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exhaustion doctrine

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From 405 U.S. 34 - Parisi v. Davidson · 1972Most cited · 846 citing opinions

The basic purpose of the exhaustion doctrine is to allow an administrative agency to perform functions within its special competence—to make a factual record, to apply its expertise, and to correct its own errors so as to moot judicial controversies.