Notice Of Removal Template With Signature Required In Georgia
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Under 28 U.S.C. § 1441, defendants can remove a civil action from state to federal court if the federal district court will have either diversity jurisdiction or federal question jurisdiction. Removal is “strictly construed” and the removing party bears the burden of establishing removal is proper.
The notice of removal of a civil action or proceeding shall be filed within 30 days after the receipt by the defendant, through service or otherwise, of a copy of the initial pleading setting forth the claim for relief upon which such action or proceeding is based, or within 30 days after the service of summons upon ...
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.
Where a state court complaint names multiple defendants, all “properly joined and served” defendants must consent to removal unless they are fraudulently joined.
U.S.C.A. §§ 1446 and 1447. A defendant must remove the action within the 30 day period and during this period; a party may generally amend a notice of removal to correct omitted or improperly pleaded jurisdictional statements.