When service is to be made within this state, the person making such service shall make the service within five days from the time of receiving the summons and complaint; but failure to make service within the five-day period will not invalidate a later service.
A defendant may choose to submit a motion to dismiss for one of two reasons: 1) to allege a lack of jurisdiction over the defendant; or 2) to show that the plaintiff's claim is without legal or factual merit.
Rule 20 - Other Word And Page Limitations (1)Principal Briefs. In both civil and criminal cases (except for death penalty cases - see Rule 20 (4)), principal briefs (appellants' and appellees' initial briefs) are limited to 10,000 words. Mechanically typed and handwritten principal briefs are limited to 30 pages.
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 ...
Defendants are permitted to amend their Notice of Removal for the sole purpose of including additional information to diversity jurisdiction. IT IS SO ORDERED.