Chapter 21-6 Exclusive Jurisdiction Lying with Agency

• Jurisdiction: United States

21-6 Exclusive Jurisdiction Lying with Agency

Where a statute grants an agency exclusive jurisdiction over a claim or cause of action, the district court is without jurisdiction of the cause.⁵² Where the agency is granted original, but not exclusive, jurisdiction over a claim or cause of action, the doctrine of primary jurisdiction determines whether the case will be heard in a court or in the agency, but the trial court is not deprived of subject matter jurisdiction when the agency is granted only original jurisdiction rather than original and...