General Rules of Pleading
U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska
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(a) Citation of Statute A party filing a complaint, counterclaim, or cross-claim seeking relief under a specific statute should cite the statute relied upon in parentheses immediately below the title of the pleading. (b) Jurisdictional Statement The short and plain statement of jurisdictional grounds required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a) must be at the beginning of the body of the complaint, with citations to any federal statutes or constitutional provisions upon which jurisdiction may be based.