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<br />resolve to matters raised by the County. The Court will combine the <br />analysis due to the overlapping nature of the inquiry. <br />It is clear that the state court has jurisdiction over this <br />dispute. The language of the plan left the tax liens and claims <br />unimpaired with all of their state law rights and remedies. Hence, <br />the state courts clearly have jurisdiction over any action by the <br />County to exercise those rights. <br />On the other hand, the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court in <br />a post-confirmation dispute is not as clear. Bankruptcy courts are <br />courts of limited jurisdiction. Tn re Gardner Gardner v. United <br />States), 913 F.2d 1515, 1517 (10th Cir. 1990), citing. Johnson v. <br />First Nat'l Bank of Montevideo. Minn., 719 F.2d 270, 273 (8th Cir. <br />1983), cert. denied, 465 U.S. 1012, 104 S.Ct. 1015 (1984). Pursuant <br />to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1334,_57 and 1471, the bankruptcy courts have <br />jurisdiction to hear all proceedings arising under or related to a <br />case under title 11. In Gardner, the =enth Circuit explained the <br />=cope and 1_mitations of bankruptcy courts' :urisdiction, beginning <br />~.~ith core proceedings: <br />Bankruptcy courts have jurisdiction over core <br />proceedings. See 23 U.S.C. § 157. Core proceedings are <br />proceedings which have no existence outside of <br />bankruptcy. (Citation omitted.) Actions which do not <br />depend on the bankruptcy laws for their existence and <br />which could proceed in another court are not core <br />proceedings.. (Citation omitted.) <br />Imo, at 1517-1518. <br />The circuit court in Garnder then discussed related to <br />jurisdiction. <br />Bankruptcy courts also have jurisdiction over related <br />proceedings, under the authority of 28 U.S.C. § 1471(b), <br />which confers jurisdiction on district courts for cases <br />related to title 11 proceedings. (Citation omitted.) <br />Related proceedings are civil proceedings that, 'n the <br />absence of a bankruptcy petition, could have been brought <br />in a district court or state court. (Citation omitted.) <br />";T)he test for determining whether s c'_vil proceeding is <br />related in bankruptcy is whether the outcome of that <br />proceeding could conceivably have any effect on the <br />estate being administered in bankruptcy." Pacor Tnc •~. <br />-, ..continued) <br />~,. ~ .. <br />=xerc_s__ _: a Tanner =.`.zc _- _..consis.enc .._c.-. =:e ~c^e=, -.ore soec:'__ <br />crov_s_ccs ~_ c.`.e [3ankr_acc•:j Ccae." :~ei -. `:es-, c32 =.=.'. .,53 _JCh C. c. <br />acii . <br />4 <br />