A defendant or defendants desiring to remove any civil action from a State court shall file in the district court of the United States for the district and division within which such action is pending a notice of removal signed pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and containing a short and plain ...
Once the case is removed to federal court, the response (motion to dismiss, answer or other pleading) deadline for a defendant who did not answer in state court is the longer of (a) 21 days after receiving — through service or otherwise — a copy of the initial pleading stating the claim for relief, (b) 21 days after ...
1. The main reason civil cases are removed from state to federal court is that while filed in state court, perhaps in good faith; it is discovered that one party, usually the defendant has moved to another state. Now you have a case which if other requirements are met 1.