A defendant must remove within 30 days of receiving summons and complaint. There is a split of authority regarding the impact of an “earlier served” defendant on a “later served” defendant's ability to remove.
A defendant does not waive any defense it may have to an action, however, by removing the case from state to federal court. A defendant may, for example, move to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction after removing a suit.
Removal is a procedural mechanism through which a case filed in state court may be transferred to federal court upon the request of one or more parties.
1996) ("It is clear beyond peradventure of a doubt that the right of removal is vested exclusively in defendants. A plaintiff simply may not remove an action from a state court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1441(a) and 1446(a)"); Adams v. Adminastar Defense Services, Inc., 901 F.
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 ...
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 ...