28 U.S.C. § 1334: Bankruptcy cases and proceedings

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the district courts shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction of all cases under title 11. Except as provided in subsection (e)(2), and notwithstanding any Act of Congress that confers exclusive jurisdiction on a court or courts other than the district courts, the district courts shall have original but not exclusive jurisdiction of all civil proceedings arising under title 11, or arising in or related to cases under title 11. Except with respect to a case under chapter 15 of title 11, nothing in this section prevents a district court in the interest of justice, or in the interest of comity with State courts or respect for State law, from abstaining from hearing a particular proceeding arising under title 11 or arising in or related to a case under title 11. Upon timely motion of a party in a proceeding based upon a State law claim or State law cause of action, related to a case under title 11 but not arising under title 11 or arising in a case under title 11, with respect to which an action could not have been commenced in a court of the United States absent jurisdiction under this section, the district court shall abstain from hearing such proceeding if an action is commenced, and can be timely adjudicated, in a State forum of appropriate jurisdiction. Any decision to abstain or not to abstain made under subsection (c) (other than a decision not to abstain in a proceeding described in subsection (c)(2)) is not reviewable by appeal or otherwise by the court of appeals under section 158(d), 1291, or 1292 of this title or by the Supreme Court of the United States under section 1254 of this title . Subsection (c) and this subsection shall not be construed to limit the applicability of the stay provided for by section 362 of title 11 , United States Code, as such section applies to an action affecting the property of the estate in bankruptcy. of all the property, wherever located, of the debtor as of the commencement of such case, and of property of the estate; and over all claims or causes of action that involve construction of section 327 of title 11 , United States Code, or rules relating to disclosure requirements under section 327. cases, and matters and proceedings in cases, under the Bankruptcy Act [former Title 11, Bankruptcy] that are pending immediately before such date in the bankruptcy courts continued by section 404(a) of the Act of November 6, 1978 ( Public Law 95–598 ; 92 Stat. 2687 ) [formerly set out as a note preceding section 151 of this title ], and cases under title 11 of the United States Code, and proceedings arising under title 11 of the United States Code or arising in or related to cases under title 11 of the United States Code, that are pending immediately before such date in the bankruptcy courts continued by section 404(a) of the Act of November 6, 1978 ( Public Law 95–598 ; 92 Stat. 2687 ). On the date of the enactment of this Act [ July 10, 1984 ], there shall be transferred to the appropriate district court of the United States appeals from final judgments, orders, and decrees of the bankruptcy courts pending immediately before such date in the bankruptcy appellate panels appointed under section 405(c) of the Act of November 6, 1978 ( Public Law 95–598 ; 92 Stat. 2685 ) [formerly set out as a note preceding section 1471 of this title ].”