STANDING ORDER ON REMOVED CASES
(Amended December 19, 2022)
All parties removing actions to this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441 shall, no later
than seven (7) days after filing a notice of removal, file and serve a signed statement that sets
forth the following information:
1. The date on which each defendant first received a copy of the summons and
complaint in the state court action.
2. The date on which each defendant was served with a copy of the summons and
complaint, if any of those dates are different from the dates set forth in item 1.
3. In an action in which jurisdiction is based on diversity under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), a
party or intervenor must, unless the court orders otherwise, file a disclosure statement. That
statement must name and identify the citizenship of every party. If any party is a partnership,
limited liability partnership, limited liability company, or other unincorporated association, the
statement must provide citizenship information about that party’s members. If any party is a
corporation, the statement must provide that party’s state or other jurisdiction of incorporation and
its principal place of business. The statement shall be filed when the action is filed in or removed
to federal court and when any party is added to the action, or when another later event occurs
that could affect the court’s jurisdiction under § 1332(a).
4. If removal takes place more than thirty (30) days after any defendant first
received a copy of the summons and complaint, the reasons why removal has taken place
at this time.
5. The name of any defendant served prior to the filing of the notice of removal who
has not formally joined in the notice of removal and the reasons why any such defendant did
not join in the notice of removal.
6. For each party, list the name and firm name of all counsel of record for that party
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or state that the party is self-represented.
At the time a removal notice is filed with the Clerk of this Court, the removing party shall
also file with the Clerk a separate notice, entitled “Notice of Pending Motions,” specifying any
pending motions that require action by a Judge of this Court and attaching a true and complete
copy of each such motion and all supporting and opposition papers.
NOTICE TO COUNSEL RE LOCAL RULE 5(b)
To ensure that our records are complete and to ensure that you receive notice of
hearings and any court rulings, PLEASE FILE AN APPEARANCE with this office in
accordance with Local Rule 5(b) of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure for the District of
Connecticut.
Counsel for the removing defendant(s) is responsible for immediately serving a copy
of this notice on all counsel of record and all self-represented parties at their last known
addresses.
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