The following excerpt is from Joint Bd. of Control of Flathead, Mission and Jocko Irr. Districts v. U.S., 862 F.2d 195 (9th Cir. 1988):
When a statute or agency rule demands exhaustion of administrative remedies, "the federal courts may not assert jurisdiction to review agency action until the administrative appeals are complete." White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Hodel, 840 F.2d 675, 677 (9th Cir.1988).
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