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A notice of removal must be filed within 30 days after the defendant's receipt of the initial pleading through service or otherwise or within 30 days after service of the summons on the defendant, if the initial pleading is not required to be served on the defendant, whichever period is shorter.
§ 1445 . The procedures through which a defendant may remove the case to federal court are detailed, but fairly simple. Generally, defendants must file a notice of removal with the appropriate federal court within 30 days of receiving the summons and complaint.
Act May 24, 1949, § 83(a), provided that the petition for removal need not be filed until 20 days after the defendant has received a copy of the plaintiff's initial pleading, and provided that the petition for removal shall be filed within 20 days after the service of summons.
A defendant can remove a case from state to federal court by filing a notice of removal in federal court and then notifying the state court and the other parties. They might need the agreement or joinder of any other defendants, or they might be able to remove a case on their own.
A litigant who loses in a federal court of appeals, or in the highest court of a state, may file a petition for a "writ of certiorari," which is a document asking the Supreme Court to review the case. The Supreme Court, however, does not have to grant review.
Federal Appellate Courts Provide Long-Overdue Guidance on Removal to Federal Court by Home-State Defendants. A civil action brought in state court over which a federal district court would have jurisdiction may generally be removed by a defendant to the district court where the state action is pending.
Generally speaking, a case can be removed to federal court if it could have been filed in federal court by the plaintiff. In many cases both state and federal courts may have subject matter jurisdiction over a particular matter, and the plaintiff has his or her choice of which court to present the claim to.
To begin a lawsuit in Federal Court, you must file a paper with the Court called a complaint. A complaint is a legal document that tells the judge and defendant(s) how and why you believe the defendants violated the law in a way that injured you and what you want the Court to do about it.
§ 1445 . The procedures through which a defendant may remove the case to federal court are detailed, but fairly simple. Generally, defendants must file a notice of removal with the appropriate federal court within 30 days of receiving the summons and complaint.