48 USC § 2169 - Abstention

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identifier: "/us/usc/t48/s2169"
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title: "48 USC § 2169 - Abstention"
title_number: 48
title_name: "TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS"
section_number: "2169"
section_name: "Abstention"
chapter_number: 20
chapter_name: "PUERTO RICO OVERSIGHT, MANAGEMENT, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "ADJUSTMENTS OF DEBTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 114–187, title III, § 309, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 583.)"
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# § 2169. Abstention

Nothing in this subchapter prevents a district court in the interests of justice from abstaining from hearing a particular proceeding arising in or related to a case under this subchapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 114–187, title III, § 309, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 583.)