Leonard L. Ferrara v. State of Louisiana, Through the Offices of the Honorable John J. McKeithen Governor

In this class action the District Court, 322 F.Supp. 1293, while expressly retaining jurisdiction over the cause, apparently anticipated Louisiana’s administrative or judicial resolution of the issues presented and accordingly entered an order staying its proceedings pending exhaustion of state remedies. 1 Appellants, all active or retired members of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety seeking overtime pay, in response to this Court’s question of its own jurisdiction, undertake to sustain jurisdiction on the ground that the order is equivalent to a denial of injunctive relief and…