Local Rule Rule 81.1: REMOVAL
D. Wyo. — Civil rule
Rule 81.1 REMOVAL A party seeking removal of a civil action shall file with this Court a notice of removal, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1446 and contemporaneously notify the state court judge of the removal.
Within fourteen (14) days of entry of the Order on Removal, the removing party shall file with the Clerk of this Court a copy of the entire state court record and proceedings, including the docket sheet.
A copy of the notice of removal shall be filed with the clerk of the state court. The case shall be deemed removed from state court to this Court upon the filing of the notice with the state court.
The Clerk of this Court shall issue an Order of Removal following the filing of the notice of removal. The Order shall state that this Court obtained jurisdiction over both the parties and the subject matter of the state court action at the time the notice of removal was filed with the clerk of the state court and that the state court should proceed no further, unless the case is later remanded.
In the event a hearing is pending when the notice of removal is filed with the clerk of the state court, the Order on Removal shall require the removing party to notify the state court clerk of the removal of the action.