The following excerpt is from Johnson v. Matevousian, Case No.: 1:17-cv-01280-JLT (HC) (E.D. Cal. 2017):
omitted), abrogated on other grounds, Fernandez-Vargas v. Gonzales, 548 U.S. 30 (2006). Requiring a petitioner to exhaust his administrative remedies aids "judicial review by allowing the appropriate development of a factual record in an expert forum." See Ruviwat v. Smith, 701 F.2d 844, 845 (9th Cir.1983) (per curiam). Use of available administrative remedies conserves "the court's time because of the possibility that the relief applied for may be granted at the administrative level." Id. Moreover, it allows "the administrative agency an opportunity to correct errors occurring in the course of administrative proceedings." Id.
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