Supreme Court of the United States, 1958

Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. City of Thibodaux

Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. City of Thibodaux
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided November 17, 1958
358 U.S. 893; 79 S. Ct. 154; 3 L. Ed. 2d 120; 1958 U.S. LEXIS 157 (United States Reports)

Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. City of Thibodaux

Opinion of the Court

Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted limited to questions 2 and 3 presented by the petition for the writ which read as follows:

“2. Does a United States District Court have the inherent power in a case at law to exercise the discretion of staying proceedings in order to control the progress of the cause before it in an orderly manner?
“3. Assuming that a United States District Court does have discretion to stay proceedings in order to control the progress of a law case before it in an orderly manner, did the District Court abuse that discretion?”

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