Ralph Kermit Winterrowd, Ii v. State of Alaska, Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles, and John…

Summary

The court affirmed dismissal of Winterrowd's complaint seeking to stop suspension of his driver's license because he had not exhausted the administrative hearing and appeal procedures available to challenge the proposed suspension. Exhaustion was required because the governing statutes and regulations provided an administrative hearing and appeal, and Winterrowd had neither completed those procedures nor shown an excuse for failing to do so. The court therefore did not reach his other arguments concerning the suspension or whether his complaint stated a claim.