McGee v. United States

Petitioner was convicted of failing to submit to induction and other violations of the draft laws. His principal defense involves the contention that he had been incorrectly classified by his local Selective Service board. The Court of Appeals ruled that this defense was barred because petitioner had failed to pursue and exhaust his administrative remedies. We granted certiorari, 400 U. S. 864 (1970), to consider the applicability of the “exhaustion of administrative remedies” doctrine in the circumstances of this case.

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In February 1966, while attending the University of Rochester, petitioner…