(a) DIVISION ASSIGNMENT. The clerk must docket a removed
action in the division that includes the county from which the party
removed the action.
(b) STATE COURT DOCKET. The removing party must file with the
notice of removal a legible copy of each paper docketed in the state
court.
(c) PENDING MOTION. A motion pending in state court when the
action is removed is denied without prejudice.
