Where did she file?
Don't know.Not being a lawyer I know nothing about such things but I would suspect that she'd be required to file either in New York or in the state which she claims to be her legal residence (Alaska?).
Maybe a lawyer can weigh in on this.
The Times filed a motion last month seeking to dismiss the case, and the judge, Jed S. Rakoff of Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York, said the testimony was necessary to help him determine whether to grant that motion.