Chapter 85

Bankruptcy cases and proceedings

Interpleader

Surface Transportation Board’s orders

Commerce and antitrust regulations; amount in controversy, costs

Patents, plant variety protection, copyrights, mask works, designs, trademarks, and unfair competition

Postal matters

Internal revenue; customs duties

Taxes by States

Rate orders of State agencies

Civil rights and elective franchise

Election disputes

United States as plaintiff

United States as defendant

Partition action where United States is joint tenant

Banking association as party

Corporation organized under federal law as party

Alien’s action for tort

Consuls, vice consuls, and members of a diplomatic mission as defendant

Bonds executed under federal law

Indian allotments

Land grants from different states

Fine, penalty or forfeiture

Seizures not within admiralty and maritime jurisdiction

Injuries under Federal laws

Eminent domain

Parties collusively joined or made

State civil jurisdiction in actions to which Indians are parties

Action to compel an officer of the United States to perform his duty

Indian tribes

Jurors’ employment rights

Direct actions against insurers of members of diplomatic missions and their families

Construction of references to laws of the United States or Acts of Congress

Supplemental jurisdiction

Counterclaims in unfair practices in international trade.

Multiparty, multiforum jurisdiction