To download forms to fill out please visit the Minnesota Courts website. FORM 114 - PETITION FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT.O This is a required document for all civil actions in district court. Below are some tips to help fill out this form for this type of action. A sample of a summons with notice is attached. Each type of summons requires the defendant to serve a notice of appearance in the lawsuit. The purpose of a declaratory judgment action is to "declare the existence of rights in doubt or uncertainty, rather than create new rights. A declaratory judgment is a binding judgment from a court defining the legal relationship between parties and their rights in a matter before the court. The procedure for obtaining a declaratory judgment pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 555, shall be in accordance with these rules. The district court dismissed appellants' claim on the ground that the action did not present a justiciable controversy.