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Residence Required to be Stated in Complaint or Other Initial Pleading

W.D. Ky. LR 8.1

A party commencing a civil action must include in the complaint or other initial pleading the following information: (a) the defendant’s or defendants’ county of residence; (b) the plaintiff’s or plaintiffs’ county of residence; or (c) if located in Kentucky, the jury division in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part of the property that is the subject of the action is situated.
Official source: https://www.kywd.uscourts.gov/sites/kywd/files/local_rules/KY%20Amended%20Civil%20Rules_12 · retrieved 2026-07-23