§ 1452. — Removal of claims related to bankruptcy cases.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 28USC1452]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART IV--JURISDICTION AND VENUE
CHAPTER 89--DISTRICT COURTS; REMOVAL OF CASES FROM STATE COURTS
Sec. 1452. Removal of claims related to bankruptcy cases
(a) A party may remove any claim or cause of action in a civil
action other than a proceeding before the United States Tax Court or a
civil action by a governmental unit to enforce such governmental unit's
police or regulatory power, to the district court for the district where
such civil action is pending, if such district court has jurisdiction of
such claim or cause of action under section 1334 of this title.
(b) The court to which such claim or cause of action is removed may
remand such claim or cause of action on any equitable ground. An order
entered under this subsection remanding a claim or cause of action, or a
decision to not remand, 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.
(Added Pub. L. 98-353, title I, Sec. 103(a), July 10, 1984, 98 Stat.
335; amended Pub. L. 101-650, title III, Sec. 309(c), Dec. 1, 1990, 104
Stat. 5113.)
Amendments
1990--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-650 inserted before period at end
``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''.
Effective Date
Section effective July 10, 1984, see section 122(a) of Pub. L. 98-
353, set out as a note under section 151 of this title.
