VERMONT FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff,

V.

REBECCA CLARKE, Defendants.

SUMMONS AND ORDER OF PUBLICATION

THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO: REBECCA CLARKE

1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff has filed a lawsuit against you. A copy of Plaintiff’s Complaint against you is on file and may be obtained from the Vermont Superior Court, Civil Division, Chittenden Unit, 175 Main Street, Burlington, Vermont 05401. Do not throw this paper away. It is an official paper that affects your rights.

2. PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM. Plaintiffs claim against you is for an unpaid loan on a 2018 Mercedes Benz.

3. YOU MUST REPLY WITHIN 42 DAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. You must give or mail the Plaintiff a written response, called an Answer, within 42 days after the date on which this Summons was first published on October 22, 2025. You must send a copy of your Answer to the Plaintiff’s attorney:

Renee L. Mobbs, Esq.
SHEEHEY FURLONG BEHM P.C.
PO Box 66
Burlington, VT 05402-0066

You must also give or mail your Answer to the Court:

Vermont Superior Court
Chittenden Civil Division
175 Main Street
Burlington, VT 05401

4. YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to the Plaintiff’s Complaint. In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of the Complaint. If you believe the Plaintiff should not be given everything asked for in the Complaint, you must say so in your Answer.

5. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CASE IF YOU DO NOT GIVE YOUR WRITTEN ANSWER TO THE COURT. If you do not send the Plaintiff and the Court your Answer within 42 days, you will probably lose this case. You will not get to tell your side of the story, and the Court may decide against you and award the Plaintiff everything asked for in the Complaint.

6. YOU MUST MAKE ANY CLAIMS AGAINST PLAINTIFF IN YOUR ANSWER. Your Answer must state any related legal claims you have against the Plaintiff. Your claims against the Plaintiff are called Counterclaims. If you do not make your Counterclaims in writing in your Answer, you may not be able to bring them up at all. Even if you have insurance and the insurance company will defend you, you must still file any Counterclaims you have.

7. LEGAL ASSISTANCE. You may wish to get legal help from lawyer. If you cannot afford a lawyer, you should ask the Court Clerk for information about places where you can get free legal help. Even if you cannot get legal help, you must still give the Court a written Answer to protect your rights or you may lose the case.

ORDER

The verified Complaint or Affidavit filed in this action shows that service cannot be made with due diligence by any of the methods provided in Rules 4(d)-(f), (k), or (1) of the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that service of the Summons set forth above shall be made upon the Defendant, Rebecca Clarke, by publication as provided in Rules 4(d)(1) and (g) of those Rules.

This Order shall be published once a week and at least 7 days apart for 2 successive weeks in Seven Days, a weekly newspaper of general circulation in Washington and Chittenden County, Vermont, starting on October 22, 2025. A copy of this Summons and Order as published shall also be mailed by US first class mail to the Defendant, Rebecca Clarke, at her last known address, and sent to any and all email addresses for the Defendant known to Plaintiff.

Electronically signed pursuant to V.R.E.F. 9(d) 10/01/2025 9:14:04 AM

Megan Shafritz
Superior Court Judge