FERC stated that "[o]ur decision not to initiate an enforcement action at this time means that Occidental may itself bring an enforcement action against the Louisiana Commission in the appropriate court." In response, the Defendants moved for a stay of the case pending an administrative determination by FERC in the 2013 Complaint proceeding. In support of their motion, the Defendants invoked the doctrine of primary jurisdiction—a doctrine that permits a federal court with non-exclusive jurisdiction over a proceeding to, under appropriate circumstances, defer to another forum (such as an administrative agency like FERC) that also has non-exclusive jurisdiction over the proceeding, based on the court's determination that the benefits of obtaining aid from the other forum outweigh the need for expeditious litigation.