Matanuska Electric Ass'n v. Chugach Electric Ass'n

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing that “primary agency jurisdiction doctrine is one of prudence, and not an absolute jurisdictional limitation”
• observing that “the primary agency jurisdiction doctrine is one of prudence, and not an absolute jurisdictional limitation”
• holding exhaustion “may be excused where the attempt to exhaust administrative remedies is futile or severely impractical” (emphasis added)
• explaining parties’ intent is determined in part by “examining the language of the disputed provisions”
• “[T]his requirement may be excused where the attempt to exhaust administrative remedies is futile or severely impractical.” (emphasis added)
• \A party must generally exhaust administrative remedies before bringing an action challenging an agency decision; this allows the agency to apply its expertise and correct its own errors.\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).