Fill and Sign the Notice Removal Form

IN THE ______________ COURT OF ______________ COUNTY STATE OF ________________       ) )       ) Petitioner/Plaintiff, ) ) ) NO.       Vs. ) )       ) Respondent/Defendant ) ) NOTICE OF REMOVAL Defendants ____________________ and ____________________ hereby give notice of removal of this action from the Circuit Court of __________ County, ___________, to the United States District Court for the __________ District of ____________, _____________ Division. In support hereof, these defendants would show: 1. Plaintiffs commenced this action by filing their complaint against ____________________ and ____________________ in the Circuit Court of __________ County, __________, Civil Action No. ______, seeking recovery of alleged actual and punitive damages in the amount of $___________, as appears from plaintiffs' Complaint. Process was served upon these defendants' agent for service of process, ____________________ , on the ______ day of _____________, 20____, and this case first became removable to this court at that time. 2. This is a civil action wherein the amount in controversy, exclusive of interest and costs, exceeds the sum or value of $__________, and wherein the parties involved are citizens of different States. ____________________ is a corporation created and existing pursuant to the - 1 - lays of the State of ___________ and having its principal place of business at ___________________________. ____________________ is a corporation created and existing pursuant to the laws of the State of ____________ and having its principal place of business at ___________________________. Plaintiffs are adult resident citizens of ___________ County, _______________. Diversity of citizenship between plaintiffs and these defendants existed both at the time this case was commenced by plaintiffs and at the time of service of process herein. Consequently, this court has original jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1332. 3. This notice of removal is filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1446, within thirty (30) days of the _____ day of ___________, 20____, the date process was served on these defendants. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true copy of all papers served on these defendants. WHEREFORE, these defendants prays that this court will proceed with the handling of this case as if it had been originally filed herein, and that further proceedings in Civil Action No. _________ in the Circuit Court of __________ County, ______________, be hereby stayed. Respectfully submitted, Dated: Name:       Title:       Address: Address: City, State, Zip: Phone: Fax: E-Mail: Attorney No.: CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - 2 - I, ______________________________, do hereby certify that I have this day mailed, U.S. Mail, postage prepaid, a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing to __________________________________, at the following address; ___________________________________________________________________ THIS the ____ day of _____________, 20____. - 3 -