T H E S T A T E O F T E X A S NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of twenty days after issuance of this citation, a default judgment may be taken against you.” TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OF JAMES ROBERT PICKETT SR DECEASED, GREETING: You are commanded to appear by filing a written answer to the Plaintiffs Original Petition at or before 10 o’clock a.m. of the Monday next after the expiration of twenty days after the date of issuance of this citation, before the Honorable 24th Judicial District Court of Victoria County, Texas, at the Courthouse of said County in Victoria, Texas. Failure to file and answer within the time allowed, may result in judgment by default for the relief demanded in the petition. Said Plaintiffs Original Petition was filed in said Court, by Kirk Schwartz, (Attorney for Plaintiff), whose address is Albertelli Law, 6565 N. MacArthur Blvd., Ste. 470, Irving, TX 75039, on the 12th day of November, 2025 in this case numbered 25-11-92993-A on the docket of said court, and styled, GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC vs. JAMES R. PICKETT, JR., ET AL The names of parties to the cause are as follows: Guild Mortgage Company LLC, Plaintiffs and The Putative Estate of James Robert Pickett, Sr., Deceased; James R Pickett, Jr.; The Unknown Heirs at Law of James Robert Pickett Sr Deceased, Defendants A brief statement of the nature of this suit is as follows, to-wit: Plaintiffs requests this Court declare and enter judgment and all relief, in law and in equity, to which Plaintiff may be entitled. as is more fully shown by Plaintiffs Petition on file in this suit. The officer executing this writ shall promptly serve the same according to requirements of law, and the mandates thereof, and make due return as the law directs. Issued and given under my hand and seal of said Court at Victoria, Texas, this the 16th day of April, 2026. KIM PLUMMER District Clerk Victoria County, Texas Signed: 4/16/2026 9:14:49 AM By /s/ Crystal Vasquez, Deputy Crystal Vasquez CLERK OF THE COURT KIM PLUMMER 115 N. Bridge, Room 330 Victoria, Texas 77901