These rules are designed to facilitate business and advance justice. They may be relaxed or dispensed with by the court in any case where it shall be manifest to the court that a strict adherence to them will work injustice.
Rule 94.Relaxation of Rules.
Last amended January 1, 1963 · Last verified July 6, 2026
In one sentenceRule 94 lets the court relax or set aside any of the Civil Rules in a case where following them strictly would produce an injustice.
Full Text of Rule 94
Amendment History
(Adopted by SCO 5 October 9, 1959; amended by SCO 49 effective January 1, 1963)
Plain-English Summary
The Civil Rules are designed to facilitate business and advance justice, and the court may relax them or dispense with them entirely in any case where strict adherence would plainly work an injustice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a judge just ignore a Civil Rule if following it would be unfair?
Yes — the court can relax or dispense with a rule in a case where strict adherence to it would work an injustice.
Source & verification. The rule text, Amendment History, and Notes are reproduced verbatim from the
official Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure (Alaska R. Civ. P. 94). Prescribed by the Supreme Court of Alaska (Alaska Const. art. IV, § 15). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 6, 2026. ·
Official source
Also known as: relaxation of rules Alaskawaiving a civil rule Alaskarule relaxed in the interest of justiceAlaska R. Civ. P. 94