Federal Practice Manual for Legal Aid Attorneys: 3.4.1 Overview
The Supreme Court has identified “two main purposes” underlying exhaustion of administrative remedies. First, “exhaustion protects ‘administrative agency authority,’” by giving the agency “‘an opportunity to correct its own mistakes’” before it is “‘haled into federal court’” and further discouraging “‘disregard of [the agency’s] procedures.’” Second, “exhaustion promotes efficiency,” according to the Court.1124