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.
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 ...
--(1) 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 ...
By Practical Law Litigation. Maintained • USA (National/Federal) A notice filed in federal district court that commences the process of removing an action in state court to federal court.