Prepare the complaint (or notice of removal if the case is being removed to federal court) in PDF format before you begin the process of opening the adversary. Official forms of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.The notice of removal must include "a short and plain statement of the grounds for removal. A copy of the Notice of Filing of Notice of. Removal, attached as Exhibit D, will promptly be filed with the clerk of the Superior Court of. 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. § 1446, a defendant seeking to remove a case must file a notice of removal with the district court. (Notice of Removal ¶ 9). This Handbook is designed to help people with filing civil lawsuits in federal court without legal representation. Clawson then filed a Notice of Removal, and Mr. Wade's case was removed to federal court in the District of New Jersey.