N.D. Tex. LR 81.1

(a) The party or parties that remove a civil action from state court must provide the

following to the clerk for filing:

(1) a completed civil cover sheet;

(2) a supplemental civil cover sheet; and

(3) if there is a “related case,” as defined by LR 3.3(b)(3) or (b)(4), a notice of

related case that complies with LR 3.3(a); and

(4) a notice of removal with a copy of each of the following attached to both

the original and the judge’s copy—

(A) an index of all documents that clearly identifies each document and

indicates the date the document was filed in state court;

(B) a copy of the docket sheet in the state court action;

(C) each document filed in the state court action, except discovery

material (if filed on paper, each document must be individually

tabbed and arranged in chronological order according to the state

court file date; if filed by electronic means, each document must be

filed as a separate attachment); and

(D) a separately signed certificate of interested persons that complies

with LR 3.1(c) or 3.2(e).

(b) If the documents listed in subsection (a) of this rule are filed on paper, they must

be two-hole punched at the top, and either stapled in the upper, left-hand corner or secured

at the top with durable fasteners if too thick to staple. If these documents are too

voluminous to be filed as a single unit, each unit must be secured in the manner required

by this subsection (b) and must contain a cover sheet that identifies the case by its caption

and by the civil action number assigned by the clerk.