Rule text
(a) Removal to Chancery Court after Initial Pleading in District Court. An action may be removed from district court to chancery court when:
(1) All parties consent in writing within sixty (60) days of service of the last defendant; and
(2) The case meets the eligibility requirements of W.S. § 5-13-115 and the W.R.C.P.Ch.C.
(b) Removal to Chancery Court after Amended Pleading in District Court. If the case stated by the initial pleading is not removable to chancery court, a notice of removal may be filed with the chancery court within sixty (60) days after receipt by the defendant, through service or otherwise, of a copy of an amended pleading, motion, order or other paper from which it may first be ascertained that the case is one which is or has become removable, if all parties consent in writing and the case meets the eligibility requirements of W.S. § 5-13-115 and the W.R.C.P.Ch.C.
(c) Procedure after Removal Generally.
(1) Written Notice to the District Court. Promptly after the filing of a notice of removal of a civil action with the chancery court, the removing party shall file a copy of the notice with the clerk of such district court, which shall effect the removal and the district court shall proceed no further.
(2) Time of Removal. The case shall be deemed removed from district court to chancery court upon entry of an Order of Removal by the chancery court.
(3) Fees not returned. If an action is removed from district court to chancery court, the district court clerk shall not reimburse the filing party or parties for any filing fees paid.