Consumer Class Actions: 28 U.S.C. § 1391. Venue generally
(a) Applicability of section.—Except as otherwise provided by law—
(1) this section shall govern the venue of all civil actions brought in district courts of the United States; and
(2) the proper venue for a civil action shall be determined without regard to whether the action is local or transitory in nature.
(b) Venue in general.—A civil action may be brought in—