28 U.S.C. § 95

Iowa

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Iowa is divided into two judicial districts to be known as the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa.

Northern District

(a) The Northern District comprises four divisions.

(1) The Cedar Rapids Division comprises the counties of Benton, Cedar, Grundy, Hardin, Iowa, Jones, Linn, and Tama.

Court for the Cedar Rapids Division shall be held at Cedar Rapids.

(2) The Eastern Division comprises the counties of Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Jackson, Mitchell, and Winneshiek.

Court for the Eastern Division shall be held at Dubuque and Waterloo.

(3) The Western Division comprises the counties of Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon, Monona, O’Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sac, Sioux, and Woodbury.

Court for the Western Division shall be held at Sioux City.

(4) The Central Division comprises the counties of Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Webster, Winnebago, Worth, and Wright.

Court for the Central Division shall be held at Fort Dodge and Mason City.

Southern District

(b) The Southern District comprises six divisions.

(1) The Central Division comprises the counties of Boone, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Story, and Warren.

Court for the Central Division shall be held at Des Moines.

(2) The Eastern Division comprises the counties of Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Louisa, and Van Buren.

Court for the Eastern Division shall be held at Keokuk.

(3) The Western Division comprises the counties of Audubon, Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, and Shelby.

Court for the Western Division shall be held at Council Bluffs.

(4) The Southern Division comprises the counties of Adair, Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Ringgold, Taylor, Union, and Wayne.

Court for the Southern Division shall be held at Creston.

(5) The Davenport Division comprises the counties of Clinton, Johnson, Muscatine, Scott, and Washington.

Court for the Davenport Division shall be held at Davenport.

(6) The Ottumwa Division comprises the counties of Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Mahaska, Monroe, and Wapello.

Court for the Ottumwa Division shall be held at Ottumwa.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 11 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1956–2025 · leading case: United States v. Patrick Joseph Greene

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United States v. Patrick Joseph Greene (1993) ca8 · cites it 2× “Although there are what look like at least sue pinholes in the Southern District of Iowa (in Keokuk, Mahaska, and Washington Counties), see 28 U.S.C. § 95 (b)(5), § 95(b)(6), there are also what look like at least 13 pinholes in the Northern District of Iowa (in Benton, Black…”

Crumrine v. NEG MICON USA, INC. (2000) iand · cites it 4× “Crumrine resisted the motion to determine and change venue for trial on July 12, 2000, asserting that venue is proper in the Northern District of Iowa, Central Division, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 95 (a)(4), and that no change is appropriate in light of the difficulties inherent in…”

United States v. Elizabeth Lopez (2018) ca8 “See 28 U.S.C. § 95 (a)(3). Thus, we find no abuse of discretion and hold that “venue as a jurisdictional fact is a proper subject for judicial notice,” Government of Canal Zone v.”

William H. De Parcq v. The United States District Court for Southern District of Iowa and the Honorable William F. Riley (1956) ca8 “28 U.S.C.A. § 95 . On or about the 22nd day of November, 1952, one Clifford J.”

Ellis Corp. v. Team Textile Corp. (1983) ilnd “28 U.S.C. § 95 (b). The choice not to pay was made because of the malfunctioning and nonperformance of the product which occurred solely in Texas.”

United States v. Douglas (1991) iand “For jury selection purposes, the Cedar Rapids and Eastern Divisions of the court created by 28 U.S.C. § 95 (a) are considered a single division.”

Lyon v. Winnebago Industries, Inc. (2025) ohsd · cites it 2× “1); see 28 U.S.C. § 95 (a)(4). So, as a matter of contract law, the Court determines that NVLW specifies that the only appropriate forum for the claims against Winnebago in this action is the state trial court in Winnebago County, Iowa.”

ITT Thorp Corp. v. Firemen's Insurance (1977) wied “28 U.S.C. § 95 . It therefore appears that the claims forming the basis of this suit arose in Marshalltown, Iowa, where Mr.”

Soper v. Heinricy (2022) moed “See 28 U.S.C. § 95 (b)(5). The United States District Court for that district has jurisdiction to hear Soper’s petition.”

Retzlaff v. Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (2022) nysd “§ 130 (a); and Heartland is located in the Northern District of Iowa, see 28 U.S.C. § 95 (a). Plaintiff also asserts that the alleged events giving rise to her claims occurred in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.”

Micro-Surface Finishing Products, Inc. v. SDI, Inc. (2015) iasd “See 28 U.S.C. § 95 (b)(5). Venue is not only proper in this district, but is compelled by § 1441(a).”

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