544 F. Supp. 140 - Amanto v. Witlin’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “There must at least be some definitive administrative determination resulting in a denial or deprivation of due process before [plaintiff] can raise such a [§ 1983] claim. Until there is a final decision which has a practical impact on a litigant, it is not ripe for adjudication. Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner, 387 U.S. 136 , 87 S.Ct. 1507 , 18 L.Ed.2d 681 (1967); United States ex rel. Ricketts v. Lightcap, 567 F.2d 1226 (3d Cir.1977) (dictum) (usual ripeness standard applies in section 1983 cases). The basic rationale underlying the ripeness standard as articulated by the Supreme Court is to “prevent the courts, through avoidance of premature adjudication, from entangling themselves in abstract disagreements over administrative policies, and also to protect the agencies from judicial interference until an administrative decision has been formalized and its effects felt in a concrete way by the challenging parties.” Abbott, 387 U.S. at 148-49 , 87 S.Ct. at 1515 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 630 F. Supp. 827 - Gniotek v. City of Philadelphia

2. “the issue of exhaustion does not have to be addressed because the question here is one of ripeness, not exhaustion.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 359 F. Supp. 3d 281 - Bonilla v. City of Allentown