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Part 1: Introduction

THINGS YOU NEED BEFORE YOU BEGIN Complaint Notice of Removal

1. Complaint in PDF 2. Civil Case Cover Sheet in PDF 3. Summons in PDF (Optional)

1. Notice of Removal in PDF 2. Civil Case Cover Sheet in PDF 3. Copies of State Court Documents in PDF Format, particularly: Complaint, Summonses Served, Any Answers, Any Pending Motions, and State Court Docket Sheet.

If you have opened a case incorrectly, do not open another case. Call the Help Desk and we will resolve any issues with the first case. The Clerk’s Office Operations Section Helpdesk is available from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday with the exception of federal holidays or closures.

Division Helpdesk Contact Number Alexandria 703-299-2101 Norfolk/Newport News 757-222-7201 Richmond 804-916-2220 The civil event Civil Case (Attorney) should be used to file the following civil initiating documents:

Complaint Notices of Removal Petition for Confirmation of Arbitration Petitions for Writ of Habeas Corpus Petitions for Writ of Mandamus Miscellaneous Cases (e.g., motion to compel or quash a subpoena from another district

court).

Exemptions: Civil initiating documents exempted from electronic submission and to be filed traditionally on paper are:

Cases filed by a pro se litigant Ship Attachment cases Qui tam cases Cases to be filed under seal Receivership cases Registrations of Foreign Judgment Bankruptcy Appeal Cases transferred in from another district

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