth Judicial District Court P.O. Box 547
Goldfield, NV 89013
Issued on behalf of Plaintiff(s):
Name: Matthew B. Hippler, Holland & Hart LLP
Address: 5470 Kietzke Lane, Suite 100 Reno, Nevada 89511
Phone Number: (775) 327-3000
PUB: Mar. 17, 24, 31, Apr. 7, 14, 2026 LV Review-Journal
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