Venue

(a) Venue within the District of Alaska An action in which venue is proper in the United States District Court for the District of Alaska may be initiated in or removed to any of the 5 court locations specified in 28 U.S.C. § 81A. (b) Transfer of Removed Actions When an action that is initiated in state court is removed to federal court, the removed action will proceed in: (1) the court location in the same Alaska judicial district as the original state court action; and (2) if possible, the same city as the original state court action. (c) Intra-District Transfer On motion of a party or on its own initiative, the court may transfer a case to another court location within the District of Alaska for some or all purposes.