Fill and Sign the Come Now and and File This Notice of Removal of This Action to Form

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE ____________ DISTRICT OF ___________ ___________________ DIVISION NAME OF PLAINTIFF) )) V. )NO. ))NAME OF DEFENDANT) )) NOTICE OF REMOVAL COME NOW __________ and __________ and file this notice of removal of this action to the United States District Court for the __________ District of __________, __________ Division, and set forth the following grounds for removal: 1. This suit is a civil action filed in the Circuit Court of __________ County, __________, on or about __________ __, ____, entitled "__________ vs. __________," Cause No. __________. A copy of the summons and complaint in this action is attached hereto and constitutes all process, pleadings, and orders served upon defendants in this action. 2. __________, the putative defendant (erroneously named as "__________" in the complaint and summons), is no longer in existence. Subsequent to the accident in question and prior to the commencement of this action, __________, merged with another corporation with the resulting corporation being __________. 3. The aforesaid action was commenced by service of process consisting of the summons and complaint upon the Secretary of State of __________ as statutory agent for nonresident motorists. __________ received a copy of the summons and complaint on __________ __, ____. __________, if he has received a copy of the summons and complaint, received such copy on or after __________ __, ____. 4. The above described action is one of which this court has original jurisdiction under the provisions of Title 28, United States Code, section 1332, and is removable to this court pursuant to the provisions of Title 28, United States Code, section 1441, in that it is a civil action wherein the matter in controversy exceeds the sum of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00), exclusive of interest and costs, and is between citizens of different states. 5. __________ was at the time this action was commenced, and still is, a citizen of __________. __________ was at the time this action was commenced, and still is, a corporation organized under the laws of __________ with its principal place of business in __________. __________ was at the time this action was commenced, and still is, a citizen of __________. __________ before its merger, was a corporation organized under the laws of __________ which had its principal place of business in __________. 6. The plaintiff alleges in the complaint that she is entitled to compensatory damages from the defendants in an amount in excess of Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) for injuries sustained in an automobile accident on or about __________ __, ____ in __________ County, __________, purportedly as a result of the alleged negligent actions of __________ and __________.Respectfully submitted,_____________________________