Case Name: Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. City of Thibodaux, Louisiana
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1958-11-17
Citations: 358 U.S. 893
Docket Number: No. 398
Parties: Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. City of Thibodaux, Louisiana.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 358
Pages: 893–893

Head Matter:
No. 398.
Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. City of Thibodaux, Louisiana.
J. Blanc Monroe, Monte M. Lemann and J. Raburn Monroe for petitioner. Louis Fenner Claiborne for respondent.

Opinion:
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?"