How does the doctrine of primary jurisdiction apply in the context of an action brought by the Federal Trade Commission?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from City Of Fresno v. U.S.A, 709 F.Supp.2d 888 (E.D. Cal. 2010):

18. Under the doctrine of primary jurisdiction, when certain issues or forms of requested relief require the resolution of matters that fall beyond the conventional experience of judges or are within the realm of [...] an administrative agency with more specialized experience, expertise, and insight [than the judiciary], a court may either stay the action until the agency has considered the issue, or may dismiss the claims altogether. United States v. Gabelli, 345 F.Supp.2d 340, 350-51 (S.D.N.Y.2004). This judicially created doctrine serves two primary interests. First, it allows the resolution of technical questions of fact through an agency's specialized expertise prior to judicial consideration of the legal claims. Second, such deference ensures consistency and uniformity in the regulation of an area entrusted to an agency by the legislature through a regulatory scheme. Id.

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