Rule 212.2 - Pre-Trial Statement (a) Each party shall file and serve upon all other parties a written pre-trial statement in conformity with the requirements of Pa. R.C.P.
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Rule 1301.1 - Discovery in Compulsory Arbitration Proceedings (Except Small Claims) (1) For any personal injury claim filed in Compulsory Arbitration, the plaintiff may serve arbitration discovery requests (see FORM 1301.1A) (see subsection (8)(a) below) either together with the copy of the Complaint served on the ...
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 ...
Federal courts tend to have more experience with certain types of lawsuits, so removal could mean that the case makes it through the court more efficiently. Rules of procedure and caselaw are often more consistent in federal court.
To bring a state law claim in federal court, all of the plaintiffs must be located in different states than all of the defendants, and the “amount in controversy” must be more than $75,000. (Note: the rules for diversity jurisdiction are much more complicated than explained here.)
Procedurally, it is simple. The defendant files a motion to remove in federal court, a notice to the same effect in state court, and gives notice to all the parties. The case is then docketed in federal court and proceeds there.
Summary. Defendants often seek to move their cases to federal court after being sued in state court for reasons such as procedural consistency, efficient docket management, and reduced liability.