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CIVPRO Spotlight: Removal and Remand Explained - How Defendants Get From State to Federal Court

September 15, 2025·17 min
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🎙️ Civil Procedure Spotlight: Removal and Remand Explained - How Defendants Get From State to Federal Court In this episode, we focus on the rules for removing a case from state to federal court—how defendants can transfer a lawsuit, and when they can’t. Part 1 – What is Removal? Removal = a defendant’s power to shift a case from state court into federal court, if it could have been filed there originally.Plaintiffs pick the forum first, but defendants get a “second bite at the apple.”I...

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